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.^[1]

He was member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State during 1980–85, 1990–95 and 1995–1999.^[2] 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.