Sachin Pilot
Captain Sachin Pilot (born 7 September 1977) is an Indian politician. Earlier he served as the MoS (Independent charge) Corporate Affairs & MoS Communication & IT, Government of India, Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan and also President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. As Member of the Congress party, he has represented the Tonk assembly seat in Rajasthan since 2018. Pilot became the youngest citizen of India to become Member of Parliament, at the age of 26.
Sachin Pilot | |
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Pilot at an event, 2010 | |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh Mehta |
| Constituency | Tonk |
| AICC General Secretary 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 |
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| 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 |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 29 October 2012 – 24 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Minister of State, Ministry of 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 |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rama Pilot |
| Succeeded by | Kirodi Lal Meena |
| Constituency | 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) | 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 |
Pilot 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. He served as the Minister of Corporate Affairs in the UPA-2 government tenure (2012–2014).
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.
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. He was employed with the Delhi Bureau of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and then with American multinational corporation General Motors for two years.