Sachin Pilot - Revision history

CleanupBot: Robot: Replacing encoded entity with character

2026-03-22T03:57:39Z

Robot: Replacing encoded entity with character

Show changes

Samrick21: Content refined and expanded

2026-03-06T05:51:21Z

Content refined and expanded

Show changes

CleanupBot II: Removed empty portal template using script

2023-08-14T13:36:01Z

Removed empty portal template using script

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:06, 14 August 2023
Line 158:		Line 158:

	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Portal\|Biography\|Politics\|India~~
	}}
	* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4058&lastls=15] profile on [[Lok Sabha]] site		* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4058&lastls=15] profile on [[Lok Sabha]] site
	* {{Facebook\|SachinPilot\|Sachin Pilot}}		* {{Facebook\|SachinPilot\|Sachin Pilot}}

49.36.233.185: /* Army service */

2022-01-11T14:59:18Z

Army service

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:29, 11 January 2022
Line 4:		Line 4:
	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = Sachin Pilot		\| name = Sachin Pilot
	~~\| honorific-prefix =~~
	\| image = Sachin Pilot at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg		\| image = Sachin Pilot at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg
	\| imagesize = 250px		\| imagesize = 250px
Line 10:		Line 9:
	\| birth_name = Sachin Rajesh Pilot		\| birth_name = Sachin Rajesh Pilot
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1977\|9\|7\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1977\|9\|7\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India		\| birth_place = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
	\| office = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly\|Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]		\| office = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly\|Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
	\| term_start = 17 December 2018		\| term_start = 17 December 2018
	\| term_end =		\| term_end =
	\| predecessor = [[Ajit Singh Mehta]]		\| predecessor = [[Ajit Singh Mehta]]
	~~\| successor =~~
	\| constituency = [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)\|Tonk]]		\| constituency = [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)\|Tonk]]
	\| office1 = 5th [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Rajasthan\|Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan]]		\| office1 = 5th [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Rajasthan\|Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan]]
Line 23:		Line 21:
	\| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan\|Chief Minister]]		\| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan\|Chief Minister]]
	\| 1namedata1 = [[Ashok Gehlot]]		\| 1namedata1 = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
	\| ~~predecessor1~~ = ~~[[Kamla Beniwal]] {{small\|(2003)}}~~		\| minister1 = Public Works Department.
			Rural Development & Panchayati Raj.
			Science & Technology.
			Statistic
	\| office2 = President of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]]		\| office2 = President of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]]
	\| term_start2 = 13 January 2014		\| term_start2 = 13 January 2014
Line 60:		Line 61:
	\| relatives = {{unbulleted list\|[[Farooq Abdullah]] {{small\|(father-in-law)}}\|[[Omar Abdullah]] {{small\|(brother-in-law)}}}}		\| relatives = {{unbulleted list\|[[Farooq Abdullah]] {{small\|(father-in-law)}}\|[[Omar Abdullah]] {{small\|(brother-in-law)}}}}
	\| profession =		\| profession =
	\| alma_mater = ~~[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi\|St. Stephens College]],~~ [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts\|BA]])<br /> [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad\|I.M.T. Ghaziabad]] <br />([[PGDM]])<br />		\| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts\|BA]])<br /> [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad\|I.M.T. Ghaziabad]] <br />([[PGDM]])<br />
	[[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[MBA]])		[[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[MBA]])
	\| office 4 =		\| office 4 =
			\| allegiance = {{flagu\|India}}
			\| branch = {{army\|India}}
			\| serviceyears = 2011– present
			\| rank = [[File: Captain of the Indian Army.svg\|21px]] [[Captain]]
			\| unit = [[Sikh Regiment]]
	}}		}}

