Arjun Tulshiram Pawar

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| office = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Kalvan

| term_start1 = 1978

| term_end1 = 1985

| predecessor1 = Dongar Rama More

| successor1 = Bahiram Kashinath Narayan

| term_start2 = 1990

| term_end2 = 2014

| predecessor2 = Bahiram Kashinath Narayan

| successor2 = Gavit Jiva Pandu

| birth_date = 1 December 1938

| birth_place = Kalwan, Maharashtra

}}

Arjun Tulshiram Pawar (also known as A. T. Pawar) was an Indian politician belonging to NCP. He was the minister of state for tribal welfare in the cabinet of Vilasrao Deshmukh in the Maharashtra state government. He was elected from the Kalvan constituency seven times and once from the Surgana constituency to the Maharashtra State Assembly.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/8-time-mla-ex-minister-a-t-pawar-passes-away/articleshow/58617223.cms | title=8-time MLA, ex-minister A T Pawar passes away | work=The Times of India | date=11 May 2017 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/may/10/senior-ncp-leader-arjun-tulshiram-pawar-no-more-1603287.html | title=Senior NCP leader Arjun Tulshiram Pawar no more | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=10 May 2017 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/maharashtra/kalwan.html | title=List of Winning MLA's from Kalwan Till Date | publisher=Maps of India | accessdate=7 July 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/1972-election-results.html | title=List of Successful Candidates in Maharashtra Assembly Election in 1972 | publisher=Elections.in | accessdate=7 July 2021}}

He died in 2017 due to prolonged illness.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=10 May 2017 |title=Senior NCP leader Arjun Tulshiram Pawar no more |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/May/10/senior-ncp-leader-arjun-tulshiram-pawar-no-more-1603287.html |archivedate= |accessdate=22 December 2024 |publisher=The New Indian Express |language=en}}{{cite news |date=11 May 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 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222075143/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/8-time-mla-ex-minister-a-t-pawar-passes-away/articleshow/58617223.cms |archivedate=22 December 2024 |accessdate=22 December 2024 |publisher=The Times of India}}{{cite news |date=11 May 2017 |title=Senior NCP leader A T Pawar passes away |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/senior-ncp-leader-a-t-pawar-passes-away-4650336/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222080150/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/senior-ncp-leader-a-t-pawar-passes-away-4650336/ |archivedate=22 December 2024 |accessdate=22 December 2024 |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}}

His daughter-in-law Bharati Pawar is former Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.