 Pilot was previously a member of the Indian Parliament for the Ajmer in 2009 and Dausa constituencies of Rajasthan, becoming the youngest member of parliament when he was elected from the latter seat in 2004, aged 26.He lost Lok Sabha election from Ajmer constituency in 2014  He served as the Minister of Corporate Affairs in the second Manmohan Singh Ministry.Pilot was born in Saharanpur city of Uttar Pradesh.