Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (Marathi: शरदचंद्र गोविंदराव पवार)(born December 12, 1940) Maratha strongman and president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he formed in 1999 in India; and he leads its delegation in the Lok Sabha, representing his home town of Baramati. He has a prominent place in Indian national politics as well as regional politics of Maharashtra. He currently serves as Food and Agriculture Union Minister, with additional charge of Consumer Affairs and the Public Distribution System. Since 2005 he has also served as Chairman of the Board for Control of Cricket in India. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is an Indian political party. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Baramati is a small city in the India near Pune. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: )( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... The Minister for Agriculture and Food is a union cabinet position in the Indian government, responsible for agricultural and food related policy. ... List of the Council of Indian ministers in the Manmohan Singh government elected in 2004: // Cabinet ministers Dr. Manmohan Singh - Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/ Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz. ... For the Defunct bank see Bank of Credit and Commerce International The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the apex governing body for cricket in India and lays down its law. ...

He is from the town of Baramati in Pune district. Baramati is a small city in the India near Pune. ...

International Leadership

He has been involved in United Nations and World Health Organisation. He has also represented India leading the Disaster Management Team for United Nations. He has a impressive record with United Nations for his excellent management of recovering Latur from Earthquake within a short time. His biography has been listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, that describes influential world leaders over the last 100 years. Only three other Indian politicians i.e. P. V. Narasimha Rao , Manmohan Singh and Shankarrao Chavan have been included in this contemporary biographical library. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... For other meanings of the acronym WHO, see WHO (disambiguation) WHO flag Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... Latur is both a district and an important city in Maharashtra, India. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. ... Marquis Whos Who is a U.S. publication listing biographical information on notable people. ... now. ... Manmohan Siá¹…gh Kohli (Punjabi: , Hindi: , translation: Charming Lion) is the 14th and current Prime Minister of India, considered to be the architect of modern India because of the economic liberalisation he started in 1991 when he was Finance Minister. ... Shankarrao Bhaurao Chavan (July 14, 1920 - February 26, 2004) was an Indian politician who served two times as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1975 until 1977 and from 1986 until 1988. ...

Outside Politics: Hobbies & Religious Interests

He is an adamant sports lover and takes interests in Kabbadi, Wrestling and Cricket. During his college days he was good Wrestler. He has also headed various sports organization such as the - Mumbai Cricket Association - Maharashtra Wrestling Association - Maharastra Olympics Association Kabbadi is a sport played in India. ... Wrestling, also called grappling, is an ancient physical combat sport in which two opponents attempt to control the other without the use of striking. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Wrestling can be: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling Another term for grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... MCA logo The Mumbai cricket Assocition or MCA (formaly known as Bombay cricket Association) is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai and its surrounding regions like Thane and Navi Mumbai. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: )( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Wrestling, also called grappling, is an ancient physical combat sport in which two opponents attempt to control the other without the use of striking. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is a state in west-central India. ... Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ...

Besides sports he can sing and is also a good cook. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... Cook can refer to In 2006 Michael Rhys Louis Card was voted the best cook in the world by readers digest magazine. ...

He is also adamant follower of National Saint Tukdoji Maharaj. He is one of the few politicians who have tried to understand religious books such as Bible, Geeta and Quran. Rashtra Saint Tukdoji Maharaj was born in 1909 in Amravati District of Maharashtra state in central India. ... The word Bible refers to the canonical collections of fairy tales of Judaism and Christianity. ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

Leaving the Congress, 1978-1987

He entered the Maharashtra legislative assembly for the first time in 1967 from Baramati, representing the undivided Congress Party. In 1978, Vasantdada Patil was the political mentor of Sharad Pawar. Mr. Pawar broke away from the Congress to form a coalition government with the opposition Janata party. This Progressive Democratic Front government was dismissed in February 1980, following Indira Gandhi's return to power at the Centre. In the elections that followed, the Congress party won the majority in state assembly and A.R. Antulay took over as the chief minister of the state. Sharad Pawar remained a key opposition leader in the state assembly. For the first time, he won Lok Sabha election from Baramati parliamentary constituency in 1984. He also won state assembly elections of March 1985 from Baramati and preferred to continue in state politics for a while and resigned from the Lok Sabha. In 1985 elections, his Congress (S) won 54 seats out of 288 in the state assembly and he became the leader of the opposition. Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: )( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... A Legislative Assembly in some parts of the Commonwealth refers to a legislature, or a chamber of the legislature. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Baramati is a small city in the India near Pune. ... The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Vasantdada Patil (November 13, 1917 - March 1, 1989) was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. ... The Janata Party (Peoples Party in Hindi) was an Indian political party that contested the Indian Emergency (1975-77) and became the first political party to defeat the Indian National Congress in the 1977 elections, forming the national government from 1977 to 1980. ... Indira Priyadarśinī Gāndhī (Devanāgarī: इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी, IPA: ) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and again from January 14, 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984. ...

