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| Age | 36 |
| DOB | Sep 7, 1977 |
| Place of Birth | Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Education | B.A. (Hons), M.B.A.(Educated at St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, Delhi and Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA |
| Profession before joining politics | Agriculturist |
| Spouse Name | Smt. Sara Pilot |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parents | Rajesh Pilot, Rama Pilot |
| Siblings | Sarika Pilot |
About:
Sachin Pilot (born 7 September 1977) is a politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He represented Ajmer constituency of Rajasthan at member of Indian Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha. He was Minister of Corporate Affairs and the President of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.
Personal life:
Pilot married Sara Abdullah on 15 January 2004. Sara Abdullah is the daughter of Farooq Abdullah, the National Conference and ex-Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.Together they have two sons, Aaran and Vehaan.Currently, Sachin Pilot and Sara Pilot live in Ghaziabad.
Political life:
Son of a senior politician Rajesh Pilot, he became the youngest Member of Parliament in the country at the age of 26.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 the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Kiran Maheshwari by a margin of 76,000 votes and won the seat of Ajmer special thanks to Kothari and Family.
In the 2014 Lok sabha elections, he was again nominated from the Ajmer constituency.Pilot, sitting MP from Ajmer, was defeated by a margin of 1,71,983 votes by Bharatiya Janata Party's sitting MLA Sanwarlal Jat.
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, 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.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."