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| occupation = [[Politician]] | | occupation = [[Politician]] | ||
| spouse = [[Rajesh Pilot]] | |||
| children = 2, including [[Sachin Pilot|Sachin]] | | children = 2, including [[Sachin Pilot|Sachin]] | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
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'''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| | '''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|work=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=4 November 2017|date=4 September 2000}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==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 | 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 students' 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== | ==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> | Rama Pilot was a member of the Youth Congress and was nominated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as an executive member of All India Congress Committee (in B.C. Cell).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roli |url=https://rolibooks.com/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Roli |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
Her husband Rajesh Pilot was a member of Lok Sabha. After his death in a car | |||
She 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 crash 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> | 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== | ==Personal life== | ||
Rama married [[Rajesh Pilot]] on 12 March 1974 with whom she had one son and one daughter. Rajesh | Rama married [[Rajesh Pilot]] on 12 March 1974 with whom she had one son and one daughter. Rajesh had a car crash 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|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023649/http://www.universalbooksellers.in/hindi-urdu-books/rajesh-pilot-a-biography-hindi-9789351940869-by-rama-pilot.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:19, 1 August 2025
Rama Pilot | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Dausa | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Pilot |
| Succeeded by | Sachin Pilot |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for Hindoli (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) | |
| In office 1998–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Shantikumar Dhariwal |
| Succeeded by | Hari Mohan |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ganesh Lal |
| Succeeded by | Shantikumar Dhariwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1948 Shakalpura, United Provinces, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Rajesh Pilot |
| Children | 2, including Sachin |
| Occupation | Politician |
Rama Pilot (born 12 February 1948) is an Indian National Congress (INC) politician from the state of Rajasthan. She represented Dausa in the 13th Lok Sabha. She has also represented Hindoli in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Rama was born on 12 February 1948 in Shakalpura, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to Choudhry Nain Singh and his wife Harchandi Devi.[2] She did her MA from Shyam Lal College, New Delhi where she served as General Secretary of the students' union, and LLB from Meerut University.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Rama Pilot was a member of the Youth Congress and was nominated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as an executive member of All India Congress Committee (in B.C. Cell).[4]
She won the 1998 Rajasthan Assembly election from Hindoli by a margin of 15,530 against Pokhar Lal Saini of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[5] Her husband Rajesh Pilot was a member of Lok Sabha. After his death in a car crash 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%).[6] As an MP, she served on the Committee on Agriculture and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development.[3]
She contested against Vasundhara Raje for Jhalrapatan but lost.[7][8] During the 2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election she polled 45,385 votes (36.92%) against Raje's 72,760 (59.20%).[9] After the completion of her term, INC fielded her son Sachin Pilot for the 14th Lok Sabha.[10]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Rama married Rajesh Pilot on 12 March 1974 with whom she had one son and one daughter. Rajesh had a car crash on 11 June 2000 at Bhandana. He was rushed to the nearby Sawai Man Singh Hospital where he succumbed to injuries.[11][12] She wrote a Hindi language biography of her husband titled Rajesh Pilot: A Biography.[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bora, Kamla (4 September 2000). "Rama Pilot may be Congress nominee in Dausa". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Ashok Gehlot unveils Rajesh Pilot's statue near Dausa". The Times of India. 12 June 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Members Bioprofile: Pilot, Smt. Rama". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Roli". Roli. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 121. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Bye-Election - September, 2000: Election to Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan: Constituency 7 Dausa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ Singh, DK (15 November 2003). "Rama Pilot to contest against Vasundhara Raje". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 118-Jhalrapatan Constituency of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Provisional Key Highlights of the General Election 2003, to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 20. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ Dhar, Aarti (25 March 2004). "Sachin Pilot, Congress candidate from Dausa, Rajasthan". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 November 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ "Rajesh Pilot killed in road accident". The Hindu. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Rajesh Pilot dies in road accident". The Tribune. Press Trust of India. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ "Rajesh Pilot: A Biography (Hindi) 9789351940869 By Rama Pilot". Universal Book Sellers. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.