In the Congress, 1987-1999

Third Term as Chief Minister and Union Defence Minister

Sharad Pawar returned to Congress(I) party after being out of it for over 9 years in 1987.In June 1988, Prime Minister and Congress President Rajiv Gandhi decided to induct then Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan into Union Cabinet as Finance Minister and Sharad Pawar was chosen to replace Chavan as chief minister. Sharad Pawar had the task of checking the rise of the Shiv Sena in state politics, which was a potential challenge to the dominance of Congress party in the state. In 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Congress party won 28 seats out of 48 in Maharashtra. Though the Congress party maintained a respectable tally in the state and was not routed as in some other states like Rajasthan and Gujarat, it meant a loss of 15 seats when compared with 1984. In the state assembly elections of February 1990, the alliance between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party posed a stiff challenge to the Congress. Though the Congress managed to retain power, it fell short of an absolute majority in the state assembly for the first time, winning 141 seats out 288. Sharad Pawar was sworn in as chief minister again on March 4, 1990 with the support of 12 independent MLAs. Shankarrao Bhaurao Chavan (July 14, 1920 - February 26, 2004) was an Indian politician who served two times as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1975 until 1977 and from 1986 until 1988. ... SS election symbol Shiv Sena or शिव सेना (meaning Army of Shiva, referring to Shiva) is a political party in India founded on June 19, 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who is the president of the party. ... Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Gujarāt (GujarātÄ«: , IPA: ,  ) is the most industrialized state in the Republic of India with 19. ... SS election symbol Shiv Sena or शिव सेना (meaning Army of Shiva, referring to Shiva) is a political party in India founded on June 19, 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who is the president of the party. ... The BhāratÄ«ya JanÇŽtā Party [BJP] (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ...

Sharad Pawar led the campaign for the Congress for the mid-term parliamentary elections of 1991 in Maharashtra. The Congress bettered its performance by winning 38 seats out of 48 in the state. During the course of election campaign, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. There were reports in the media that Pawar's name was being considered for the Prime Minister's post along with those of P.V. Narasimha Rao and Arjun Singh. However the Congress Parliamentary Party elected P.V. Narasimha Rao as its leader and he was sworn in as Prime Minister on June 21, 1991. Rao decided to induct Pawar as Defence Minister. On June 26,1991, Pawar took over as that portfolio, continuing till March 1993. After Pawar's successor in Maharashtra, Sudhakarrao Naik stepped down, Rao sent Pawar back as chief minister of the state. Rājiv Ratna Gāndhī (Devanāgarī: राजीव रत्न गान्धी, IPA: ) (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 9th Prime Minister of India (and the 3rd from the Gandhi family) from his mothers death on 31 October 1984 until his resignation on December... Thenmuli Rajaratnam was the assassin who killed Rajiv Gandhi, herself, and 16 others in a suicide bombing on May 21, 1991, in the Indian town of Sriperumbudur, near Madras. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the government of India. ... Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (June 28, 1921 - December 23, 2004) was the ninth Prime Minister of the Republic of India. ... Arjun Singh, (Hindi: born November 5, 1930, Madhya Pradesh) is a veteran Congress (I) politician. ... The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (June 28, 1921 - December 23, 2004) was the ninth Prime Minister of the Republic of India. ... Department of Defence redirects here. ...

Fourth Term as Chief Minister

He was sworn in as chief minister for his fourth and most controversial term on March 6, 1993. Almost immediately, Mumbai, the financial capital of India and the state capital of Maharashtra, was rocked with series of bomb blasts on March 12,1993.

The Deputy Commissioner of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, G.R. Khairnar made a series of accusations against Pawar for being involved in corruption and protecting the criminals. Though Khairnar could not produce any evidence in support of his claims, it inevitably affected Pawar's popularity. Notable social worker Anna Hazare started a fast unto death to demand expulsion of 12 officers of the Forest department of Government of Maharashtra, who had been accused of corruption. The opposition parties accused Pawar's government of trying to shield the corrupt officers. Further, there was a sex scandal at Jalgaon in which a number of young girls were subjected to sexual abuse, which expanded to involve local municipal corporators belonging to Congress. To make matters worse for the Congress party,there was a stampede in the march of Gowari tribespeople at Nagpur on November 23, 1994, in which 123 people died. The march had been to demand reservations in educational institutes and jobs. Allegations were made that the mishap occurred because welfare minister Madhukarrao Pichad did not meet with the delegation of the Vanjara people in time. Though Pichad stepped down owing moral responsibility for the mishap, this incident was another setback to Sharad Pawar's government. This article is actively undergoing a major edit for a short while. ... Jalgaon is a city in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, on the northern Deccan Plateau. ... Concern has been expressed that this article or section is missing information about: Detailed information on the citys localities and urban economy (See discussion page). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

