Archive · 12 Jun 2025
Ajit Pawar in Sugar Mill Polls After Decades, Faces Triangular Contest
Ajit Pawar, a high-ranking politician, is running in a sugar mill election for the first time in many years.
The election is for a board that runs a sugar mill and has become a three-way race between different political groups.
There are 90 candidates competing.
One group is raising concerns about how the mill is being run, which is why Pawar is running.
The goal is to show the community the mill will be run fairly with his influence.
Ajit Pawar is running in the Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill elections after 40 years.
Elections are for the 21-member board of directors and will be held on June 22.
The contest is triangular, including Ajit Pawar's party and two other panels.
A total of 90 candidates are in the fray after withdrawals.
The opposing panel alleges mismanagement, prompting Pawar's direct involvement.
- Who
- Ajit Pawar and various panels, including Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP).
- What
- Elections for the Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill board of directors.
- When
- Elections will be held on June 22.
- Where
- Pune’s Baramati, at Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill.
- Why
- Ajit Pawar decided to enter the poll to give confidence to stakeholders.
Ajit Pawar's Panel
Sharad Pawar's Panel
Mill Functioning
Ajit Pawar's Panel
Focus on transparency and speedy decision making with his presence in the board.
Sharad Pawar's Panel
Allegations of mismanagement, and the need for fair pricing for cultivators.
- Election Type
- Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill Board of Directors
- Number of Candidates
- 90
- Voter Groups
- Sugarcane cultivators (Group A) and cooperative body members (Group B)
- Last time Ajit Pawar contested
- 1984
- Panels in the fray
- Nilkantheshwar Panel, Sahakar Bachav, Baliraja Sahakar Bachav