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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.

Ajit Pawar Holds Himself Responsible For Son's Defeat in LS Polls
PTI | May 28, 2019 9:36 PM IST
Senior Maharashtra NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday owned up the responsibility for his son Parth's ...
Ajit Pawar Holds Himself Responsible For Son's Defeat in LS Polls
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NCP's Ajit Pawar Says he Has no Doubts About Functioning of EVMs
PTI | May 15, 2019 9:46 PM IST
NCP chief Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar appear to be on different pages on the use of EVMs ...
NCP's Ajit Pawar Says he Has no Doubts About Functioning of EVMs
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NCP Releases Second List of 5 Candidates; Sharad Pawar's Grand Nephew to Contest From Maval Constituency
India.com News Desk | March 15, 2019 4:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday released its second list of 5 candidates for u...
NCP Releases Second List of 5 Candidates; Sharad Pawar's Grand Nephew to Contest From Maval Constituency
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar Confirms he Would Contest, Not Anyone Else From Family
India.com News Desk | February 20, 2019 7:57 AM IST
Mumbai: Ending all speculation over his role in active politics, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ch...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar Confirms he Would Contest, Not Anyone Else From Family
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Ashok Chavan had to quit because of Adarsh scam: Ajit Pawar
Press Trust of India | December 17, 2016 7:33 PM IST
Mumbai, Dec 17: Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar targeted former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan...
Ashok Chavan had to quit because of Adarsh scam: Ajit Pawar
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Irrigation scam: High Court notice to Ajit Pawar, NCP MLC
Press Trust of India | October 21, 2016 4:30 PM IST
Nagpur, Oct 21 : The Bombay High Court has issued notices to Maharashtra's former Deputy Chief Minis...
Irrigation scam: High Court notice to Ajit Pawar, NCP MLC
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2016-10-21T05:30:17+00:00
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Maharashtra: Man held for trying to blacken photos of Sharad Pawar, Ajit
Press Trust of India | October 13, 2016 12:41 AM IST
Pune, October 12: A 26-year-old man, belonging to a party allied to the ruling BJP, was today arrest...
Maharashtra: Man held for trying to blacken photos of Sharad Pawar, Ajit
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Shiv Sena will pay heavily for 'Saamana' cartoon: Ajit Pawar
Press Trust of India | September 29, 2016 8:10 PM IST
Mumbai, Sep 29 : Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar today said the Shiv Sena will pay heavily for "mocking...
Shiv Sena will pay heavily for 'Saamana' cartoon: Ajit Pawar
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2016-09-29T09:10:21+00:00
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Maratha Reservation: Over 20 Lakh people hold silent agitation in Pune; rallies also held in Vidharbha (Video)
India.com News Desk | September 26, 2016 11:50 AM IST
Pune, September 26: The city of Pune became a melting pot of agitating Maharshtrians from all over t...
Maratha Reservation: Over 20 Lakh people hold silent agitation in Pune; rallies also held in Vidharbha (Video
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Devendra Fadnavis trumps Ajit Pawar: Maharashtra govt scraps 94 irrigation projects worth Rs 6,000 crores citing pending ACB investigation
India.com News Desk | August 30, 2016 7:02 PM IST
Mumbai, August 30: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday cancelled at least 94 tenders of irrigation...
Devendra Fadnavis trumps Ajit Pawar: Maharashtra govt scraps 94 irrigation projects worth Rs 6,000 crores cit
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Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare will spend Diwali in jail, says Kirit Somaiya
Press Trust of India | March 18, 2016 9:16 PM IST
Mumbai, Mar 18: BJP MP Kirit Somaiya today said he stood vindicated following the arrest of Chhagan ...
Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare will spend Diwali in jail, says Kirit Somaiya
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2016-03-18T10:16:50+00:00
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NCP in big soup: Chhagan Bhujbal in custody, Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare already under scanner
Sanjib Guha | March 16, 2016 2:27 AM IST
Mumbai, March 15: Former deputy chief minister and Public Works Department minister Chhagan Bhujbal ...
NCP in big soup: Chhagan Bhujbal in custody, Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare already under scanner
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2016-03-15T15:27:21+00:00
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Ajit Pawar skips date with Anti- Corruption Bureau
Press Trust of India | September 23, 2015 4:26 AM IST
Thane, Sep 22 : Senior NCP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar failed to turn up toda...
Ajit Pawar skips date with Anti- Corruption Bureau
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2015-09-22T17:26:43+00:00
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Irrigation scam: Maharashtra ACB issues summon to NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare
India.com Staff | September 13, 2015 7:01 PM IST
Mumbai, Sept 13: In a major development in the probe of irrigation scam, the Maharashtra Anti-Corru...
Irrigation scam: Maharashtra ACB issues summon to NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare
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RTI activist alleges ACB’s special treatment to Ajit Pawar
Press Trust of India | July 24, 2015 8:17 PM IST
Mumbai, Jul 24: An RTI activist Jeetendra Ghadge today alleged that Ajit Pawar, who is being probed ...
RTI activist alleges ACB’s special treatment to Ajit Pawar
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2015-07-24T09:17:31+00:00
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Sharad Pawar re-elected NCP President, Ajit Pawar absent at convention
Press Trust of India | June 10, 2015 6:36 PM IST
Patna, Jun 10: Maratha strongman Sharad Pawar was today unanimously re-elected as the president of ...
Sharad Pawar re-elected NCP President, Ajit Pawar absent at convention
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2015-06-10T07:36:11+00:00
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Be ready to face snap polls in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar tells NCP
Press Trust of India | November 18, 2014 6:24 PM IST
Alibaug (Maha), Nov 18 : NCP president Sharad Pawar today asked his party workers to be prepared fo...
Be ready to face snap polls in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar tells NCP
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2014-11-18T07:24:32+00:00
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Maharashtra State Assembly Election Results 2014: Top 5 victories and shocking defeats
Press Trust of India | October 19, 2014 6:52 PM IST
The 2014 Maharashtra State Assembly Election Results has surely excited political experts with a tou...
Maharashtra State Assembly Election Results 2014: Top 5 victories and shocking defeats
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Maharashtra State Assembly Election Results 2014: Maharashtra headed for “khichdi sarkar” with no clear winner
Press Trust of India | October 19, 2014 4:16 PM IST
Mumbai, Oct 19 : Maharashtra appeared headed for an alliance government, with trends available in al...
Maharashtra State Assembly Election Results 2014: Maharashtra headed for “khichdi sarkar” with no clear w
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Maharashtra State Assembly Election Results 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as numero uno party in Maharashtra
Press Trust of India | October 19, 2014 2:35 PM IST
Mumbai, Oct 19 : BJP is emerging as the largest party in Maharashtra Assembly polls , leading in 51 ...
Maharashtra State Assembly Election Results 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as numero uno party in Maha
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