	~~[[Lieutenant]]~~ '''Sachin Pilot ''' (born 7 September 1977) is an Indian politician who ~~was~~ the Deputy Chief Minister of [[Rajasthan]] and also President of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name="7bBzl">{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-sacks-sachin-pilot-as-rajasthan-deputy-cm-pcc-chief/articleshow/76956728.cms \| title=Congress sacks Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan deputy CM, PCC chief \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=14 July 2020 \| access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="JIRzN">{{cite news\|url= https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajasthan-crisis-second-congress-crisis-meet-today-no-rsvp-from-sachin-pilot-10-points-2262280 \|title= The End Nears. Sachin Pilot Is Now Ex Deputy Chief Minister\|website=NDTV}}</ref> As Member of the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress party]], he has represented the [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)\|Tonk]] assembly seat in Rajasthan since 2018. Sachin became the youngest citizen of India to become [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]].<ref ~~name="90mU5"~~>{{Cite web\|date=~~2020-08-19~~\|title=~~On maiden visit to Tonk after his rebellion,~~ Pilot ~~wants Congress workers to be rewarded~~\|url=https://~~www~~.~~hindustantimes~~.com/india~~-news~~/on-~~maiden~~-~~visit-to-tonk-after-his-rebellion~~-pilot-~~wants-congress-workers-to-be-rewarded~~/~~story~~-~~3EEiGUxZ9nmEkCB8afuyaI.html~~\|access-date=~~2020~~-09-02\|website=~~Hindustan~~ Times\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Sachin Pilot ''' (born 7 September 1977) is an Indian politician who served as the MoS (Independent charge) Corporate Affairs & MoS Communication & IT, Government of India,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers take charge - Pawan Kumar Bansal the new Railways Minister\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/cabinet-reshuffle-ministers-take-charge/sachin-pilot-takes-charge-as-mos-independent-charge-for-corporate-affairs/slideshow/17006992.cms\|access-date=2021-10-06\|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> Deputy Chief Minister of [[Rajasthan]] and also President of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name="7bBzl">{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-sacks-sachin-pilot-as-rajasthan-deputy-cm-pcc-chief/articleshow/76956728.cms \| title=Congress sacks Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan deputy CM, PCC chief \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=14 July 2020 \| access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="JIRzN">{{cite news\|url= https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajasthan-crisis-second-congress-crisis-meet-today-no-rsvp-from-sachin-pilot-10-points-2262280 \|title= The End Nears. Sachin Pilot Is Now Ex Deputy Chief Minister\|website=NDTV}}</ref> As Member of the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress party]], he has represented the [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)\|Tonk]] assembly seat in Rajasthan since 2018. Sachin became the youngest citizen of India to become [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|last2=\|last3=\|first3=\|date=1 November 2018\|title=Who is Sachin Pilot? {{!}} India News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-sachin-pilot-/articleshow/66465086.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-09-20\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>

	Pilot was previously a member of the [[Lok Sabha\|Indian Parliament]] for the [[Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ajmer]] in 2009 and [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Dausa]] constituencies of Rajasthan, becoming the youngest member of parliament when he was elected from the latter seat in 2004, aged 26. He ~~lost~~ Lok Sabha election from Ajmer constituency ~~in 2014~~.<ref name="5Qqpp">{{Cite web\|title=Rajasthan Election Result 2018 Highlights: Ashok Gehlot Named Chief Minister, Sachin Pilot Will Be Deputy CM\|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/rajasthan-election-result-2018-highlights-ashok-gehlot-named-chief-minister-sachin-pilot-will-be-deputy-cm-3272111.html\|access-date=2021-07-07\|website=Moneycontrol\|language=en}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs (India)\|Minister of Corporate Affairs]] in the [[second Manmohan Singh Ministry]].		Pilot was previously a member of the [[Lok Sabha\|Indian Parliament]] for the [[Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ajmer]] in 2009 and [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)\|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.<ref name="5Qqpp">{{Cite web\|title=Rajasthan Election Result 2018 Highlights: Ashok Gehlot Named Chief Minister, Sachin Pilot Will Be Deputy CM\|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/rajasthan-election-result-2018-highlights-ashok-gehlot-named-chief-minister-sachin-pilot-will-be-deputy-cm-3272111.html\|access-date=2021-07-07\|website=Moneycontrol\|language=en}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs (India)\|Minister of Corporate Affairs]] in the [[second Manmohan Singh Ministry]].

