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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.

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Sachin Tendulkar's Farmer Protest Controversy Tweet: NCP Leader Sharad Pawar Trolled For Advising Master Blaster
India.com Sports Desk | February 7, 2021 9:02 AM IST
Pawar urged Tendulkar to refrain from speaking on such issues.
Sachin Tendulkar's Farmer Protest Controversy Tweet: NCP Leader Sharad Pawar Trolled For Advising Master Blas
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Govt Failed To Keep Law and Order in Control, Says Sharad Pawar After Tractor Rally Turns Violent
India.com News Desk | January 26, 2021 6:04 PM IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief pinned the blame on government and said the centre failed to
Govt Failed To Keep Law and Order in Control, Says Sharad Pawar After Tractor Rally Turns Violent
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Sharad Pawar Warns Centre To Take Back Farm Laws As Massive Crowd Turns Up in Mumbai's Farmers Rally
India.com News Desk | January 25, 2021 3:12 PM IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Monday addressed the farmers' protest at
Sharad Pawar Warns Centre To Take Back Farm Laws As Massive Crowd Turns Up in Mumbai's Farmers Rally
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Sharad Pawar Slams Modi Government Over Farm Laws, Says Agriculture Can't Be Run Sitting In Delhi
PTI | December 29, 2020 8:08 PM IST
Pawar said he consulted all state governments before initiating the reforms and didn't move forward
Sharad Pawar Slams Modi Government Over Farm Laws, Says Agriculture Can't Be Run Sitting In Delhi
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Who Will Take Over UPA Reins? Amid Speculations, Sharad Pawar Says no Time or Interest to be Alliance's Chairperson
India.com News Desk | December 27, 2020 11:45 PM IST
Underlining the importance of calling a meet of the UPA parties, the former finance minister said
Who Will Take Over UPA Reins? Amid Speculations, Sharad Pawar Says no Time or Interest to be Alliance's Chair
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NCP Extends Support To Mamata Banerjee, Says BJP Misusing Powers of Centre to Destabilise Bengal Government
PTI Feeds | December 22, 2020 8:46 AM IST
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NCP Extends Support To Mamata Banerjee, Says BJP Misusing Powers of Centre to Destabilise Bengal Government
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WATCH: NCP Workers Go Violent to Get a Piece of Chief Sharad Pawar's Birthday Cake
India.com Viral Desk | December 14, 2020 12:36 AM IST
The four-time Maharashtra chief minister Sharad Pawar turned 80 on Saturday and the highlight of
WATCH: NCP Workers Go Violent to Get a Piece of Chief Sharad Pawar's Birthday Cake
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Who Will be Next UPA Chief After Sonia Gandhi Retires? This Leader Emerges as Frontrunner
India.com News Desk | December 10, 2020 5:13 PM IST
As per reports, the Congress will hold elections early next year to elect UPA chief and at this
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‘Absolutely Critical’: Opposition Members Meet President Kovind, Urge Him to Repeal Farms Laws
India.com News Desk | December 9, 2020 5:55 PM IST
Farmers Protest: A five-member delegation of Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Sharad
‘Absolutely Critical’: Opposition Members Meet President Kovind, Urge Him to Repeal Farms Laws
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Farmers Protest: 5-Member Opposition Delegation to Meet President On Farm Bills on Wednesday
India.com News Desk | December 8, 2020 10:40 PM IST
Opposition parties including the Congress have extended their support to the farmers agitation and
Farmers Protest: 5-Member Opposition Delegation to Meet President On Farm Bills on Wednesday
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Rahul Gandhi Seems To Lack Consistency, Says NCP Chief Sharad Pawar
India.com News Desk | December 4, 2020 7:36 AM IST
"Though I had differences with (Congress chief) Sonia Gandhi and the family, even today Congressmen
Rahul Gandhi Seems To Lack Consistency, Says NCP Chief Sharad Pawar
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Anyone With Self-respect Will Not Continue to Hold The Post: Sharad Pawar on Maharashtra Governor
India.com News Desk | October 20, 2020 7:24 AM IST
"If Union Home Minister has raised concern over the language used by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat
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'Shocked by the Language Used': Sharad Pawar Writes to PM Modi After Governor's Letter to CM Thackeray
India.com News Desk | October 13, 2020 8:10 PM IST
Attaching a part of the Governor's letter, Pawar told the Prime Minister that given the "tone and
'Shocked by the Language Used': Sharad Pawar Writes to PM Modi After Governor's Letter to CM Thackeray
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Sharad Pawar's NCP Forms LGBT Cell, Becomes First Political Party in India to Take Such a Step
India.com News Desk | October 5, 2020 4:57 PM IST
Notably, the formation of the LGBT cell was one of the promises made by the party in their election
Sharad Pawar's NCP Forms LGBT Cell, Becomes First Political Party in India to Take Such a Step
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Day After Fadnavis-Raut Meeting, Sharad Pawar Visits Maharashtra CM Uddhav | What Did They Discuss?
India.com News Desk | September 27, 2020 8:02 PM IST
Notably, Fadnavis and Raut had met at a hotel in Mumbai on Saturday, triggering speculation in the
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No Direction to CBDT to Issue Notice to Sharad Pawar on Poll Affidavits: Election Commission
India.com News Desk | September 23, 2020 3:13 PM IST
The EC's statement came a day after Pawar said that the Income Tax department had served him a
No Direction to CBDT to Issue Notice to Sharad Pawar on Poll Affidavits: Election Commission
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'They Love Some People', Sharad Pawar Takes a Dig at Govt Over Tax Notices; to Observe a Day-long Fast in Solidarity With Suspended MPs
India.com News Desk | September 22, 2020 1:53 PM IST
"I will also take part in their (eight suspended Rajya Sabha MPs) movement. I will fast for a day
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Sharad Pawar on Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: Let SSR Probe Not go The Dr Narendra Dabholkar Way
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Sharad Pawar on SSR case: Maha Vikas Aghadi government will respect the Supreme Court's order
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