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Sharad Pawar
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- Born 12 December 1940
- Age 84
- Birth Place Baramati, Bombay Province, British India, (present-day, Maharashtra India)
- Profession Politician, Cricket Administrator
- Political Party Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)(2024-present)
- In Office 9th President Of The International Cricket Council (ICC) 2010-2012, 28th Union Minister Of Agriculture 23 May 2004 - 26 May 2014, 9th Union Minister Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution 22 May 2004 - 19 January 2011, 9th Leader Of The Opposition In Lok Sabha 19 March 1998 - 26 April 1999, 15th Union Minister Of Defence 1991-1993, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 2009-2014, 6th Chief Minister Of Maharashtra 6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995, Member Of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1967-1991, Memeber Of Maharashtra Legislative Council 1993-1996
- Residence 45, Bhulabhai Desai Marg, Mumbai
Sharad Pawar BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
The founder and president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Pawar began his career as a member of the Indian National Congress and has held several key positions in the government. Pawar became the member of Maharashtra’s Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1967. He served as the min...
Sharad Pawar PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Pratibha Pawar (1967), |
| Children | Supriya Sule (daughter) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Sharad Pawar
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | N/A |
| Chief Minister of Maharashtra | 18 July 1978 - 17 February 1980 |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | 2014 - Present |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | 2004 - 2011 |
| Minister of Agriculture | 23 May 2004 - 26 May 2014 |
SHARAD PAWAR NEWS
Behind Modi overtures to Pawar, Uddhav: checking 'sympathy factor', rising MVA, Assembly polls
May 16, 2024 9:21 am
Both Pawar and Uddhav have rejected PM's advice to merge their parties with Ajit NCP and Shinde Sena respectively, with the MVA camp calling it BJP's 'nervousness' over losing ground
Last Sunday before polls: Parties pull out all the stops to reach out to voters
May 13, 2024 9:36 am
Piyush Goyal visited the Koli hamlets of Madh and Gorai on Sunday afternoon. In an attempt to strike a chord with the locals, Goyal was seen wearing the traditional Koli caps.
‘Regional parties coming closer to Congress’: Why Sharad Pawar said what he did
May 12, 2024 9:15 pm
His words were as much about the future of the Congress as about the prospects of his own party, and with an eye particularly on the coming Assembly elections
PM tells Sharad Pawar better to join us; NCP (SP) chief says no, flags Modi remarks on Muslims
May 11, 2024 6:10 pm
At an election rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district, PM Narendra Modi urged Sharad Pawar to join hands with the ruling Mahayuti coalition in the state instead of talking about merging with the Congress
Opposition will win 30-35 seats in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar
May 10, 2024 4:07 am
The ruling alliance led by the BJP has already claimed that it will win more than 40 seats in Maharashtra.
Trouble brews in Dindori for Mahayuti as Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande accuses Chhagan Bhujbal of supporting NCP (SP)
May 10, 2024 7:09 am
The BJP has renominated Minister of State for Health Dr Bharati Pawar against NCP (SP) candidate Bhaskar Bhagre in Dindori, which goes to poll on May 20
Express View: Congress plus, minus
May 09, 2024 7:49 am
Sharad Pawar has said that many parties will merge with and gravitate towards Congress. There are several roadblocks, what-ifs to overcome for that to happen
Maharashtra: BJP says NCP (SP), Sena UBT likely to merge with Congress
May 09, 2024 4:12 am
Devendra Fadnavis went further to state, “ Even in the past Sharad Pawar had formed new parties and later merged into Congress.”
Control over Baramati: Will it be Sharad Pawar or Ajit Pawar? Turnout keeps everyone guessing
May 08, 2024 9:01 am
The split in NCP last year after Ajit Pawar with a large number of legislators joined the NDA had led to stiff tussle within the factions with others led by Sharad Pawar.
Daily Briefing: SC’s hearing of Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea; voter turnout in Phase 3 of Lok Sabha Polls; and more
May 08, 2024 8:43 am
In Today’s Edition: Breaking down SC’s hearing of Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea, third phase of Lok Sabha polls, and how a Mumbai school principal is caught in a row over Israel-Hamas conflict
