Gyan Prakash Pilania

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Gyan Prakash Pilania (18 February 1932 – 13 October 2024) was an Indian politician and social reformer from Rajasthan. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the parliament for two terms from 2004 to 2014 as a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party. He was an Indian Police Service officer of 1955 batch and served as Director General of Police of Rajasthan. As a social leader he is known for leading Jat Reservation Agitation. He was a member of the National People's Party (India) after resigning from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is recipient of Police Medal (1972) and President's Police Medal (1984). Pilania died in Jaipur on 13 October 2024, at the age of 92.

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