Sachin Pilot
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Sachin Pilot is an Indian member of Parliament. He represents the Ajmer
constituency of Rajasthan
and is a member of the Indian National Congress
. He is presently the Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
, Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of the deceased Congress(I) leader, Shri. Rajesh Pilot
, New Delhi
B.A. (Hons). St. Stephens College, University of Delhi
M.B.A. Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania
, Philadelphia, USA. Graduated in 2002
13 May 2004. Sachin Pilot was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha
(Lower House) seat from the Dausa Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan, with a margin of 120,000 votes.
16 May 2009. Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha
from the Ajmer
Constituency. He had to shift his constituency due to delimitation.
He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party
's Kiran Maheshwari
by a margin of 76,000 votes, with the Jat support (major community in Ajmer.
At the age of 26, he became the youngest Member of Parliament in the country.
Mr. Pilot is:
Member of the Indian Parliament's Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Technology. (A portfolio held by the late Rajesh Pilot
, who held independent charge in P. V. Narasimha Rao
government.
, of the National Conference and ex-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir) in Delhi
. Currently Sachin Pilot and Sarah Pilot live in Ghaziabad.
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
constituency of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
and is a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. He is presently the Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Early life
Sachin Pilot was born in SaharanpurSaharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
, Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of the deceased Congress(I) leader, Shri. Rajesh Pilot
Rajesh Pilot
Rajesh Pilot was an Indian politician and a minister in the Government of India. He belonged to the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha....
Education
Higher Secondary. Air Force Bal Bharati SchoolAir Force Bal Bharati School
Air Force Bal Bharati School established 1955, is a senior secondary school situated on Lodi Road, New Delhi, India, and run by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society...
, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
B.A. (Hons). St. Stephens College, University of Delhi
M.B.A. Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, Philadelphia, USA. Graduated in 2002
Political career
10 February 2002. Sachin Pilot was inducted into the Congress(I) party.13 May 2004. Sachin Pilot was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
(Lower House) seat from the Dausa Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan, with a margin of 120,000 votes.
16 May 2009. Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...
from the Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
Constituency. He had to shift his constituency due to delimitation.
He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
's Kiran Maheshwari
Kiran Maheshwari
Kiran Maheshwari is former member of 14th Lok Sabha. She was elected from Udaipur constituency in Rajasthan as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. But she lost next Lok Sabha election from Ajmer against Sachin Pilot. She then successfully contested assembly election from Rajasamand....
by a margin of 76,000 votes, with the Jat support (major community in Ajmer.
At the age of 26, he became the youngest Member of Parliament in the country.
Mr. Pilot is:
Member of the Indian Parliament's Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Technology. (A portfolio held by the late Rajesh Pilot
Rajesh Pilot
Rajesh Pilot was an Indian politician and a minister in the Government of India. He belonged to the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha....
, who held independent charge in P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Pamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
government.
Personal life
15 January 2004. Sachin Pilot married Sarah Abdullah (daughter of Farooq AbdullahFarooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah , born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir, India), is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin...
, of the National Conference and ex-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir) in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. Currently Sachin Pilot and Sarah Pilot live in Ghaziabad.