Ajit Pawar

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Ajit Pawar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra and the nephew of the veteran politician, Sharad Pawar.Ajit Pawar was born into a powerful political family at his grandfathers place in Deolali Pravara.While he was pursuing his primary schooling, at Deolali Pravara, his uncle, Sharad Pawar had become a renowned political figure in the ruling Congress party in Maharashtra.After his schooling in Deolali, he was sent to Bombay (now, Mumbai) to pursue his graduation; however, after the demise of his father, he left college and started looking after his family.Ajit Pawar entered into active politics in 1982 when he was elected to the board of a cooperative sugar factory in Pune.In 1991, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Baramati constituency for the first time; however, when his uncle, Sharad Pawar, became the Defence Minister in P. V. Narasimha Raos government, Ajit Pawar vacated his Lok Sabha seat in favour of Sharad Pawar.In the same year, he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Baramati for the first time and went on to be re-elected from the same constituency in 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014.In his political career, so far, he has handled numerous portfolios, including agriculture, irrigation, power, and finance.Ajit Pawar is popularly known as Dada (elder brother) by his followers and close ones; mostly among the NCP youth wing. A Hoarding of Ajit Pawar.He is so popular among his followers that they often recite the choruses of Ekach Dada Ajit Dada..