Shri Sachin Pilot (MP)

Constituency:Ajmer,Rajasthan

Born:September 7,1977 (age 32)

Saharanpur,UPNationality:

IndianPolitical Party:

Indian Nation Congress

Early life

Sachin Pilot was born in Saharanpur UP to Rajesh Pilotof village Baidpura Distt. Ghaziabad now Gautam Budh Nagar(Noida) and Rama Pilot.

He went to Air Force Bal Bharati School in New Delhi and then completed his B. A. (Hons) degree from St. Stephens College, Delhi University. While in college, Pilot was the captain of the college shooting team. He then studied at IMT Ghaziabad. He worked for 2 years for General Motors and then went to study at theWharton School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Political career

On returning to India, Sachin Pilot was inducted into the congress party on the 10 February 2002, on the birthday of his father Rajesh Pilot. A massive Gurjar & farmers rally was organized to mark this occasion.

On 13 May 2004, Sachin Pilot was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha (Lower House) from the Dausa Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan, with a margin of over 1.2 lac votes. On 16 May 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Ajmer Constituency. He had to shift his constituency due to delimitation. He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Kiran Maheswari by a margin of over 76,000 votes. At 26 years he became the youngest Member of Parliament in the country. He is a member of the Parliaments Standing Committee on Home Affairs. He is also a member of the consultative committee in the ministry of Civil Aviation.

Pilot has been made a Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Technology, a portfolio once held by his late father Rajesh Pilot when he held the same post as an independent charge in the early nineties in the Narasimha Rao government.Rajesh Pilot (died June 11, 2000) was an Indian politician and a minister in Government of India. He belonged to the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha.

Personal life

Sachin Pilot married Sarah Abdullah (daughter of Farooq Abdullah, NC supremo and ex-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir) in Delhi on 15 January 2004. Currently Sachin Pilot and Sarah Pilot live in Ghaziabad

Achievements

Sh. Pilot has been selected as one of the Young Global Leaders 2008 by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his professional accomplishments and commitment to society.

In May' 09, he was elected to the Parliament from Ajmer Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan and is now serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.

He has been travelling extensively in India, especially in the remote and interior areas of the country to spread the message of communal harmony and social justice. He is focused on the empowerment of farming community and youth. He is also trying to inculcate a sense of social and political responsibility amongst the youth that live in the rural and the semi- urban areas of the country.

He is a Board Member in the Management Committee of Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) as a nominee of the Government of India.

Sh. Pilot has been fond of flying and got his private pilot's license (PPL) from NY, USA in 1995. He is also a keen sportsman and has represented Delhi State in a number of Nationals Shooting Championships. He is well travelled and likes to keep abreast of current political and economic affairs, both within and outside India.