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Sharad Pawar

Sharad Govindrao Pawar commonly known as Sharad Pawar is an Indian politician and the founder and president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) which he formed in 1999. In his political career, Pawar has held key positions in state as well as national politics. He hails from the town of Baramati in Pune, Maharashtra and currently is a member of Rajya Sabha and he represents the NCP delegation in Rajya Sabha. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three different occasions (1978-1980, 1988-1991 and 1993-1995) and he was the youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra and first held this post at the age of 38. He has also held the posts of Minister of Defense and Minister of Agriculture. He was the Chairman of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 2005 2008 and held the prestigious post of President of International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2005-2008, succeeding England's David Morgan. He was the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association from 2001-2010, 2012 and was re-elected for the post in June 2015.Sharad Pawar was born on 12th December 1940 to Shri Govindrao Pawar and Smt. Shardabai Pawar. He has five brothers and four sisters. His father worked with Baramati Farmer's Cooperative also known as Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh and his mother used to take care of the family farm. Sharad Pawar studied in a school under the Maharashtra Education Society and later studied in Pune at the Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce affiliated to the Pune University. From his school days itself, Sharad Pawar had a keen interest in student politics and his active participation in debates driven by his dynamic speaking style and his ability to arrange outdoor activities were all early indications of his leadership qualities. His first step in politics was during the protest march of 1956 for the Goa Liberation Movement. Pawar actively participated and organized the protest march representing the student leadership at Brihan Maharashtra Commerce College (BMCC) as the General Secretary. This marked his entry into politics and soon he got associated with Youth Congress. After being associated with Youth Congress, he came in contact with Yashwantrao Chavan. Yashwantrao Chavan is considered as the architect of modern Maharashtra and he recognized Pawar's potential as leader and eventually Sharad Pawar became the leader of Youth Congress. He was also a member of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. With Yashwantrao Chavan as his political mentor, Pawar entered the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1967 representing Baramati. From 1972 to 1974 he was the Minister of State of Government of Maharashtra for Food, Home, Civil Supplies, Publicity, Rehabilitation, Sports and Youth Welfare. From 1974 to 1978 he became the Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Home, Education, Industries, Youth Welfare and Labour under the Government of Maharashtra. In 1978, Pawar broke away from Congress and formed a coalition government with the Janata Party to became the Chief Minister for the first time. However, this alliance did not run for a long time and the Indira Gandhi Government came back to power in 1980. Pawar became the President of Indian National Congress (Socialist) in 1983 and in the year 1984, he won the Lok Sabha election for the first time from the Baramati Parliamentary Constituency. Pawar won the state assembly election of March 1985 for Baramati and decided to continue in state politics and he resigned from Lok Sabha. Pawar became the Leader of Opposition. With the reason to save the Congress culture in Maharashtra, Shard Pawar returned to Congress. In 1988, Sharad Pawar became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In the 1990 state assembly elections, Congress fell short of an absolute majority winning 141 seats out of 288 seats. With the support of 12 independent MLAs, Sharad Pawar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In 1991, he was again elected in the 10th Lok Sabha and from 1991 to 1993 Pawar served as the Defence Minister and in 1993, he became the member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra and was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the fourth time. From 1995 to 1996 he was made the Leader of Opposition of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra and in 1996 he was re-elected for the third term in the 11th Lok Sabha. In 1999 after the 12th Lok Sabha was dissolved and the 13th Lok Sabha elections were called, Sharad Pawar along with P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar demanded that the Congress party needed someone native born as the Prime Ministerial candidate and not Italian born Sonia Gandhi. Sharad Pawar made an exit from the Congress party and along with P.A. Sangma formed the Nationalist Congress Party. As neither party in Maharashtra were able to gain