Rajesh Pilot

Rajesh Pilot (born Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri; 10 February 1945 – 11 June 2000) was an Indian politician and a minister in the Government of India. He belonged to the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha. His original name was Rajesh Bidhuri.

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Rajesh Pilot was born in Viadpura, a village in Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh, to an armyman. His birthname was Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri. He was brought up in the poor family of his uncle, in Delhi. Before joining politics, he served as a pilot in Indian Air Force, reaching the rank of squadron leader. Later, he adopted "Pilot" as his surname name.

Rajesh Pilot resigned from his post of squadron leader he posted in Jaisalmer there he was good friend of local Congress leader Ram Dan Ratnoo, later ll ratnoo became sarpanch. to join politics, under the influence of his friend Rajiv Gandhi, who later became the Prime Minister of India. He emerged as a major Gurjar leader. In his first election as a candidate, Pilot defeated the former queen of Bharatpur. He sent Chandraswami to prison when he was the Internal Security Minister. Later, he lost the election for the post of the Congress president to Sitaram Kesri, but kept himself in the first line of Congress leaders.

Rajesh Pilot died on 11 June 2000 in a car accident near Jaipur.

India Post has issued a commemorative postage stamps of Rs. 5.00 on 11 June 2008.