Marotrao Sainuji Kowase (born 3 November 1949) is an Indian politician and a member of the
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...
of
India. He represents the
Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
and is a member of the
Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
[http://eciresults.nic.in/Results.htm 15th Lok Sabha Election Results]
He was member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State during 1980–85, 1990–95 and 1995–1999.
He was the Minister of State for Tribal Welfare in the Maharashtra State Government led by Sharad Pawar.
He has been elected from the Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha Constituency as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the results of which were declared on 16 May 2009.
Kowase belongs to a tribal family and hails from Bhadbhidi, which is a small village in Chamorshi Tehsil of Gadchiroli District. He has done his Master of Arts in political science.
References
External links
Biographical sketch in the Parliament of India website
Living people
1949 births
Indian National Congress politicians
People from Maharashtra
People from Gadchiroli district
India MPs 2009–2014
Marathi politicians
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Maharashtra MLAs 1980–1985
Maharashtra MLAs 1990–1995
Maharashtra MLAs 1995–1999
Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
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