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
Line 86:		Line 92:
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[2004 Indian general election\|2004]]		\| [[2004 Indian general election\|2004]]
	\| rowspan = "3" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress~~/meta/color~~}}"\|		\| rowspan = "3" style="background-color: {{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|
	\| rowspan = "3" \|[[Indian National Congress\|INC]]		\| rowspan = "3" \|[[Indian National Congress\|INC]]
	\| rowspan = "3" \|[[Lok Sabha]]		\| rowspan = "3" \|[[Lok Sabha]]
Line 100:		Line 106:
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election\|2018]]		\| [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election\|2018]]
	\| style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress~~/meta/color~~}}"\|		\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|
	\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]]		\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]]
	\| [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]		\| [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
Line 143:		Line 149:

	==Army service==		==Army service==
	Sachin Pilot on 6 September 2012 became the first Union minister of India to be commissioned as an officer in the [[Territorial Army (India)]], fulfilling his desire to follow his father's footsteps to be in the armed forces. He is therefore known as ~~Lieutenant~~ Pilot for being an officer in the [[Territorial Army ~~(India)]]~~.		Sachin Pilot on 6 September 2012 became the first Union minister of India to be commissioned as an officer in the [[Territorial Army (India)\|Territorial Army]], fulfilling his desire to follow his father's footsteps to be in the armed forces. He is therefore known as Captain Pilot for being an officer in the Territorial Army.<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_sachin-pilot-commissioned-as-territorial-army-officer_1737552\|title=Sachin Pilot commissioned as Territorial Army officer - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis\|date=6 September 2012\|website=DNAIndia.com\|access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> 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."<ref name="dnaindia.com" />
	<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_sachin-pilot-commissioned-as-territorial-army-officer_1737552\|title=Sachin Pilot commissioned as Territorial Army officer - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis\|date=6 September 2012\|website=DNAIndia.com\|access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> 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."<ref name="dnaindia.com" />

	==Books published==		==Books published==
Line 221:		Line 226:
	[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]]		[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]]
	[[Category:Rajasthani politicians]]		[[Category:Rajasthani politicians]]
	[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs ~~2018–~~]]		[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023]]
	[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]		[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
	[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]		[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]
Line 232:		Line 237:
	[[Category:Ministers for Corporate Affairs]]		[[Category:Ministers for Corporate Affairs]]
	[[Category:Indian Hindus]]		[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
			[[Category:People named in the Paradise Papers]]

Wandererkanishk: Wandererkanishk moved page Draft:Sachin Pilot to Sachin Pilot

2021-07-09T14:01:56Z

Wandererkanishk moved page Draft:Sachin Pilot to Sachin Pilot

← Older revision	Revision as of 19:31, 9 July 2021
(No difference)

AjmerEditor: Created page with "{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sachin Pi..."

2021-07-09T14:00:46Z

Created page with "{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sachin Pi..."

New page

{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sachin Pilot
| honorific-prefix =
| image = Sachin Pilot at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Pilot at the [[World Economic Forum]]'s India Economic Summit, 2010
| birth_name = Sachin Rajesh Pilot
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|9|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| office = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 17 December 2018
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Ajit Singh Mehta]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Tonk]]
| office1 = 5th [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Rajasthan|Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan]]
| term_start1 = 17 December 2018
| term_end1 = 14 July 2020
| governor1 = [[Kalyan Singh]] [[Kalraj Mishra]]
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Ashok Gehlot]]
| predecessor1 = [[Kamla Beniwal]] {{small|(2003)}}
| office2 = President of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start2 = 13 January 2014
| term_end2 = 14 July 2020
| 1blankname2 = National President
| 1namedata2 = [[Sonia Gandhi]] [[Rahul Gandhi]]
| predecessor2 = [[C. P. Joshi]]
| successor2 = [[Govind Singh Dotasra]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Corporate Affairs]]
| primeminister3 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start3 = 29 October 2012
| term_end3 = 24 May 2014
| predecessor3 = [[Veerappa Moily]]
| successor3 = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]
| primeminister4 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start4 = 28 May 2009
| term_end4 = 28 October 2012
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency5 = [[Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ajmer]]
| predecessor5 = [[Rasa Singh Rawat]]
| successor5 = [[Sanwar Lal Jat]]
| term_start5 = 16 May 2009
| term_end5 = 16 May 2014
| constituency6 = [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]]
| predecessor6 = [[Rama Pilot]]
| successor6 = [[Kirodi Lal Meena]]
| term_start6 = 17 May 2004
| term_end6 = 16 May 2009
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian People|Indian]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|Sara Pilot|2004}}
| parents = [[Rajesh Pilot]]
(father) [[Rama Pilot]] (mother)
| children = 2
| relatives = {{unbulleted list|[[Farooq Abdullah]] {{small|(father-in-law)}}|[[Omar Abdullah]] {{small|(brother-in-law)}}}}
| profession =
| alma_mater = [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephens College]], [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad|I.M.T. Ghaziabad]] ([[PGDM]]) 
[[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[MBA]])
| office 4 =
}}

