Electoral history of Ajit Pawar

The electoral history of Ajit Pawar (1959–2026) is a record of his career in Indian politics. Representing the Baramati Assembly constituency for over three decades, Pawar never lost an Assembly election from 1991 until his death in 2026. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra a record six times.

Summary

Year Election House Constituency Result Party Ref.
1991 General Lok Sabha Baramati Won Indian National Congress [1]
1991 By-poll Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Baramati Won Indian National Congress [2]
1995 General Won [3]
1999 General Won Nationalist Congress Party [4]
2004 General Won [5]
2009 General Won [6]
2014 General Won [7]
2019 General Won [8]
2024 General Won [9]

Assembly election results

2024

In a historic family battle following the split of the NCP, Ajit Pawar defeated his grandnephew Yugendra Pawar by a margin of over 1 lakh votes.[10]

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Ajit Pawar 1,81,132 66.32
NCP-SP Yugendra Pawar 80,233 29.38
Majority 1,00,899 36.94 {{{change}}}
NCP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2019

Pawar won with the highest margin in the state, securing over 83% of the total votes.[11]

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Ajit Pawar 1,95,641 83.80
BJP Gopichand Padalkar 30,376 13.01
Majority 1,65,265 70.79 {{{change}}}
NCP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Ajit Pawar 1,50,588 66.00
BJP Prabhakar Gawade 60,797 26.60
Majority 89,791 39.30 {{{change}}}
NCP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Ajit Pawar 1,28,544 67.80
Independent Ranjankumar Taware 25,747 13.58
Majority 1,02,797 54.22 {{{change}}}
NCP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Ajit Pawar 92,611 64.12
SS Popatrao Tupe 26,454 18.31
Majority 66,157 45.81 {{{change}}}
NCP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Ajit Pawar 78,300 61.22
Independent Chandrarao Taware 27,934 21.84
Majority 50,366 39.38 {{{change}}}
NCP hold Swing {{{swing}}}

1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajit Pawar 1,04,801 74.30
Independent Ratanrao Kakade 27,466 19.47
Majority 77,335 54.83 {{{change}}}
INC hold Swing {{{swing}}}

1991 (By-election)

After vacating the Lok Sabha seat for Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar contested the Baramati Assembly by-poll and won with a massive 90% vote share.[12]

1991 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajit Pawar 96,032 90.43
BJP K.H. Khanderao 9,117 8.59
Majority 86,915 81.84 {{{change}}}
INC hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Lok Sabha election results

1991

Ajit Pawar's first electoral win was in the 1991 General Elections, where he defeated the BJP candidate by a then-record margin.[13]

1991 Indian general election: Baramati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajit Pawar 4,37,293 73.90
BJP Pratibha Lokhande 1,01,030 17.10
Majority 3,36,263 56.80 {{{change}}}
INC hold Swing {{{swing}}}

References

  1. ^ "PC: Baramati 1991". IndiaVotes.
  2. ^ "Baramati Assembly constituency - Wikipedia". Wikipedia.
  3. ^ "Ajit Ananthrao Pawar (2009)". MyNeta.
  4. ^ "AC: Baramati 1999". IndiaVotes.
  5. ^ "Affidavit Information of Candidate: Ajit Pawar (2024)". MyNeta.
  6. ^ "AC: Baramati 2009". IndiaVotes.
  7. ^ "AC: Baramati 2014". IndiaVotes.
  8. ^ "Ajit Pawar Wins Baramati With Over 1.65 Lakh Vote Margin". NDTV. 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Baramati's bitter irony: Ajit Pawar witnesses his death". Times of India. 28 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Baramati Election Results 2024". Times of India. 28 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Ajit Pawar Wins Baramati With Record Margin". NDTV. 24 October 2019.
  12. ^ "AC Bye Election: Baramati 1991". IndiaVotes.
  13. ^ "PC: Baramati 1991". IndiaVotes.
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