- Party
- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (NCP-SP)
- Born
- 12 December 1940, Baramati, Maharashtra
- Education (declared)
- SSC, Maharashtra Education Society High School, Baramati (1958)
- In current post since
- 8 February 2024
- Seat
- Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar was born in Baramati in 1940. He joined the Youth Congress in 1958 and was elected to the Maharashtra assembly from Baramati in 1967.
Four terms in Mumbai
In July 1978, at 38, he became the state's youngest Chief Minister, heading a Progressive Democratic Front government that was dismissed in February 1980. He was Chief Minister again from 1988 to 1991 and from 1993 to 1995. In between he was Union Defence Minister under P. V. Narasimha Rao.
The NCP
He founded the Nationalist Congress Party in 1999 after splitting from the Congress, and was Union Agriculture Minister under Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2014. He has been in the Rajya Sabha since April 2014. After the party split in July 2023, he has led the Sharadchandra Pawar faction, of which he became president on 8 February 2024.
His latest Rajya Sabha affidavit declares no criminal cases and assets of about Rs 61 crore. His 2020 affidavit had listed a 2019 case registered by the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing, which no longer appears.
Career at a glance
- 1967Elected MLA from Baramati
- Jul 1978Chief Minister of Maharashtra at 38, until February 1980
- 1988Chief Minister again, until 1991; and from 1993 to 1995
- 1991Union Defence Minister, until 1993
- 1999Founds the Nationalist Congress Party
- 2004Union Agriculture Minister, until 2014
- Jul 2023NCP splits; he leads the Sharadchandra Pawar faction
- Feb 2024President of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar)
Cases and allegations
An allegation, FIR or chargesheet is not proof of guilt. Only a court can convict, and convictions can be overturned on appeal. Status is as last checked on 2 Nov 2026.
Declared in his 2020 affidavit, under IPC sections including 409, 420 and 120B and the Prevention of Corruption Act, with charges not framed. It does not appear in his 2026 affidavit, and we have not found a record of the outcome or his response. Source
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 0Rajya Sabha affidavit, Maharashtra, 2026 to 2032 term | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Declared criminal cases, 2020 | 1Rajya Sabha affidavit, 2020 to 2026 term; a 2019 Mumbai FIR | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 60.7 crore2026 to 2032 affidavit; liabilities of Rs 49.8 lakh | Source |
| Terms as Chief Minister of Maharashtra | 4Between 1978 and 1995 | Source |
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Sources
Photo: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.
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