Ajit Pawar
| Ajit Anantrao Pawar | |
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| Pawar in 2024 | |
| 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2024 | |
| Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis | 
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| Preceded by | 
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| In office 2 July 2023 – 5 December 2024 | |
| Governor | Ramesh Bais C. P. Radhakrishnan | 
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde | 
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis | 
| Succeeded by | 
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| In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray | 
| Ministry and Departments | 
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| Preceded by | Himself | 
| Succeeded by | Devendra Fadnavis | 
| In office 23 November 2019 – 26 November 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis | 
| Ministry and Departments | 
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| Preceded by | President's rule | 
| Succeeded by | Himself | 
| In office 25 October 2012 – 26 September 2014 | |
| Governor | 
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| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan | 
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Preceded by | Himself | 
| Succeeded by | President's rule | 
| In office 10 November 2010 – 25 September 2012 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan | 
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Preceded by | Chhagan Bhujbal | 
| Succeeded by | Himself | 
| 23rd Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 July 2022 – 2 July 2023 | |
| Governor | |
| Deputy | Balasaheb Thorat | 
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde | 
| Speaker of the House | 
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| Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis | 
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Awhad (acting) | 
| Leader of the House in Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 24 February 2020 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 
| Deputy | Subhash Desai | 
| Chairman | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | 
| Preceded by | 
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| Succeeded by | Devendra Fadnavis | 
| In office 11 November 2010 – 25 September 2012 | |
| Governor | K. Sankaranarayanan | 
| Chairman | Shivajirao Deshmukh | 
| Preceded by | Chhagan Bhujbal | 
| Succeeded by | R. R. Patil | 
| Cabinet Minister in Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 10 November 2010 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments | 
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| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan | 
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| In office 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments | 
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| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan | 
| In office 9 November 2004 – 1 December 2008 | |
| Governor | |
| Ministry and Departments | 
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| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Sharad Pawar | 
| Constituency | Baramati | 
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 3 May 1991 – 20 June 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Shankarrao Bajirao Patil | 
| Succeeded by | Sharad Pawar | 
| Constituency | Baramati, Maharashtra | 
| President of Nationalist Congress Party | |
| Preceded by | Sharad Pawar | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ajit Anantrao Pawar 22 July 1959 Deolali Pravara, Bombay State, India (present-day Maharashtra) | 
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party | 
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (2023–,2019) United Progressive Alliance (2004-2019,2019-2023) | 
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 | 
| Residence | |
| Occupation | Politician | 
| Website | www | 
| Nickname | Ajit Dada | 
Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [əd͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ]; born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra along with Eknath Shinde under Devendra Fadnavis since 5 December 2024. He is the longest serving Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra non-consecutively. He has served this position for 6 terms within various governments. He has worked as deputy chief minister within the cabinets of Prithviraj Chavan, Devendra Fadnavis, Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde.
He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2022 to 2023 and represented Baramati Lok Sabha constituency in 1991. He served as deputy chief minister many times.