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Sachin Pilot - Congress Candidate for Ajmer Parliamentary in General Elections India 2009

Sachin Pilot - Congree Candidate for Indian General Elections from Ajmer

Sachin Pilot is the Congress candidate for Ajmer Parliamentary Constituency in this years’s General Elections.

In the last elections, Sachin easily entered the Lok Sabha from his family fiefdom in Dausa. But this time its a total different scene. He has been fielded in Ajmer, a BJP bastion where the Congress has won just once in the past 25 years. The reason for shift from Dausa is because post delimitation, it has been declared a reserved seat.

As in Dausa, Sachin is relying on a sizeable Gujjar vote bank and traditional Congress supporters to triumph in Ajmer. Although his youthful image is a definite plus, yet many in the area regard him an ‘outsider’.

Sachin - The Young Global Leaders 2008

Sachin was selected as one of the Young Global Leaders 2008 by the World Economic Forum, Davos in recognition of his professional accomplishments and commitment to society.

Academic Qualifications

Sachin has done his B.A. (Hons.) degree from St. Stephens College, Delhi University and an MBA from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Mr. Pilot has worked with BBC at the Delhi Bureau and General Motors Corporation.

At 26 years of age, he became the youngest Member of Parliament in the country. He has also been a Member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Budget Estimates Committee of Parliament.

Sachin’s Ideology

He is focused on the empowerment of the farming community and youth. He aims to inculcate a sense of social and political responsibility among the youth in rural and semi-urban areas of the country.

He has been fond of flying and received his Private Pilots License (PPL) from NY, USA in 1995. He is also a keen sportsman and has represented Delhi State in a number of national shooting championships.

In 2004, Sachin Pilot married Sara Abdullah, daughter of Kashmir politician Farooq Abdullah.

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