| Jaywant Gangaram Awale | |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Ichalkaranji |
| Constituency: | Latur |
| Office: | MP |
| Term Start1: | 2009 |
| Term End1: | 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Rupatai Patil Nilangekar |
| Successor: | Sunil Gaikwad |
| Office2: | Minister of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra |
| Term Start2: | 1999 |
| Term End2: | 2004 |
| Successor2: | Chandrakant Handore |
| Constituency2: | Vadgaon |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Educational Qualifications: | Higher Secondary |
| Profession: | Farmer, Businessperson |
Jaywant Gangaram Awale (born 6 July 1940, Ichalkaranji) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented Latur constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.
He started his political career in Ichalkaranji. He served as an M.L.A. for five times in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Vadgaon Vidhan Sabha Constituency from 1980–2004, winning elections in 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 1999.[1] He was made Minister of Social Justice in November 1999 in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government. Awale is also serving as a member of Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank and President of INC Maharashtra .