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Born 22 July 1959
Age 65
Birth Place Deolali Pravara, Bombay State India (present-day, Maharashtra, )
Profession Politician
Political Party Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
In Office 23rd Leader Of The Opposition In Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 4 July 2022 - 2 July 2023, Leader Of The House In Maharashtra Legislative Council 24 February 2020 - 29 June 2022, Cabinet Minister In Government Of Maharashtra 7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 3 May 1991 - 20 June 1991
Residence 9, Premcourt Churchgate, Mumbai

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Ajit Pawar BIOGRAPHY

Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s senior leader and nephew of veteran Sharad Pawar, took oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra for the second time as Devendra Fadnavis took charge as the CM on December 5. In the last stint, Pawar shocked everyone on July 2, 2023 when he joined Eknath Shin...de-led government in Maharashtra and took oath as the deputy chief minister of the state. In a dramatic turn of events, Ajit, along with nine MLAs, reached Raj Bhawan to meet Governor Ramesh Bais. Ajit Pawar has become the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the fifth time. This is the largest number of times that a politician has been appointed a DCM in the state since the position was created in 1978. This is not the first time Ajit created a political stir in Maharashtra. In November 2019, Ajit Pawar had caused a political crisis in Maharashtra when he defected from the NCP to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He formed a government with the BJP, but the government collapsed within three days. Ajit Pawar returned to the NCP after the crisis. This time, Ajit was said to be disgruntled after he was denied the opportunity to work as state unit chief of the NCP. Earlier this week, the NCP national executive discussed the matter of his resignation and party leaders said the final decision is likely to be taken in two months. Ajit, who most recently served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2021 to 2022, was born in Baramati, Maharashtra, in 1959. He studied at the Deolali Pravara High School and the Pune University. He began his political career in 1982, when he was elected to the board of a cooperative sugar factory. In 1991, he was elected chairman of the Pune District Co-operative Bank (PDC), a position he held for 16 years. Ajit also got elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 from Baramati constituency but vacated the seat for his uncle Sharad Pawar who was then the Defence Minister of India in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government. He got elected to the Maharashtra Assembly the same year and was the Minister of State for Agriculture and Power from November 1992 to February 1993. He got re-elected from the same constituency in 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. Some of the important positions he has held till now include Minister of State for Agriculture, Horticulture and Power, Minister of Water Resources (Krishna Valley and Kokan Irrigation, three times) and Deputy Chief Minister (September 29, 2012-25 September 2014).

Ajit Pawar PERSONAL LIFE

Father	Anantrao Pawar
Spouse	Sunetra Pawar (1985),

POSITIONS HELD BY Ajit Pawar

Position	Tenure
Member of the Lok Sabha	N/A
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	N/A

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How Ajit Pawar generated heat on PCMC poll terrain, pushed BJP into a corner

January 13, 2026 11:50 pm

The heat on the poll terrain was generated by NCP national president Ajit Pawar, who is also the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister.

MH civic polls: Ajit Pawar's press conference

Ajit Pawar hits out at BJP: ‘It fears losing control over PMC’

January 13, 2026 8:37 pm

On the bitter campaign within NDA partners for the civic polls, Ajit Pawar said the CM has already said the alliance at state and national level will remain intact and will be back to normal after the civic polls.

‘Criminals belong in jail, not civic body’: CM Devendra Fadnavis slams Ajit Pawar for fielding ‘tainted’ candidates in polls

January 12, 2026 2:34 pm

NCP(SP) leader and Baramati MP Supriya Sule, however, said that the crime rate in Maharashtra has been on the rise since the BJP-led government came to power.

Voting across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including PMC, will take place on January 15.

PMC Election 2026: Date, wards, voters, parties — all you need to know

January 11, 2026 7:31 pm

The term of the elected body ended in 2022, but elections remained on hold following litigation in the Supreme Court over OBC reservation

He proposed a free public transport system, arguing it is affordable and will cut pollution and private vehicle use.

Pune citizens losing Rs 900 cr a month to traffic jams: Ajit Pawar bats for free public transport system

January 10, 2026 2:54 pm

Ajit Pawar said that a free bus service in Pune was possible by strengthening PMPML operations and improving Metro services.

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Reunited for Pune civic polls: Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule to share political stage for first time since NCP split to launch joint manifesto

January 09, 2026 2:32 pm

An NCP(SP) leader said party workers will come in full strength to campaign for candidates, and seek votes for alliance nominees in the Pune civic polls.

Wonder if NCPs will merge and we will have to work with them: Chandrakant Patil

January 09, 2026 1:22 am

“Maharashtra's politics used to revolve around Sharad Pawar, but Devendra Fadnavis has shown such capability that it now revolves around him. He must have something in mind,” added Patil.

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PCMC poll: Ajit Pawar says BJP rule saw little governance, only corruption

January 09, 2026 1:20 am

''Those who ruled Pimpri-Chinchwad had no clue how to govern, they knew only about indulging in corruption,'' Pawar said at an election rally in Akurdi. The BJP ruled Pimpri-Chinchwad from 2017 to 2022.

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Congress gave approval for Pune Metro: Chavan joins Pawar in countering BJP credit for project

January 09, 2026 12:16 am

On Wednesday, Pawar had countered BJP's credit for the Pune Metro saying it was the Union government led by Prime Minister Manomhan Singh that approved the project.

The high-level committee investigating alleged irregularities in a Pune land deal involving Parth Pawar received another one-month extension.

Mundhwa land deal probe: Maharashtra Govt grants another month’s extension to Kharge committee

January 08, 2026 2:23 pm

Activists claim that the repeated extensions for the Vikas Kharge committee are a deliberate attempt to protect high-profile beneficiaries of the alleged Mundhwa land deal scam in Pune.

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The manifesto emphasised key civic infrastructure issues including assured tap water supply

Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule share stage to release joint manifesto for Pune civic polls

January 10, 2026 2:34 pm

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and NCP working president Supriya Sule jointly released a common manifesto in Pune ahead of the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation elections

From Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in, to Sharad Pawar’s show of strength: How the Maharashtra crisis unfolded in pictures

July 03, 2023 5:02 pm

On Monday, Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He will be sharing the post with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.

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Maharashtra: All smiles in NCP, Sena camp as MLAs take oath; Uddhav to be CM

November 27, 2019 4:38 pm

A special session of the 14thMaharashtra Legislative Assembly commenced to administer oath to the newly-elected members. The NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena front has unanimously elected Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as the CM candidate. He will take the oath tomorrow.

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Maha twist: Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar join hands to stake claim

November 24, 2019 7:59 am

In a surprising turn of events, Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra for the second time. NCP's Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister.