Sachin Pilot | |
|---|---|
 Pilot at an event in 2010 | |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh Mehta |
| Constituency | Tonk |
| General Secretary of Indian National Congress for Chhattisgarh | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2023 | |
| President | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Preceded by | Kumari Selja |
| 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
| In office 17 December 2018 – 14 July 2020 | |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh Kalraj Mishra |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Gehlot |
| Ministry and Departments |
|
| Succeeded by | Diya Kumari Prem Chand Bairwa |
| President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 13 January 2014 – 14 July 2020 | |
| National President | Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi |
| Preceded by | C. P. Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Govind Singh Dotasra |
| Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 29 October 2012 – 24 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rasa Singh Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Sanwar Lal Jat |
| Constituency | Ajmer, Rajasthan |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rama Pilot |
| Succeeded by | Kirodi Lal Meena |
| Constituency | Dausa, Rajasthan |
| 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) | Rajesh Pilot (father) Rama Pilot (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA) I.M.T. Ghaziabad (PGDM) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 2011–present |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit |  Territorial Army |
Captain Sachin Rajesh Pilot (born 7 September 1977) is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has been serving as Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Tonk since 2018. He has previously served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Corporate Affairs and Communication and IT in the Government of India[1] under Manmohan Singh.[2][3] Additionally he served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 2018 to 2020 under Ashok Gehlot. Pilot became the youngest citizen of India to become Member of Parliament at the age of 26.[4]
Pilot was born to late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot and Rama Pilot. He was previously a member of the Indian Parliament for Ajmer in 2009 and Dausa constituencies of Rajasthan, becoming the youngest member of parliament when he was elected from the latter seat in 2004, aged 26. He was unseated from the Lok Sabha during the 2014 election from Ajmer constituency.[5] He served as the Minister of Corporate Affairs in the UPA-2 government tenure (2012–2014).[6]
He studied at Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi, and holds a B.A. from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, a diploma in marketing from I.M.T. Ghaziabad and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.[7] He was employed with the Delhi Bureau of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and then with American multinational corporation General Motors for two years.[8]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lok Sabha 2009 Winner - Ajmer (Rajasthan): Sachin Pilot". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Detailed professional background before entering politics". Elections.in.