Marotrao Sainuji Kowase (born 3 November 1949) is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. 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