Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








AWADE, SHRI KALLAPPA BABURAO
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - ICHALKARANJI (MAHARASHTRA)]


Father's Name Shri Baburao Date of Birth 5 July 1931 Place of Birth Ichalkaranji, Distt. Kolhapur (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married on 12 May 1950 Spouse's Name Smt. Indumati Children Two sons and three daughters Educational Qualifications 12th standard Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address 'INDU-KALA' Awade Nagar, Ichalkaranji, Distt. Kolhapur-416115 (Maharashtra) Tels. (0230) 424493, 422367 Fax. (0230) 430456 Present Address 38, Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3737816 Positions Held 1962-67Member, Block Congress Committee, Ichalkaranji Member, Rashtra Seva Dal President, Municipal Council, Ichalkaranji 1980-85Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1983-85Minister, Industries and Urban Development, Maharashtra 1992-96Treasurer, Maharastra Pradesh Congress Committee (M.P.C.C.), Mumbai 1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) onwards[P.C.C.(I)], Maharashtra Member, All India Congress Committee 1996-97Member, Committee on Commerce 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99Member, Committee on Industry* Member, Committee on Commerce and its Sub-Committee on Textiles Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles Social and Cultural Activities Founder-Chairman, Dattajirao Kadam Technical Education Society, Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji; President,(i) Bahubali Vidyapeeth, Bahubali; (ii) Governing Council Latthe Education Society, Sangli; Vice-President, Swami Vivekanand Education Society, Kolhapur; Member, Governing body of Narayanrao Babasaheb Education Society,Ichalkaranji; and Ex-Senate Member, Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Special Interests  

Working for solution of farmers problems, decentralising powerloom 
sector, small scale industries and co-operatives; to study 
technological development in textile industry and participation of
women in industrial work; housing scheme for industrial workers; and
endeavoured to implement Kallammawadi Irrigation Project

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Drama, Cinema and cultural programmes

Sports and Clubs  

Selected for State and National Championship in Kabaddi in his 
youth; caused to hold Ranji Trophy Match of Cricket and All India
Kho-Kho Competitions in Ichalkaranji

Countries Visited  

Brazil, Japan, Mauritius as a delegate of Sugar Co-operative 
Industry for acquiring first-hand information of modern technology 
pertaining to sugar industry; also visited textile centres abroad, 
sponsored by All India Federation of Co-operative Spinning Mills 
Ltd., Mumbai during 1974 and 1982

Other Information  

Congress worker for 37 years; Founder-Director, Times Bank, Mumbai
(established by M/s Bennett & Colman) since August 1995; Conferred 
with prestigious 'FIE Foundation Award' for outstanding performance
in the field of co-operative movement and socio-economic development 
in Ichalkaranji; Spirit behind, progress of Indira Gandhi Mahila 
Sahakari Soot Girani Ltd.,1992; Founder and Ex-Chairman, (i)Ichalkaranji
Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Ichalkaranji; and (ii) The Ichalkaranji 
Co-operative Spinning Mill, Ichalkaranji;  Ex-Chairman, Maharashtra 
State Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation, Mumbai; Founder-Chairman,
Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karakhana Ltd., Hupari; During his 
tenure as a member of Municipal Council, schemes were implemented for 
providing civic amenities such as water supply, underground drainage and 
town planning to commensurate for rapidly growing needs of the town and
Municipal Council also started on non-grant basis a high school and a 
primary school

Election Result of Ichalkaranji Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,99,466 Total votes polled 7,32,536 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Kallappa Baburao Awade (I.N.C.) 3,44,817 (2) Smt Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane (S.H.S.) 3,32,623 (3) Prof Maya Pandit Narkar (C.P.M.) 24,147 (4) Shri Vidyasagar Devappa Aitawade (Ind.) 6,662
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