In the last 52 years, only two people have sat on the MLA's chair from the Baramati seat in Maharashtra and both of them are from the Pawar family, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar. So far, both have become MLAs from this seat 6 times. Both won from Congress 8 times and from NCP 4 times.
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Sharad Pawar fought and won from Congress continuously from 1967 to 1990. Later, as his successor, Ajit Pawar also won the election by contesting the Congress twice, then Sharad Pawar broke away from Congress and formed NCP. Since then, Ajit Pawar had won 4 times from NCP. None of the Shiv Sena or BJP had ever won here. And this time he won this seat for the 7th time in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
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Who is Ajit Pawar?
Ajit Pawar was born on July 22, 1959, in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra at his grandparents' house. He is the son of NCP President Sharad Pawar's elder brother Anantrao Pawar. His father worked in V Shantaram's Rajkamal Studio. He came into politics following his uncle's footsteps.
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In politics, Ajit moved from a politician to become the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is popular among his fans and public as Dada (elder brother). He did his primary education from Deoli Pravar and he did his secondary education from Maharashtra Education Board. He studied only up to secondary school level.
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