Rama Pilot

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rama Pilot
| image =
| constituency_MP1 = [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]]
| parliament1 = Indian
| predecessor1 = [[Rajesh Pilot]]
| successor1 = [[Sachin Pilot]]
| term_start1 = 2001
| term_end1 = 2004
| office2 = Member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] for [[Hindoli (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)]]
| predecessor2 = Shantikumar Dhariwal
| successor2 = Hari Mohan
| term_start2 = 1998
| term_end2 = 2001
| predecessor3 = Ganesh Lal
| successor3 = Shantikumar Dhariwal
| term_start3 = 1990
| term_end3 = 1993
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh|Shakalpura]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| children = 2, including [[Sachin Pilot|Sachin]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| alma_mater =
| spouse = [[Rajesh Pilot]]
| profession =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| sibling =
| website =
}}

'''Rama Pilot''' (born 12 February 1948) is an [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) politician from the state of Rajasthan. She represented [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]] in the [[13th Lok Sabha]]. She has also represented [[Hindoli]] in the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bora|first1=Kamla|title=Rama Pilot may be Congress nominee in Dausa|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/sep/04rajas1.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=4 November 2017|date=4 September 2000}}</ref>

==Early life==
Rama was born on 12 February 1948 in Shakalpura, [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh]] to Choudhry Nain Singh and his wife Harchandi Devi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Ashok-Gehlot-unveils-Rajesh-Pilots-statue-near-Dausa/articleshow/14039139.cms |title=Ashok Gehlot unveils Rajesh Pilot's statue near Dausa |date=12 June 2012 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She did her MA from [[Shyam Lal College]], New Delhi where she served as General Secretary of the student's union, and LLB from [[Meerut University]].<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile: Pilot, Smt. Rama|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=559&lastls=13|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=4 November 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Rama Pilot won the 1998 Rajasthan Assembly election from Hindoli by a margin of 15,530 against Pokhar Lal Saini of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-RAJ98.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=4 November 2017|page=121}}</ref>
Her husband Rajesh Pilot was a member of Lok Sabha. After his death in a car accident in 2000, a by-election was necessitated and the INC fielded Rama as a candidate. Out of the total 6,69,984 valid votes cast, Pilot received 3,49,439 (52.16%). BJP's candidate R. K. Sharma came second with 2,84,175 (42.41%).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bye-Election - September, 2000: Election to Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan: Constituency 7 Dausa|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/ByeSep2000/bye-RJ-dausa_PC.htm|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=4 November 2017}}</ref> As an MP, she served on the Committee on Agriculture and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development.<ref name="LS" />

She contested against [[Vasundhara Raje]] for [[Jhalrapatan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhalrapatan]] but lost.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=DK|title=Rama Pilot to contest against Vasundhara Raje|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/rama-pilot-to-contest-against-vasundhara-raje/story-sJ72TsdHN655zwslnsgFmN.html|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=15 November 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 118-Jhalrapatan Constituency of Rajasthan|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/electionanalysis/AE/S20/partycomp118.htm|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=4 November 2017}}</ref> During the [[2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] she polled 45,385 votes (36.92%) against Raje's 72,760 (59.20%).<ref>{{cite web|title=Provisional Key Highlights of the General Election 2003, to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_Nov_2003/StatisticalReports_RAJ_Nov2003.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=4 November 2017|page=20}}</ref> After the completion of her term, INC fielded her son [[Sachin Pilot]] for the [[14th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dhar|first1=Aarti|title=Sachin Pilot, Congress candidate from Dausa, Rajasthan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/03/25/stories/2004032501331300.htm|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 March 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rama married [[Rajesh Pilot]] on 12 March 1974 with whom she had one son and one daughter. Rajesh met with a car accident on 11 June 2000 at Bhandana. He was rushed to the nearby Sawai Man Singh Hospital where he succumbed to injuries.<ref name="TH">{{cite news|title=Rajesh Pilot killed in road accident|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/06/12/stories/01120002.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018170157/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/06/12/stories/01120002.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2015|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 June 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rajesh Pilot dies in road accident|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000612/main2.htm|accessdate=4 November 2017|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=12 June 2012}}</ref> She wrote a [[Hindi language]] biography of her husband titled ''Rajesh Pilot: A Biography''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajesh Pilot: A Biography (Hindi) 9789351940869 By Rama Pilot|url=http://www.universalbooksellers.in/hindi-urdu-books/rajesh-pilot-a-biography-hindi-9789351940869-by-rama-pilot.html|publisher=Universal Book Sellers|accessdate=4 November 2017}}</ref>

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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]
[[Category:13th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:People from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Dausa district]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Rajasthani politicians]]

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