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{{short description|Union State Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Bharati Pawar
| image = Bharati_Pawar.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|9|13}}
| birth_place = Narul-Kalwan, [[Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]]
| residence =
| office = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| predecessor = [[Ashwini Kumar Choubey]]
| minister = [[Mansukh L. Mandaviya]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Harishchandra Chavan]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Dindori (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindori]]
| term_start1 = May 2019
| office3 =
| term_start3 =
| president3 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|otherparty = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Pune University]]
| education = M.B.B.S.
|relations = [[Arjun Tulshiram Pawar|A.T.Pawar]] (father in-law)
| spouse = Pravin Arjun Pawar
| footnotes =
|source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5201
}}
'''Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar''' is an Indian politician currently serving as the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare of India]] from 7 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-meet-some-of-the-faces-from-pm-modis-new-team/articleshow/84203141.cms | title=Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=8 July 2021 | accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref> She was elected to the 17th [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Dindori (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindori]], Loksabha Constituency [[Maharashtra]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] .

She has been awarded as Best Women Parliamentarian in December 2019 - by [[Lokmat|Lokmat Media Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-10|title=Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2019: Winners|url=https://english.lokmat.com/national/lokmat-parliamentary-awards-2019-winners/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Lokmat English|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Is Dr Bharati Pawar? Female Leaders In Modi's Cabinet|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/who-is-dr-bharati-pawar-modi-cabinet-expansion-2021/|access-date=2021-07-08|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bharti Pawar was born on 13 September 1978 in Narul-Kalwan, [[Adivasi]] region of [[Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=भारती पवारांमुळे नाशिकला पहिल्यांदाच दिल्लीत मानाचे पान!|url=https://www.sarkarnama.in/top-news-mobile-mahila-nashik/dr-bharti-pawar-will-be-first-centre-minister-nashik-nashik-politics|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.sarkarnama.in|language=mr}}</ref><ref name="profile" /> She is married to Pravin Pawar.

She is the daughter in law of former minister [[Arjun Tulshiram Pawar]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-girish-mahajan-proves-mettle-in-north-maharashtra-2753088 | title=Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Girish Mahajan proves mettle in North Maharashtra| publisher=DNA News| date=24 May 2019 | accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ls-polls-ncps-bharati-pawar-congress-pravin-chheda-join-bjp/articleshow/68522348.cms | title=LS polls: NCP's Bharati Pawar, Congress' Pravin Chheda join BJP | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=22 March 2019 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/dynasty-dominates-in-candidate-selection-as-all-parties-nominate-kins/articleshow/69064588.cms | title=Dynasty dominates in candidate selection as all parties nominate kins | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=27 April 2019 | accessdate=7 July 2021 | author=Shrutika Sukhi & Nishikant Karlikar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uniindia.com/dr-bharati-pawar-becomes-1st-union-minister-from-nashik/west/news/2443133.html | title=Dr Bharati Pawar becomes 1st Union minister from Nashik | publisher=[[United News of India]] | date=8 July 2021 | accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
Pawar earned [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] in 2002<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=राजकीय हुशारीने पवारांनी काबीज केली दिल्ली; जाणून घ्या! डॉ. भारती पवार ते मंत्री पवार होण्याचा प्रवास|url=https://www.timesnowmarathi.com/maharashtra-news/nashik-news/article/know-the-journey-of-dr-bharati-pawar-to-minister-pawar-pawar-reach-delhi-on-politics-knowledge-and-talent/353731|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.timesnowmarathi.com|language=mr}}</ref> from N.D.M.V.P's Medical College, Nashik.<ref name="profile">{{Cite web|title=Members Profile|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5201|url-status=live|website=Parliament of India}}</ref>

==Political career==
Bharti started her career as a Member of [[District council (India)|Zilla Parishad]].<ref name="profile" /> She contested Lok Sabha election in 2014 as a [[Nationalist Congress Party]] candidate and was defeated by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019: BJP-Sena Alliance Triumphs Over Maharashtra|url=https://www.india.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019-india/lok-sabha-elections-results-2019-early-trends-for-hingoli-nanded-parbhani-jalna-aurangabad-dindori-nashik-seats-in-maharashtra-to-pour-in-soon-3666770/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=जिल्हा परिषद सदस्या ते केंद्रीय मंत्री! डॉ. भारती पवार यांची थक्क करणारी झेप|url=https://www.esakal.com/uttar-maharashtra/nashik/mp-bharti-pawar-journey-from-zilla-parishad-member-to-union-minister|access-date=2021-07-08|website=eSakal - Marathi Newspaper|language=mr-IN}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 11, 2017|title=8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/8-time-mla-ex-minister-a-t-pawar-passes-away/articleshow/58617223.cms|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

===Positions Held===
*Member, Zilla Parishad (2012 - 2019)
*[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|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 Council of Ministers|union minister]] from Nashik region after 59 years. She is also the first female union minister from [[Nashik]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 8, 2021|title=Nashik gets a Union minister after 59 years|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/nashik-gets-a-union-minister-after-59-yrs/articleshow/84217170.cms|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= 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|url=https://newstrack.com/country/dr-bharti-pawar-jeevan-parichay-maharashtra-nashik-mp-bharti-pawar-biography-in-hindi-state-minister-for-health-and-family-welfare-276252/|access-date=2021-07-09|language=hi}}</ref>

==Awards==
* Best Women Parliamentarian (2019) - by [[Lokmat|Lokmat Media Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-10|title=Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2019: Winners|url=https://english.lokmat.com/national/lokmat-parliamentary-awards-2019-winners/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Lokmat English|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Is Dr Bharati Pawar? Female Leaders In Modi's Cabinet|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/who-is-dr-bharati-pawar-modi-cabinet-expansion-2021/|access-date=2021-07-08|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5201 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

{{Second Modi ministry|state=collapsed}}
{{17th LS members from Maharashtra}}

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:People from Nashik district]]
[[Category:Narendra Modi ministry]]
[[Category:Health ministers of India]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra]]

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