an absolute majority, NCP supported Congress in Maharashtra but Sharad Pawar did not return to state politics and made Chagan Bhujbal as the deputy Chief Minister in Maharashtra. After the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections, Pawar joined the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as the Minister of Agriculture. He was also the Vice President of the Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management. In 2009, he was elected for the seventh time as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha and from 31 May 2009 to 18 January 2011 he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Consumer Affairs, Public Distribution, Agriculture and Food. He was again made the Leader of NCP in Parliament in the Lok Sabha. In January 2012, Pawar announced that he would not contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election to make way for younger leadership.Sharad Pawar is married to Pratibha Pawar and they have one daughter named Supriya. She is married to Sadanad Sule. Supriya Sule is currently an MP and represented Baramati in 15 Lok Sabha . Sharad Pawar also has a nephew Ajit Pawar who is the former deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and currently MLA from Baramati. Pawar won the Outstanding Parliamentary Award in 2003 from the then President of India Pratibha Devsingh Patil . Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, Detroit, U.S.A has bestowed him with an Honorary Doctoral Degrees in Humanities.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 'Worry For Nitin Gadkari as He's an Alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,' Says NCP Leader Sharad Pawar
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: NCP President Sharad Pawar Likely to Contest From Maharashtra's Madha Constituency
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Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar is likely to contest Lok Sabha Elect...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: NCP President Sharad Pawar Likely to Contest From Maharashtra's Madha Constituency
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Amit Shah Aims For 45 of 48 Maharashtra Seats
India.com News Desk | February 9, 2019 10:55 PM IST
Pune: BJP President Amit Shah is aiming for at least 45 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. Ad...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Amit Shah Aims For 45 of 48 Maharashtra Seats
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Former Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela Joins Nationalist Congress Party in Presence of Sharad Pawar
India.com News Desk | January 29, 2019 4:09 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Former Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela Joins Nationalist Congress Party in Presence
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Unite against those spreading venom of casteism, says Pawar
PTI Feeds | November 12, 2018 9:12 PM IST
Mumbai, Nov 12 (PTI) In a veiled attack on BJP, NCP chief Sharad Pawar Monday asked like-minded forc...
Unite against those spreading venom of casteism, says Pawar
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Tariq Anwar Urges Former Congress Leaders to Join Party to Oust PM Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar From Power
India.com News Desk | November 4, 2018 9:46 AM IST
Patna: Returning Congress leader Tariq Anwar who joined the party on October 31 urged the ex-leaders...
Tariq Anwar Urges Former Congress Leaders to Join Party to Oust PM Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar From Power
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Pawar slams Shah for his Sabarimala verdict remarks
PTI Feeds | October 29, 2018 11:13 PM IST
Pune, Oct 29 (PTI) NCP president Sharad Pawar Monday hit out at BJP chief Amit Shah for his remarks ...
Pawar slams Shah for his Sabarimala verdict remarks
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Sharad Pawar Will Not Contest 2019 Lok Sabha Elections: NCP Leader Jitendra Ahwad
India.com News Desk | October 6, 2018 9:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha e...
Sharad Pawar Will Not Contest 2019 Lok Sabha Elections: NCP Leader Jitendra Ahwad
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2018-10-06T10:05:29+00:00
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Rafale Jet Deal: Sharad Pawar Clarifies His Remarks on PM Modi, Says Never Supported Him
India.com News Desk | October 1, 2018 5:41 PM IST
New Delhi: Amid growing rumblings in Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), over his alleged support to N...
Rafale Jet Deal: Sharad Pawar Clarifies His Remarks on PM Modi, Says Never Supported Him
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After Tariq Anwar, NCP's Munaf Hakim Resigns, Says 'Difficult to Defend Party's Image After Pawar Backed PM'
India.com News Desk | September 28, 2018 9:47 PM IST
Mumbai: Hours after senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Lok Sabha MP Tariq Anwar resigned fr...