[[Lieutenant]] '''Sachin Pilot ''' (born 7 September 1977) is an Indian politician who was the Deputy Chief Minister of [[Rajasthan]] and also President of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name="7bBzl">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-sacks-sachin-pilot-as-rajasthan-deputy-cm-pcc-chief/articleshow/76956728.cms | title=Congress sacks Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan deputy CM, PCC chief | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=14 July 2020 | access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="JIRzN">{{cite news|url= https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajasthan-crisis-second-congress-crisis-meet-today-no-rsvp-from-sachin-pilot-10-points-2262280 |title= The End Nears. Sachin Pilot Is Now Ex Deputy Chief Minister|website=NDTV}}</ref> As Member of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]], he has represented the [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Tonk]] assembly seat in Rajasthan since 2018. Sachin became the youngest citizen of India to become [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]].<ref name="90mU5">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-19|title=On maiden visit to Tonk after his rebellion, Pilot wants Congress workers to be rewarded|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/on-maiden-visit-to-tonk-after-his-rebellion-pilot-wants-congress-workers-to-be-rewarded/story-3EEiGUxZ9nmEkCB8afuyaI.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

Pilot was previously a member of the [[Lok Sabha|Indian Parliament]] for the [[Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ajmer]] in 2009 and [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]] constituencies of Rajasthan, becoming the youngest member of parliament when he was elected from the latter seat in 2004, aged 26. He lost Lok Sabha election from Ajmer constituency in 2014.<ref name="5Qqpp">{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan Election Result 2018 Highlights: Ashok Gehlot Named Chief Minister, Sachin Pilot Will Be Deputy CM|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/rajasthan-election-result-2018-highlights-ashok-gehlot-named-chief-minister-sachin-pilot-will-be-deputy-cm-3272111.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Moneycontrol|language=en}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs (India)|Minister of Corporate Affairs]] in the [[second Manmohan Singh Ministry]].

== Early life ==
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 [[Noida]] [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="76M5F">{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/sachin-pilot-appointed-rajasthan-congress-chief/20140113.html|title= Sachin Pilot - Rediff.com|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref>

He studied at [[Air Force Bal Bharati School]], New Delhi, and holds a B.A. from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephens College]], University of Delhi, a diploma in marketing from [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad|I.M.T. Ghaziabad]] and an MBA from the [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, USA.<ref name="dmD1O">{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.132/Lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4058 | title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Sachin Pilot | publisher=loksabha.nic | access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="L19J1">{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=5847 | title=Lok Sabha 2009 Winner -Ajmer (RAJASTHAN): Sachin Pilot | publisher=myneta.info | access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> He was employed with the Delhi Bureau of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and then with American multinational corporation [[General Motors]] for two years.

== Electoral history ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan = "6" | Electoral History
|-
! Election
! colspan = "2" |Party
! House
! Constituency
! Status
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| rowspan = "3" style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
| rowspan = "3" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| rowspan = "3" |[[Lok Sabha]]
| rowspan = "1" |[[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]]
| rowspan = "1" |'''{{color|green|Won}}'''
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| rowspan = "2" |[[Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ajmer]]
| rowspan = "1" |'''{{color|green|Won}}'''
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|'''{{color|red|Lost}}'''
|-
| [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
| style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Tonk]]
| '''{{color|green|Won}}'''
|}

== Career ==
[[File:The_President_of_Republic_of_Malawi,_Ngwazi_Prof._Bingu_wa_Mutharika_being_received_by_the_Minister_of_State_for_Communications_and_Information_Technology,_Shri_Sachin_Pilot,_at_Air_Force_Station,_Palam,_in_New_Delhi.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Pilot receives the [[President of Malawi]] [[Bingu wa Mutharika]] in New Delhi, {{Circa|2010}}.]]

In the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha elections]], Pilot was elected from the [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]] constituency. At the age of 26, he became the youngest MP in India.<ref name="IjnBrew" />

In the [[2009 Indian general election|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]].

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 [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Minister of Corporate Affairs]] in the [[second Manmohan Singh ministry]].

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.

