Bharati Pravin Pawar is an Indian politician. She served as the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare of India from 7 July 2021 to 11 June 2024[1] and Minister of State for Tribal Affairs from 7 December 2023 to 11 June 2024. She was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Dindori Loksabha Constituency, Maharashtra in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bharati Pawar | |
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.jpg) Pawar in 2021 | |
| Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 Serving with S. P. Singh Baghel | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| Preceded by | Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
| Minister of State for Tribal Affairs | |
| In office 7 December 2023 – 11 June 2024 Serving with Bishweswar Tudu | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Arjun Munda |
| Preceded by | Renuka Singh |
| Succeeded by | Durga Das Uikey |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 19 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Harishchandra Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Bhaskar Bhagare |
| Constituency | Dindori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1978 Narul, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Spouse | Pravin Arjun Pawar |
| Relations | A.T.Pawar (father in-law)
Harishchandra Chavan (father) Nitin Arjun Pawar (Brother in-law) |
| Education | M.B.B.S. |
| Alma mater | Pune University |
| Source: [1] | |
She has been awarded Best Woman Parliamentarian in December 2019 - by Lokmat Media Group.[2][3]
Early life
editBharti Pawar was born on 13 September 1978 in Narul-Kalwan, Adivasi region of Nashik, Maharashtra.[4][5] She is married to Pravin Pawar.
She is the daughter in law of former minister Arjun Tulshiram Pawar.[6][7][8][9]
Education
editPawar earned MBBS in 2002[10] from N.D.M.V.P's Medical College, Nashik.[5]
Political career
editBharti started her career as a Member of Zilla Parishad.[5] She contested Lok Sabha election in 2014 as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate and was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.[11] She requested candidacy again in 2019 but her request was declined by Nationalist Congress Party. She joined the BJP in 2019. She won the election after joining Bharatiya Janata Party.[12]
Her father-in-law was 8 time MLA from same region and served as minister of state for tribal welfare in the First Deshmukh ministry of Government of Maharashtra.[13]
Positions Held
edit- Member, Zilla Parishad (2012 - 2019)
- Member of Parliament, 17th Lok Sabha (2019 - incumbent)
- Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare (2019 - incumbent)
- Member, Committee on Petitions (2019 - incumbent)
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2019 - incumbent)
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (July 2021 - incumbent)
She became union minister from Nashik region after 59 years. She is also the first female union minister from Nashik.[14][15]
Awards
edit- Best Woman Parliamentarian (2019) - by Lokmat Media Group[16][3]
References
edit- ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2019: Winners". Lokmat English. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Who Is Dr Bharati Pawar? Female Leaders In Modi's Cabinet". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "भारती पवारांमुळे नाशिकला पहिल्यांदाच दिल्लीत मानाचे पान!". www.sarkarnama.in (in Marathi). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Members Profile". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Girish Mahajan proves mettle in North Maharashtra". DNA News. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "LS polls: NCP's Bharati Pawar, Congress' Pravin Chheda join BJP". The Times of India. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Shrutika Sukhi & Nishikant Karlikar (27 April 2019). "Dynasty dominates in candidate selection as all parties nominate kins". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Dr Bharati Pawar becomes 1st Union minister from Nashik". United News of India. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "राजकीय हुशारीने पवारांनी काबीज केली दिल्ली; जाणून घ्या! डॉ. भारती पवार ते मंत्री पवार होण्याचा प्रवास". www.timesnowmarathi.com (in Marathi). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019: BJP-Sena Alliance Triumphs Over Maharashtra". India News, Breaking News | India.com. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "जिल्हा परिषद सदस्या ते केंद्रीय मंत्री! डॉ. भारती पवार यांची थक्क करणारी झेप". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away". The Times of India. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Nashik gets a Union minister after 59 years". The Times of India. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Bharti Pawar Jeevan Parichay: भारती पवार ने मोदी कैबिनेट में बनाई जगह, डॉक्टर से नेत्री बनने तक का सफर, जानें यहां India - New Track" (in Hindi). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2019: Winners". Lokmat English. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.