Prakashanna Awade

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Prakashanna Awade

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| image = Awade prakash.jpg

| office = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| term_start = (1995-1999),(1999-2004),(2004-2009),(2019

| term_end = 2024)

| predecessor = K. L. Malabade

| successor = Rahul Prakashanna Awade

| office1 =

| primeminister1 =

| nationality =

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|03|15}}

| birth_place = At.Ichalkaranji, Kolhapur district

| occupation = Farmer And Social Worker

| children = Dr. Rahul Parkashanna Awade {{small|(Z.P member Kolhapur)}}

| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present){{cite news |last1=Hindustantimes |title=Amit Shah helps finalise Mahayuti seat-sharing: BJP likely to contest 155, Sena 85-90, NCP 45 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/amit-shah-helps-finalise-mahayuti-seat-sharing-bjp-likely-to-contest-155-sena-85-90-ncp-45-101727292741640.html |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=26 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125075842/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/amit-shah-helps-finalise-mahayuti-seat-sharing-bjp-likely-to-contest-155-sena-85-90-ncp-45-101727292741640.html |archive-date=25 November 2024}}

| otherparty = 20px Indian National Congress {{small|(Before 2024)}}

| constituency1 = Ichalkaranji

| profession =

| spouse = Smt. Koshori Awade

| parents = Kallappa Awade {{small|(Father)}}

| sibling =

| education = 10th Pass

SSC From Maharashtra State Secondary Education, Pune, 1968-69, Govindrao Highschool, Ichalkaranji

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Prakash Kallappa Awade{{Cite web |date=2 November 2022 |title=Public Representative|url=https://kolhapur.gov.in/en/public-representative/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102053102/https://kolhapur.gov.in/en/public-representative/ |archive-date=2 November 2022 |access-date=2 November 2022 |website= kolhapur.gov.in |language=English

}} is a leading Independent and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elected from Ichalkaranji Assembly constituency{{Cite web |date=24 October 2019 |title=Ichalkaranji Election Results 2019 Live Updates (इचलकरंजी): Independent Prakashanna Awade Wins|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ichalkaranji-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2359541.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101192949/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ichalkaranji-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2359541.html |archive-date=1 November 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022 |website= News18 India |language=English

}} in Kolhapur city.{{Cite web |date=1 November 2022 |title=Prakashanna Awade(Independent(IND)):Constituency - ICHALKARANJI (KOLHAPUR) Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7596 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101185808/https://myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7596 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022 |website= myneta.info |language=English

}}

He Joined BJP in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Kolhapur on 25 September 2024.{{cite news |last1=एबीपी |title=शाहांच्या उपस्थितीत आवाडे पिता-पुत्राचा भाजपत प्रवेश; ज्यांची शंका तेच दोघांना घेऊन स्टेजवर आले |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/kolhapur/mla-prakash-awade-joins-bjp-with-son-in-presence-of-amit-shah-suresh-halwankar-brought-the-two-to-the-platform-1315206 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work= |date=25 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125080056/https://marathi.abplive.com/news/kolhapur/mla-prakash-awade-joins-bjp-with-son-in-presence-of-amit-shah-suresh-halwankar-brought-the-two-to-the-platform-1315206 |archive-date=25 November 2024 |language=}}