In 2014, he was appointed the President of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name="IjnBrew">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/sachin-the-pilot-who-helped-drive-cong-to-victory-in-rajasthan/article25718675.ece|title=Sachin: The pilot who helped drive Cong to victory in Rajasthan|last=PTI|date=December 11, 2018|website=The Hindu Business Line|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref>

== Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan ==

=== Early times ===
In the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2018 Legislative Assembly]] elections, Pilot won from the [[Tonk (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Tonk]] seat, after defeating [[Yunus Khan (politician)|Yunus Khan]] by a margin of 54,179 votes.<ref name="jIk9L">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/12/11/rajasthan-elections-sachin-pilot-wins-tonk-by-over-54-000-votes_a_23615020/|title=Rajasthan Elections: Sachin Pilot Wins Tonk By Over 54,000 Votes|date=11 December 2018|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref> It was speculated that Pilot, who was considered instrumental in the Congress's victory in the state,<ref name="IjnBrew" /> would be given the post of chief minister.<ref name="2vWEZ">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan-assembly-elections/congress-picks-ashok-gehlot-as-rajasthan-cm-sachin-pilot-as-deputy-cm/articleshow/67060422.cms|title=Congress picks Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot as Deputy CM|date=2018-12-15|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref><ref name="D6Kko">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/ashok-gehlot-rajasthan-cm-sachin-pilot-1409472-2018-12-14|title=Good evening, Rajasthan. This is your pilot Ashok Gehlot. With me is my co-pilot Sachin |date=15 December 2018|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> On 17 December 2018, he was sworn in as [[List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan|Deputy chief Minister of Rajasthan]] under [[Ashok Gehlot]].<ref name="xZF8P">{{cite web |title=Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan chief minister, Sachin Pilot as deputy CM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ashok-gehlot-sworn-in-as-rajasthan-chief-minister-sachin-pilot-as-deputy-cm/articleshow/67123915.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 March 2020 |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

=== 2020 Political crisis ===
{{see also|2020 Rajasthan 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.<ref name="231SF">{{cite news |title=Sachin Pilot revolts, says Gehlot govt in minority; Dy CM claims support of 30 MLAs|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/desert-storm-sachin-pilot-revolts-says-gehlot-govt-in-minority-dy-cm-claims-support-of-30-mlas/articleshow/76930275.cms|work=Times of India |date=13 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> An aide of Pilot's indicated that he would not be joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="I5qtc">{{cite news |title=Sachin Pilot not joining BJP, says his aide amid turmoil in Rajasthan Congress |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sachin-pilot-not-joining-bjp-says-his-aide-amid-turmoil-in-rajasthan-congress/story-SonvuUZQWKNraaRKNfIchL.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Indian National Congress]] on 14 July 2020, sacked Sachin Pilot as the [[List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan|Deputy Chief Minister]] and [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee|Rajasthan Congress]] President for his revolt against the party and its leadership.<ref name="lJUTX">{{cite news|url= https://www.news18.com/news/politics/rajasthan-crisis-live-updates-sachin-pilot-likely-to-skip-another-meet-today-releases-video-of-16-mlas-in-support-2714827.html |title= Sachin Pilot Sacked as Deputy CM, State Congress Chief After Revolt; Ashok Gehlot Meets Governor|website=News18}}</ref>

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".<ref name="UjkEF">{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sachin-pilot-to-ndtv-i-am-not-joining-bjp-have-to-decide-on-future-course-of-action-2262944 |title="Not Joining BJP, Attempt To Malign Me Before Gandhis": Sachin Pilot |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

