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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
Sharad Pawar hints at retirement from parliamentary politics, bats for Yugendra in Baramati Assembly constituency
November 06, 2024 2:02 am
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: Sharad Pawar said he wants to pass on the baton of Baramati's progress to Yugendra Pawar for the next 30 years.
Police vehicles being used to provide financial aid to candidates of ruling parties: Sharad Pawar
November 04, 2024 8:58 am
Addressing reporters at his residence, Govind Baug, the former union minister, said he wanted to speak more on the issue publicly but is refraining from doing so as this would hurt the officials who have shared the information with him.
How NCP vs NCP is shaping up in 38 Maharashtra seats: From Baramati prestige fight to sugar belt
November 02, 2024 8:43 am
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is taking on his uncle Sharad Pawar and the party he rebelled from last year in seats that are largely concentrated in Western Maharashtra
For the first time, Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar won’t celebrate ‘Diwali Padwa’ together in Baramati
November 04, 2024 8:57 am
At the Diwali celebrations, the Pawars meet and greet people from Baramati and beyond, who come in big numbers.
Fadnavis and Pawars to Shinde, Uddhav, Patole: A make-or-break for major players in Maharashtra polls
October 31, 2024 12:13 am
Politics in the state has been topsy-turvy for the past five years since the 2019 elections threw up mixed results. Could this election finally steady some boats in Maharashtra?
‘Was it necessary to break the family for a post?’: Sharad Pawar hits out at Ajit Pawar
October 29, 2024 5:59 pm
Sharad Pawar said he being the head of the Pawar family will never create a distance from any member of the family but will not support any wrongdoing.
Maharashtra Assembly polls: Baramati has always picked me, says Sharad Pawar as grand-nephew Yugendra files nomination
October 28, 2024 12:53 pm
NCP (SP)’s Yugendra Pawar will contest the Assembly elections from Baramati against his uncle and seven-time MLA Ajit Pawar.
In setback to BJP, Rajendra Patni's son Gyayak joins Sharad Pawar's NCP ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections
October 27, 2024 12:45 pm
Rajendra Patni represented the Karanja Assembly constituency in Vidarbha's Washim district and passed away in February.
Pawar saheb by my side, I’m 100 per cent confident of winning Baramati, says Yugendra
October 25, 2024 12:11 am
Asked about his chances of winning against his uncle and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, a popular leader who has won Baramati seven consecutive times, Yugendra said with Sharad Pawar by his side, he was fully confident of winning.
In Congress-Uddhav Sena tussle for Maharashtra seats, the winner from behind is Sharad Pawar
October 25, 2024 7:45 am
In 85-85-85 MVA deal as of now, NCP (SP) has at least 10 seats more than expected, leaves it within touching distance of CM post if the alliance hits the majority mark
