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Ajit Anantrao Pawar

Ajit Anantrao Pawar is an Indian Politician and the current Member of Legislative Assembly representing the Baramati Constituency. A member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the nephew of Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar has served as the deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Apart from being a former deputy Chief Minister, he has also served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Power, Defence Minister of State, Minister of State for Soil Conservation, Power and Planning and Minister of Water Resource. Popularly referred as ‘Dada’, he is known to follow the footsteps of his uncle Sharad Pawar and is considered as the future of the NCP.

Born on 22^nd July 1959 in Deolali Pravara in Ahmednagar District, Ajit Pawar is the son of Anantrao Pawar who worked at V. Shantaram’s Rajkamal Studios. Pawar is educated till secondary school and holds the Secondary School Certificate from the Maharashtra Government. In his teens, when he was still pursuing his education, his uncle Sharad Pawar became a well known leader in Maharashtra as well as India. Ajit Pawar then decided to follow the footsteps of his uncle and started to do the social work in Baramati. He started his political career in his early twenties. He contested the sugar co-operative body election and won the election. In the year 1991, he was elected as the Chairman of Pune District Co-Operative Bank and remained at the post for the next 16 years. In the same year, he contested the 1991 Lok Sabha Elections from Baramati and won. However, he vacated his seat for his uncle Sharad Pawar who was then the Defence Minister of India. In the same year, he got elected to the Maharashtra Assembly and was made the State Agriculture Minister from November 1992 to February 1993. Ajit Pawar has been contesting the Maharashtra Assembly Elections from the same constituency and has been successful in winning the 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Elections. In all these years, he served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Power, Defence Minister of State, Minister of State for Soil Conservation, Power and Planning and Minister of Water Resource. On 29^th September 2012, he was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and he maintained the position till 25^th September 2014.

Ajit Pawar has been into controversies in his entire political career. He was alleged in the irrigation scam and was alleged to be the most corrupt politician along with Sunil Tatkare. He was also forced to resign from the post of Deputy Chief Minister but was reinstated after receiving a clean chit. He also has been in controversies after the Mumbai police seized a car with INR 4.85 lakh cash that was allegedly used by him. In 2013, when Maharashtra was facing one of the worst drought situations, he made a controversial remark on drought crisis but later apologized for his comments. In the 2014 elections, while campaigning for his sister Supriya Sule, he came into controversies after threatening the villagers to cut their water supply if they did not vote for Sule.

Ajit Pawar is married to Sunetra Pawar and they have two sons Jay Pawar and Parth Pawar. Ajit Pawar has always been following the footsteps of his uncle Sharad Pawar and he also considers him as his political mentor. It is also said that he is not in good terms with the former Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan and it is believed that he had engineered a revolt within the Congress party against Chavan.

