Pawar (also spelled as Pavar and Puar) is an Indian surname found among Koli, Maratha or Mahar castes in Maharashtra. Maratha Pawar claim descent from the Parmar clan of Rajput's. In the north region of Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, the surname also found among Rajput, Jatt and Gurjara caste's. Pawar is also a clan among the Maratha & Chhetri clan of Nepal. People with the surname (Paur/Pawar) include: Ajit Pawar (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of Sharad Pawar Ameya Pawar (born 1980), American politician and City of Chicago Alderman Anand Pawar, Indian badminton player Anjali Pawar, Indian social worker Bharati Pawar, Indian politician Dagdu Maruti Pawar, Indian Dalit author Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar, present Maharaja of Dhar State Krishnaji Rao III Puar, Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian politician Kuldeep Pawar, One of most popular Indian actor in the Marathi-language film industry Lalita Pawar (1916-1998), Popular Hindi TV & Marathi actress Narayan Rao Pawar (1925-2010), Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj who plotted to kill the last Nizam of Hyderabad Rajendra Singh Pawar, Indian businessman, chairman of NIIT Rajesh Pawar (born 1979), Indian cricketer Sharad Pawar (born 1940), Indian politician Tukoji Rao IV Puar, Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party Tukoji Rao III Puar, Maharaja of Dewas Senior Urmila Pawar (born 1945), Indian Marathi-language writer Uttamsingh Pawar, Indian politician Vikram Singh Rao II Puar, present Maharaja of Dewas Senior See also Parmar Panwar Panwar, an Indian clan References Indian surnames Koli people Koli clans