What is Ameya Pawar?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Ameya Pawar |image = Alderman Pawar Speaking at the Dedication of Honorary Lee Sandlin Way cropped.png |office = Member of the [[Chicago City Council]]<br>from the 47th ward |term_start = May 16, 2011 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Eugene Schulter]] |successor = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|22}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[Missouri Valley College]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Illinois Institute of Technology]]<br>{{small|([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])}}<br>[[University of Chicago]] {{small|([[Master of Science|MS]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])}} }} '''Ameya Pawar''' (born April 22, 1980) is an American politician. He is the [[alderman]] for the 47th Ward of the [[City of Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = City of Chicago :: Ward 47|url = https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/about/wards/47.html|website = City of Chicago|access-date = 2017-01-03}}</ref> He was first elected in the 2011 municipal elections, and was elected to a second term on February 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wetli|first1=Patty|title=Ameya Pawar Wins 47th Ward Election with 83 Percent of Vote|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150224/north-center/ameya-pawar-wins-47th-ward-election-with-83-percent-of-vote|access-date=24 March 2017|agency=DNAinfo Chicago|date=24 February 2015|archive-date=25 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112723/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150224/north-center/ameya-pawar-wins-47th-ward-election-with-83-percent-of-vote|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pawar's 2015 re-election was secured with over 82% of the vote, the largest margin<ref>{{cite web|title=February 24, 2015 Election Proclamation of Results|url=http://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2015-02-24.pdf|website=ChicagoElections.com|publisher=Chicago Board of Election Commissioners|access-date=24 March 2017}}<