The elections to the Vidhan Sabha were due to be held in 1995. The Shiv Sena and BJP combine was leading the Congress in the polls, and there was widespread rebellion in the Congress party. The Shiv Sena-BJP combine won 138 seats while Congress party retained only 80 seats in the state assembly. Sharad Pawar had to step down and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi took over as chief minister on March 14, 1995. Vidhan Sabha, the name of the state-level legislature assemblies in India. ... Manohar Joshi, affectionately known as Joshi Sir (born December 2, 1937) is an Indian politician. ...

Leader of the Opposition, Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha

Till the Lok Sabha elections of 1996, Sharad Pawar served as the Leader of the Opposition in State Legislative Council. In the 1996 General elections, he won from the Baramati seat and has not returned to the State Assembly since. The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... Baramati is a small city in the India near Pune. ...

In June 1997,he unsuccessfully challenged Sitaram Kesri for the post of Congress President. In the mid-term parliamentary elections of 1998, Sharad Pawar not only won from his constituency, Baramati but also led the Congress to an emphatic win in Maharashtra. His move to align with the Republican Party of India and Samajwadi Party for the elections in the state brought rich dividents and the Congress party and allies won 37 seats out of 48 in the state. Sharad Pawar served as Leader of Opposition in 12th Lok Sabha. Sitaram Kesri, was born at Danapur, Patna on November 1919. ... The President of the All India Congress Committee, and therefore of the Congress Party as a whole, is known as the Congress President. ... The Republican Party may refer to: Categories: | ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories...

The Nationalist Congress Party, 1999 onwards

After 12th Lok Sabha was dissolved and elections to 13th Lok Sabha were due, Pawar, P.A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar demanded that the Congress Party needed to project someone born in India as the Prime Ministerial candidate and not the Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, who had entered party politics and replaced Kesri as Congress President. Categories: 1949 births | Indian politicians | People stubs ... Tariq Anwar (born January 16, 1951 is the general secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party of India. ... Sonia Gandhi (Hindi: , IPA: ),leader of the Congress Party of India, born Edvige Antonia Albina Maino on December 9, 1946, is an Italian-born Indian politician, the President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. ... The President of the All India Congress Committee, and therefore of the Congress Party as a whole, is known as the Congress President. ...

In June 1999, Pawar and Sangma founded the Nationalist Congress Party. His party had to align with the Congress party to form a coalition government in Maharashtra as neither party could win an absolute majority on its own in the 1999 assembly elections. Pawar, however, did not return to state politics, and Vilasrao Deshmukh of the Congress was chosen as Chief Minister, with Chaggan Bhujbal representing the NCP as his deputy. The alliance has endured at the national and state level to this day. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is an Indian political party. ... Vilasrao Dadoji Deshmukh (born May 25, 1945) is an Indian politician from the Marathwada region of the state of Maharashtra. ... Chhagan Bhujbal is the Public Works Minister of Maharashtra, India. ...

After 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he joined the United Progressive Alliance government headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh as the Minister for Agriculture and Food. United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ... Manmohan Siá¹…gh Kohli (Punjabi: , Hindi: , translation: Charming Lion) is the 14th and current Prime Minister of India, considered to be the architect of modern India because of the economic liberalisation he started in 1991 when he was Finance Minister. ... The Minister for Agriculture and Food is a union cabinet position in the Indian government, responsible for agricultural and food related policy. ...

On November 29, 2005, he was elected President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He is known for his excellent administrative skills. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the apex governing body for cricket in India and lays down its law. ...

In October 2006, the prime accused in the stamp paper scam, Abdul Karim Telgi, named Sharad Pawar as one of the politicians involved. This was revealed in a leaked video-tape of Telgi's narco-anlysis test - now in the possesion of the media - conducted in 2003,before the CBI took over the probe in 2004. In this tape, he named Sharad Pawar and Chaggan Bhujbal but did not specify the nature of their involvement. Abdul Karim Telgi is an alleged scamster from India. ... Chhagan Bhujbal is the Public Works Minister of Maharashtra, India. ...

External links

• Rediff.com article on Sharad Pawar (dated April 2004)
• Photos of Sharad Pawar
• Biography on sharadpawar.com

Further reading

• P. K. Ravindranath (February 1, 1992) Sharad Pawar- the making of a modern maratha South Asia Books. ISBN 81-85674-46-9