Gyan Prakash Pilania

Gyan Prakash Pilania (18 February 1932 – 13 October 2024) was an Indian retired police officer, politician and social reformer from Rajasthan. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of 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.^[1][2]

Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 29 June 2004 – 9 April 2014
Constituency	Rajasthan
Director General of Police, Rajasthan
In office 31 August 1988 – 21 December 1989
Preceded by	P.C. Mishra
Succeeded by	Rajendra Shekhar
Member of Rajasthan Public Service Commission
In office 22 December 1989 – 17 February 1994
Personal details
Born	(1932-02-18)18 February 1932 Sri Ganganagar, Kingdom of Bikaner, Rajputana Agency, British India
Died	13 October 2024(2024-10-13) (aged 92) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Political party	National People's Party (India)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party
Children	Naveen Pilania
Education	Master of Arts in History and Hindi Ph.D in History
Alma mater	University of Manchester University of Rajasthan
Awards	President's Police Medal

He served as the president of All India Jat Mahasabha.^[3] As a social leader he is known for leading Jat Reservation Agitation.^[4][5] 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.^[6][7]