Background
Rajesh Pilot was born in Viadpura, a village in Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh, to an armyman.
politician member of the Lok Sabha
Rajesh Pilot was born in Viadpura, a village in Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh, to an armyman.
He belonged to the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha. His original name was Rajesh Bidhuri. His birthname was Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri.
Before joining politics, he served as a pilot in Indian Air Force, reaching the rank of Squadron Leader.
Later, he adopted "Pilot" as his last name. 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.