The Rajasthan Speaker, [[C.P. Joshi]], issued notices to 19 dissident [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] MLAs including Sachin Pilot on 14 July 2020 after the [[Rajasthan Congress]] passed a resolution that they be disqualified from the state Assembly as they had defied a party whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings.<ref name="G62y7">{{cite news|url= https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/rajasthan-ashok-gehlot-disqualification-sachin-pilot-dissent-congress-1701491-2020-07-17|title= Gehlot guns for disqualification, Pilot says dissent: A look at precedence|website=India Today}}</ref><ref name="4mO6H">{{cite news|url= https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/170720/rajasthan-political-crisis-sachin-pilot-takes-congress-to-court-over-d.html |title= Rajasthan political crisis:Sachin Pilot takes Congress to court over disqualification}}</ref> Pilot challenged this notice in the [[Rajasthan High Court]] on 17 July 2020. The High Court asked the Speaker to defer action on disqualification notices till 21 July 2020.<ref name="tPdiG">{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rajasthan-hc-asks-speaker-to-defer-action-on-disqualification-notices-till-july-21/article32114656.ece|title= High Court asks Speaker to defer action on disqualification notices till July 21|website= The Hindi}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Sachin Pilot married Sara Abdullah on 15 January 2004. Sara Abdullah is the daughter of [[Farooq Abdullah]], chairman of [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] and ex-[[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="0q7Jd">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-i-don-t-take-advantage-of-my-surname-sara-pilot-1414232|title=I don't take advantage of my surname: Sara Pilot|author=Ismat Tahseen|date=25 July 2010|publisher=DNAindia.com|access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> Together they have two sons, Aaran and Vehaan.<ref name="NXKz9">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-16/jaipur/28022235_1_sachin-pilot-bank-accounts-wife-and-son|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208132359/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-16/jaipur/28022235_1_sachin-pilot-bank-accounts-wife-and-son|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2013|website=[[The Times of India]]|title=Sachin Pilot shows assets worth Rs 4.5 crore|access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="5aPOl">{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/delhi/a-football-match-by-cequin/articleshow/10869309.cms|title=A Football match by Cequin|website=photogallery.IndiaTimes.com|access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Gy145">[http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2008/nov/06slide5.htm Sarah Abdullah and Sachin Pilot] .(2008-11-06). Retrieved on 5 April 2012.</ref>

His father, [[Rajesh Pilot]] was also member of parliament and was also union minister.

==Army service==
Sachin Pilot on 6 September 2012 became the first Union minister of India to be commissioned as an officer in the [[Territorial Army (India)]], fulfilling his desire to follow his father's footsteps to be in the armed forces. He is therefore known as Lieutenant Pilot for being an officer in the [[Territorial Army (India)]].
<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_sachin-pilot-commissioned-as-territorial-army-officer_1737552|title=Sachin Pilot commissioned as Territorial Army officer - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=6 September 2012|website=DNAIndia.com|access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> 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."<ref name="dnaindia.com" />

==Books published==
* ''Rajesh Pilot: In Spirit Forever'', co-authored with sister Sarika Pilot.<ref name="TsjHF">{{Cite web|last=Jan 18|first=TNN {{!}}|last2=2003|last3=Ist|first3=17:53|title=Pilot takes off - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pilot-takes-off/articleshow/34775445.cms|access-date=2021-02-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography|Politics|India
}}
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4058&lastls=15] profile on [[Lok Sabha]] site
* {{Facebook|SachinPilot|Sachin Pilot}}
* {{Instagram|SachinPilot|Sachin Pilot}}
* {{Twitter|SachinPilot|Sachin Pilot}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-gov}}
{{s-bef
| before = [[Veerappa Moily]]
}}
{{s-ttl
| title = [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Minister of Corporate Affairs]] Minister of State (Independent charge)
| years = 29 October 2012 to 26 May 2014
}}
{{s-aft
| after = [[Arun Jaitley]]
}}
|-
{{s-bef
| before = [[Veerappa Moily]]
}}
{{s-ttl
| title = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] Minister of State
| years = 28 May 2009 to 28 October 2012
}}
{{s-aft
| after =
}}
|-
{{s-par|in-lwr}}
{{s-bef
| before = [[Rasa Singh Rawat]]
}}
{{s-ttl
| title = Member of Parliament for [[Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ajmer]]
| years = 16 May 2009 to 16 May 2014
}}
{{s-aft
| after = [[Sanwar Lal Jat]]
}}
|-
{{s-bef
| before = [[Rama Pilot]]
}}
{{s-ttl
| title = Member of Parliament for [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]]
| years = 17 May 2004 to 16 May 2009
}}
{{s-aft
| after = [[Kirodi Lal Meena]]
}}
{{s-end}}

{{Cabinet of Manmohan Singh}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pilot, Sachin}}
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:University of Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad alumni]]
[[Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni]]
[[Category:Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajasthani politicians]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2018–]]
[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Union ministers of state of India with independent charge]]
[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]
[[Category:People from Saharanpur]]
[[Category:People from Dausa district]]
[[Category:Deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Ministers for Corporate Affairs]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]