Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | The youngest and oldest chief ministers to hold office in the state

Maharashtra is set to vote on November 20, with results on November 23.

The state of Maharashtra is geared up to undergo assembly elections this week.

The citizens will vote on November 20 between the massive alliances of the ruling Maha Yuti, consisting of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, made up by Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP).

The results will be declared on November 23, alongside that of the Jharkhand assembly elections.

The current Chief Minister is Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde, who took office on June 30, 2022, at the age of 58.

Lets take a look at the youngest and oldest chief ministers of Maharashtra.

Youngest CM of Maharashtra - Sharad Pawar

Former maharashtra CM and NCP Chief Sharad Pawar.

On July 18 1978, Sharadchandra Pawar, then aged 37 years, took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra under the coalition of Congress (U) and Janata party. He has since held the record as the youngest Chief Minister of the state.

He ruled till 1980, and then went on to further rule the state twice, from 1988 to 1991 and from 1993 to 1995.

Currently, the veteran politician, under the banner of NCP (SP), is fighting the polls as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi.

Oldest CM of Maharashtra - Prithviraj Chavan

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan.

Taking the oath of office and secrecy (on November 11, 20210), at the age of 64, Prithviraj Dajisaheb Chavan became the oldest Chief Minster of Maharashtra.

The veteran succeeded Ashok Chavan as chief minister under Congress' rule, after the latter's involvement in the Adarsh Housing Society scam forced him to resign.

He served as CM till 2014. The Congress veteran is currently an MLA as part of the opposition in Maharashtra, and is still a major leader in the state's wing of the national party.

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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