Rama Pilot (born 12 February 1948) is an
Indian National Congress
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(INC) politician from the state of Rajasthan. She represented
Dausa
Dausa is a city and administrative headquarters of Dausa district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 55 km from Jaipur, 240 km from Delhi and located on Jaipur-Agra National Highway (NH-21).Current population is around 1.25 l ...
in the
13th Lok Sabha
The 13th Lok Sabha (10 October 1999 – 6 February 2004) is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha (House of the People, or lower house in the Parliament of India). It was convened after 1999 Indian general election held during September–O ...
. She has also represented
Hindoli
Hindoli is a small town in the Bundi district of Rajasthan, India. Situated in the lap of the Arawalli Hills, the town is a trade center for many small villages.
Police Station of Hindoli is honored as "Adarsh Police Thana" for maintaining low ...
in the
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...
.
Early life
Rama was born on 12 February 1948 in Shakalpura,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mu ...
to Choudhry Nain Singh and his wife Harchandi Devi. 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
Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS University), formerly Meerut University, is a public state university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudh ...
.
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
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(BJP).
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%). As an MP, she served on the Committee on Agriculture and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development.
She contested against
Vasundhara Raje
Vasundhara Raje Scindia (born 8 March 1953) is an Indian politician, who has held two terms as the chief minister of Rajasthan. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was India's first Minister of Micro, ...
for
Jhalrapatan
Jhalrapatan is a city and municipality, near city of Jhalawar in Jhalawar district in the state of Rajasthan in India. Its population is approximately 37,506. The former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, has been three times elected ...
but lost. During the
2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election she polled 45,385 votes (36.92%) against Raje's 72,760 (59.20%). After the completion of her term, INC fielded her son
Sachin Pilot
Sachin Pilot (born 7 September 1977) is an Indian politician of Indian National Congress. Earlier he served as the MoS (Independent charge) Corporate Affairs & MoS Communication & IT, Government of India, Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan a ...
for the
14th Lok Sabha
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.
Personal life
Rama married
Rajesh Pilot
Squadron Leader Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri (10 February 1945 – 11 June 2000), also known as Rajesh Pilot () was an Indian politician, a minister in the Government of India and a former Indian Air Force officer. He belonged to the Indian Natio ...
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.
She wrote a
Hindi language
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biography of her husband titled ''Rajesh Pilot: A Biography''.
References
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1948 births
Living people
Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan
Women members of the Lok Sabha
India MPs 1999–2004
Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan
People from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
People from Dausa district
Indian Hindus
Rajasthani politicians
21st-century Indian women politicians