<p>NCP supremo Sharad Pawar was elected the President of the Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya (MMGS), one of the biggest libraries in the financial capital of India. </p>.<p>Founded in 1898, the 123-year-old library located in Naigaon off the Dadar area of Mumbai, has lakhs of books which include several rare ones. </p>.<p>In the elections held on Sunday, Pawar, the octogenarian-politician defeated Dhananjay Shinde, who is the Maharashtra general secretary of AAP.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/congrats-pawars-dig-at-fadnavis-over-his-i-still-feel-like-cm-remark-1040384.html" target="_blank">Congrats: Pawar's dig at Fadnavis over his 'I still feel like CM' remark</a></strong></p>.<p>Of the 34 members eligible to vote, 31 turned up for voting.</p>.<p>Pawar got 29 votes while Shinde could muster just two votes. The Pawar-panel swept the polls.</p>.<p>Veteran RTI activist Anil Galgali, who is life member of the MMGS, expressed hope that the new office bearers would work responsibly and bring glory to the museum.</p>.<p>Over the last few months, there has been a demand for allowing all 6,000-odd members to vote instead of just 34 eligible voters.</p>
<p>NCP supremo Sharad Pawar was elected the President of the Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya (MMGS), one of the biggest libraries in the financial capital of India. </p>.<p>Founded in 1898, the 123-year-old library located in Naigaon off the Dadar area of Mumbai, has lakhs of books which include several rare ones. </p>.<p>In the elections held on Sunday, Pawar, the octogenarian-politician defeated Dhananjay Shinde, who is the Maharashtra general secretary of AAP.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/congrats-pawars-dig-at-fadnavis-over-his-i-still-feel-like-cm-remark-1040384.html" target="_blank">Congrats: Pawar's dig at Fadnavis over his 'I still feel like CM' remark</a></strong></p>.<p>Of the 34 members eligible to vote, 31 turned up for voting.</p>.<p>Pawar got 29 votes while Shinde could muster just two votes. The Pawar-panel swept the polls.</p>.<p>Veteran RTI activist Anil Galgali, who is life member of the MMGS, expressed hope that the new office bearers would work responsibly and bring glory to the museum.</p>.<p>Over the last few months, there has been a demand for allowing all 6,000-odd members to vote instead of just 34 eligible voters.</p>
