Sunetra Pawar
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Sunetra Pawar | |
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_with_Sunetra_Ajitdada_Pawar_(right)_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_(cropped).jpg) Pawar in 2010 | |
| 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2026 | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Praful Patel |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| National President of Nationalist Congress Party | |
| Assumed office 26 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Guardian Minister of Pune District & Beed District in Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sunetra Bajirao Patil 18 October 1963 Ter, Maharashtra, India[1] |
| Party | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2; including Parth |
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| Website | https://sunetrapawar.com/ |
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Sunetra Ajit Pawar (née Patil; 18 October 1963) is an Indian politician serving as 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra alongside Eknath Shinde since 2026.[2] She is the first woman to hold the office. Sunetra also serves as the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party[3] and has previously represented Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha. She is the widow of her predecessor and husband, Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash in 2026.
Sunetra was born in Ter, Maharashtra on 18 October 1963.[4] She is the sister of Padamsinh Bajirao Patil a former senior cabinet minister and who served more than 20 years in Maharashtra government as minister and Member of Parliament representing Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha.[5][6] A member of the Pawar family, she was married to Ajit Pawar from 1985 until his death in 2026. She has two sons, Jay and Parth Pawar .[7]