'Centre And States Should Only do Respective Works,' Says Ajit Pawar as NIA Gets Bhima Koregaon Probe
India.com News Desk | January 26, 2020 10:43 PM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday broke his silence over the Centre ...
'Centre And States Should Only do Respective Works,' Says Ajit Pawar as NIA Gets Bhima Koregaon Probe
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On Proposed Hyperloop in Maharashtra, State Govt Says Let it be Implemented Abroad First
India.com News Desk | January 17, 2020 9:43 PM IST
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday asserted that the state government wi...
On Proposed Hyperloop in Maharashtra, State Govt Says Let it be Implemented Abroad First
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'PIL Filed With Mala Fide Motive, Dismiss Them,' Says Ajit Pawar on Petitions Against Him in Irrigation Scam
India.com News Desk | January 15, 2020 7:22 AM IST
New Delhi: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday filed an affidavit in the Nagpur ...
'PIL Filed With Mala Fide Motive, Dismiss Them,' Says Ajit Pawar on Petitions Against Him in Irrigation Scam
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‘Nobody Unhappy in Coalition, Decision on Portfolio Allocation Already Taken’ Clarifies Sharad Pawar
India.com News Desk | January 2, 2020 8:45 PM IST
New Delhi: Refuting rumours about some coalition members being disappointed over portfolio distribut...
‘Nobody Unhappy in Coalition, Decision on Portfolio Allocation Already Taken’ Clarifies Sharad Pawar
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'Some Sparks of Disappointment...': Sena Admits Portfolio Cloud; Ajit Pawar May Get Finance, Aaditya Environment
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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: Ajit Pawar Returns as Deputy CM, Aaditya Thackeray Gets Cabinet Berth
India.com News Desk | December 30, 2019 1:21 PM IST
New Delhi: As Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray expanded his Cabinet on Monday, Nationalis...
Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: Ajit Pawar Returns as Deputy CM, Aaditya Thackeray Gets Cabinet Berth
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All Eyes on Maharashtra as Uddhav Thackeray Set to Expand His Cabinet Today; Ajit Pawar May Return as Deputy CM
India.com News Desk | December 30, 2019 10:36 AM IST
New Delhi: All eyes are set on Maharashtra as Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will expand his Cabine...
All Eyes on Maharashtra as Uddhav Thackeray Set to Expand His Cabinet Today; Ajit Pawar May Return as Deputy
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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion Today, Ajit Pawar Set to Return as Deputy Chief Minister
India.com News Desk | December 30, 2019 12:00 AM IST
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who was welcomed back to the party fo...
Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion Today, Ajit Pawar Set to Return as Deputy Chief Minister
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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion on December 30, Ajit Pawar to be Deputy CM: Report
India.com News Desk | December 24, 2019 7:02 AM IST
New Delhi: The already-delayed expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet is now likely to be delayed furt...
Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion on December 30, Ajit Pawar to be Deputy CM: Report
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Maharashtra: 'Knew Ajit, Fadnavis Were in Talks, Not That He'd go so Far,' Reveals Sharad Pawar on Nephew's Move
India.com News Desk | December 4, 2019 9:00 AM IST
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‘Alliance With Shiv Sena Absolutely Not Difficult as Compared to BJP,’ Says Sharad Pawar
India.com News Desk | December 3, 2019 9:11 PM IST
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‘Alliance With Shiv Sena Absolutely Not Difficult as Compared to BJP,’ Says Sharad Pawar
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'Ajit's Stunt With BJP Was Unpardonable, Warned Him of Consequences': Sharad Pawar on Maharashtra Coup
India.com News Desk | December 3, 2019 9:41 AM IST
New Delhi: Days after the Maharashtra conundrum came to an end with the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress allia...
'Ajit's Stunt With BJP Was Unpardonable, Warned Him of Consequences': Sharad Pawar on Maharashtra Coup
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With 169 Votes, 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' Clears Floor Test; BJP Walks Out of Assembly | Highlights
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After Returning to NCP Fold, Ajit Pawar Guides Party MLAs, Says 'We Are United'
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2019 6:03 PM IST
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After Returning to NCP Fold, Ajit Pawar Guides Party MLAs, Says 'We Are United'
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"Will Say at Right Time..." Devendra Fadnavis on Ajit Pawar Flip-Flop That Scripted BJP's Downfall in Maharashtra
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2019 1:24 PM IST
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"Will Say at Right Time..." Devendra Fadnavis on Ajit Pawar Flip-Flop That Scripted BJP's Downfall in Maharas
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Back Home? Ajit Pawar Shares Hug With Cousin Supriya Sule at MLAs' Oath-Taking Ceremony | Watch
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2019 9:44 AM IST
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Back Home? Ajit Pawar Shares Hug With Cousin Supriya Sule at MLAs' Oath-Taking Ceremony | Watch
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Maharashtra Politics: Praful Patel, The One Who Finally Changed Ajit Pawar's Heart
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2019 8:07 AM IST
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Maharashtra Politics: Praful Patel, The One Who Finally Changed Ajit Pawar's Heart
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Just 3 Days in Power, Devendra Fadnavis Joins Bandwagon of CMs With Shortest Tenures
India.com News Desk | November 26, 2019 11:58 PM IST
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Maharashtra: Sena's Uddhav Thackeray Stakes Claim to Form Govt, Will be Sworn-in as CM on November 28
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Hours After Resignation, Ajit Pawar Meets NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule
India.com News Desk | November 26, 2019 11:02 PM IST
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Hours After Resignation, Ajit Pawar Meets NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule
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