Sachin Pilot
Chief Minister | Ashok Gehlot | |
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Ministry and Departments |
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Succeeded by | Dausa | |
Personal details | ||
Born | Sachin Rajesh Pilot 7 September 1977 Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Political party | Indian National Congress | |
Spouse |
Sara Abdullah
(m. 2004; div. 2023) | |
Children | 2 | |
Parent(s) | PGDM )MBA) | |
Profession | Politician | |
Military service | ||
Allegiance | India | |
Branch/service | Indian Army | |
Years of service | 2011– present | |
Rank | Captain | |
Unit | Territorial Army | |
Pilot was previously a member of the
Pilot was born to late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot and Rama Pilot. His father was a Union minister of India. His ancestral village is Vaidpura in Greater Noida (West), Uttar Pradesh.[7]
He studied at
Electoral history
Electoral History | |||||
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Election | Party | House | Constituency | Status | |
2004 | INC | Lok Sabha | Dausa
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Won | |
2009 | Ajmer
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Won | |||
2014 | Lost | ||||
2018 | INC | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | Tonk
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Won | |
2023 | INC | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | Tonk
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Won |
Career
In the
In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Kiran Maheshwari by a margin of 76,596 votes and won the seat of Ajmer.[12]
Pilot was a member of the Lok Sabha's Standing Committee on Home Affairs and member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. In 2012, he became the Minister of Corporate Affairs in the second Manmohan Singh ministry.[13]
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he was again nominated from the Ajmer constituency and was defeated by a margin of 1,71,983 votes by Bharatiya Janata Party's sitting MLA Sanwarlal Jat.[14]
In 2014, he was appointed the President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.[11]
Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Early times
In the
2020 Political crisis
On 13 July 2020, Pilot's office issued a statement saying that the government of chief minister Ashok Gehlot was in a minority.[19] An aide of Pilot's indicated that he would not be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.[20]
On 14 July 2020, the Indian National Congress sacked Pilot as the Deputy Chief Minister and Rajasthan Congress President for his revolt against the party and its leadership.[21]
After his revolt there was speculation that he would join the BJP, like his former colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia, but on 15 July 2020 he rejected the rumours and stated: "I am still a member of the Congress party".[22]
The Rajasthan Speaker,
2022 Rajasthan political crisis
Personal life
Pilot married Sara Abdullah on 15 January 2004. She is the daughter of
His father, Rajesh Pilot, was also member of parliament and was also union minister.[30][31] The 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election nomination paper filed by Pilot revealed that he is divorced from his wife.[32]
Army service
On 6 September 2012, Pilot became the first Union minister of India to be commissioned as an officer in the Territorial Army, fulfilling his desire to follow his father's footsteps to be in the armed forces. He is known as Captain Pilot for being an officer in the Territorial Army.[33] After being commissioned he said, "This has been my desire to join the army for very long as I wanted to have my links with the armed forces, like my father and grandfather. I am honoured to be part of this family."[33]
Books published
- Rajesh Pilot: In Spirit Forever, co-authored with sister Sarika Pilot.[34]
References
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers take charge - Pawan Kumar Bansal the new Railways Minister". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Congress sacks Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan deputy CM, PCC chief". The Times of India. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "The End Nears. Sachin Pilot Is Now Ex Deputy Chief Minister". NDTV.
- ^ "Who is Sachin Pilot?". The Times of India. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Rajasthan Election Result 2018 Highlights: Ashok Gehlot Named Chief Minister, Sachin Pilot Will Be Deputy CM". Moneycontrol. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Sachin Pilot". Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Sachin Pilot". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Sachin Pilot". loksabha.nic. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Lok Sabha 2009 Winner - Ajmer (Rajasthan): Sachin Pilot". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Detailed professional background before entering politics". Elections.in.
- ^ a b c "Sachin: The pilot who helped drive Cong to victory in Rajasthan". The Hindu Business Line. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "IndiaVotes.com | Lok Sabha / 2009 / Rajasthan / Ajmer". Indiavotes.com.
- ^ "SACHIN PILOT". londonspeakerbureau.com.
- ^ "Sachin Pilot loses Ajmer seat to BJP candidate". Business Standard. 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Rajasthan Elections: Sachin Pilot Wins Tonk By Over 54,000 Votes". Huffington Post. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Congress picks Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot as Deputy CM". The Economic Times. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Good evening, Rajasthan. This is your pilot Ashok Gehlot. With me is my co-pilot Sachin". India Today. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan chief minister, Sachin Pilot as deputy CM". The Times of India. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Sachin Pilot revolts, says Gehlot govt in minority; Dy CM claims support of 30 MLAs". Times of India. 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Sachin Pilot not joining BJP, says his aide amid turmoil in Rajasthan Congress". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Sachin Pilot Sacked as Deputy CM, State Congress Chief After Revolt; Ashok Gehlot Meets Governor". News18.
- ^ ""Not Joining BJP, Attempt To Malign Me Before Gandhis": Sachin Pilot". NDTV.
- ^ "Gehlot guns for disqualification, Pilot says dissent: A look at precedence". India Today.
- ^ "Rajasthan political crisis:Sachin Pilot takes Congress to court over disqualification".
- ^ "High Court asks Speaker to defer action on disqualification notices till July 21". The Hindi.
- ^ Ismat Tahseen (25 July 2010). "I don't take advantage of my surname: Sara Pilot". DNAindia.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Sachin Pilot shows assets worth Rs 4.5 crore". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "A Football match by Cequin". photogallery.IndiaTimes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Sarah Abdullah and Sachin Pilot .(2008-11-06). Retrieved on 5 April 2012.
- ^ "As A Boy, He Delivered Milk To A Bungalow. As A Minister, Rajesh Pilot Lived There". NDTV.
- ^ "Kharge, Sachin Pilot pay tribute to former Union Minister Rajesh Pilot on his birth anniversary". ANI news.
- ^ "हलफनामे में सचिन पायलट ने खुद को बताया 'Divorced', 64.3 लाख रुपए की है आय". Zee News (in Hindi). 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Sachin Pilot commissioned as Territorial Army officer". DNAIndia.com. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Pilot takes off". The Times of India. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External links
- [1] profile on Lok Sabha site
- Sachin Pilot on Facebook
- Sachin Pilot on Instagram
- Sachin Pilot on Twitter
- sachin pilot election 2023 on GKduniya.in