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Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃəɾəd̪ pəʋaːɾ], born 12 December 1940) [1] is an Indian politician. [2] He served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four terms and in the Union Council of Ministers as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of P.V. Narasimha Rao as well as the Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Manmohan Singh.
Sharad Pawar (12 December 1940 –) - former Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs in the Indian Central Government, formerly Defence Minister of India and thrice Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Food and Public Distribution, India and former BCCI President and ICC President.
The Maratha caste [note 1] is composed of 96 clans, ... Sharad Pawar, who has been a towering figure in Maharashtrian and national politics, belongs to this group.
Pawar (also spelled as Pavar [1] and Puar) is an Indian surname found among the Maratha, Mahar or Koli people in Maharashtra. [2] [3] [1] Notable people bearing the Pawar name or its variants include: Ajit Pawar (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar found, after breaking away from the Congress, that it was not possible to win elections with just the Kunbi vote. In order to attract the non-Kunbi OBC vote, estimated to form 40% of the electorate, Pawar recruited Chhagan Bhujbal (a Mali), and Pandurang Hajare (a Teli).
The Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar or NCP–SP is a political party in India formed under the leadership of Sharadchandra Pawar. [1] It was formed after Election Commission of India recognised the group led by Ajit Pawar as the original Nationalist Congress Party .
Sharad Pawar, the founder of the NCP, represented the seat from 1996 to 2004. Since 2009, his daughter Supriya Sule has held the seat, winning consecutive elections in 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024. [2] In the 2024 elections, Supriya Sule, representing the NCP-SP, faced a direct contest against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar from the NCP. Supriya ...
Ajit Anantrao Pawar [a] [2] (Marathi pronunciation: [əd͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ]; born 22 July 1959) [3] is an Indian politician serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra along with Eknath Shinde under Devendra Fadnavis since 5 December 2024.