After Tariq Anwar, NCP's Munaf Hakim Resigns, Says 'Difficult to Defend Party's Image After Pawar Backed PM'
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Sharad Pawar Has Been Misunderstood, Issues Raised by Him on Rafale Deal 'Ignored': Supriya Sule
India.com News Desk | September 28, 2018 8:57 PM IST
New Delhi: NCP MP and Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule on Friday came in support of her father a...
Sharad Pawar Has Been Misunderstood, Issues Raised by Him on Rafale Deal 'Ignored': Supriya Sule
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Sad Day For NCP, Tariq Anwar's Resignation 'Surprising': Praful Patel
India.com News Desk | September 28, 2018 4:19 PM IST
New Delhi: Hours after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Tariq Anwar resigned from the party, seni...
Sad Day For NCP, Tariq Anwar's Resignation 'Surprising': Praful Patel
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2018-09-28T05:19:57+00:00
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Tariq Anwar, NCP MP Quits Party Over Sharad Pawar's Statement About PM Modi on Rafale Deal
India.com News Desk | September 28, 2018 11:31 AM IST
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party MP Tariq Anwar has resigned from the party, reported ANI on Fr...
Tariq Anwar, NCP MP Quits Party Over Sharad Pawar's Statement About PM Modi on Rafale Deal
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2018-09-28T00:31:37+00:00
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Amit Shah Lauds Sharad Pawar's Comments on Rafale Deal, Attacks Rahul Gandhi
Press Trust of India | September 27, 2018 9:46 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah lauded opposition leader Sharad Pawar for saying that people do n...
Amit Shah Lauds Sharad Pawar's Comments on Rafale Deal, Attacks Rahul Gandhi
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2018-09-27T10:46:39+00:00
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Bharat Bandh on Monday: Farooq Abdullah Attacks BJP Over Fuel Prices Hike, Says Ones Who Were Shouting on Petrol, Diesel Price Hike in 2012 Are in Power Today
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Bharat Bandh on Monday: Farooq Abdullah Attacks BJP Over Fuel Prices Hike, Says Ones Who Were Shouting on Pet
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Sharad Pawar Comes up With Idea to Solve United Opposition's Issue of PM Candidate, Sidelines Rahul Gandhi
Abhinav Gupta | August 27, 2018 10:44 PM IST
Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar has come up with a formula to solve the thorny issue of the prime min...
Sharad Pawar Comes up With Idea to Solve United Opposition's Issue of PM Candidate, Sidelines Rahul Gandhi
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Opposition Picks NCP's Vandana Chavan For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Post
India.com News Desk | August 7, 2018 4:03 PM IST
The opposition on Tuesday picked Vandana Chavan, MP from Sharad Pawar s Nationalist Congress Party (...
Opposition Picks NCP's Vandana Chavan For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Post
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Situation Today Like That of 1975 Emergency Era, Says Sharad Pawar; Suggests Plan to Counter BJP in 2019
India.com News Desk | August 6, 2018 4:31 PM IST
New Delhi, Aug 6: Launching an offensive against the Narendra Modi government, Nationalist Congress ...
Situation Today Like That of 1975 Emergency Era, Says Sharad Pawar; Suggests Plan to Counter BJP in 2019
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2018-08-06T05:31:07+00:00
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Plot to Kill Narendra Modi: Devendra Fadnavis Hits Back at Sharad Pawar For 'Sympathy' Remark
India.com News Desk | June 11, 2018 8:38 AM IST
Mumbai, Jun 11: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday hit back at Nationalist Congr...
Plot to Kill Narendra Modi: Devendra Fadnavis Hits Back at Sharad Pawar For 'Sympathy' Remark
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NCP Chief Sharad Pawar Calls BJP's Poor Performance in May Bypolls 'Not a Small Thing'
India.com News Desk | June 4, 2018 7:03 PM IST
Mumbai, June 4: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday called Bharatiya Janat...
NCP Chief Sharad Pawar Calls BJP's Poor Performance in May Bypolls 'Not a Small Thing'
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