Ravneet Singh Bittu
Ravneet Singh Bittu | |
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| Minister of State for Railways Minister of State for Food Processing Industries | |
| In office 11 June 2024 – 24 July 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister of Railways) Chirag Paswan (Minister of FPI) |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 27 August 2024 – 21 June 2026 | |
| Preceded by | K. C. Venugopal |
| Succeeded by | Alka Gurjar |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| Leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha | |
| In office 11 March 2021 – 18 July 2021[1][2] | |
| Speaker | Om Birla |
| Preceded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Manish Tewari |
| Succeeded by | Amrinder Singh |
| Constituency | Ludhiana |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Prem Singh Chandumajra |
| Constituency | Anandpur Sahib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1975 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2024) |
| Spouse | Anupama Jhajj |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the Minister of State for Railways and as the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries from 2024 till 2026 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]
Political career
[edit]He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2009 Indian general election, representing Anandpur Sahib for the Indian National Congress (INC). He would be reelected in the 2014 and 2019 Indian general elections from Ludhiana. In 2021, he served as the INC's leader in the Lok Sabha. He has sought election to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Jalalabad in 2017, losing to Sukhbir Singh Badal.[4]
In January 2021, he was assaulted at the Singhu border during a Jan Sansad program.[5][6][7] In 2023, he received a bomb threat via a WhatsApp call.[8]
Prior to the 2024 Indian general election, Bittu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on March 24, 2024.[9][10] He lost to Amrinder Singh Raja Warring in Ludhiana, but was appointed to the third Modi ministry as Minister of State for Railways and as the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan between 2024 to 2026.
He is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.[11][12][1][2][13]
Election results
[edit]Lok Sabha
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | ||
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| 2024 | Ludhiana | BJP | 301,282 | 28.5 | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | INC | 322,224 | 30.42 | Lost | -20,942 | -1.92 | ||
| 2019 | INC | 383,795 | 36.66 | Simarjit Singh Bains | LIP | 307,423 | 29.36 | Won | 76,372 | 7.3 | |||
| 2014 | 300,459 | 27.27 | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | AAP | 260,750 | 25.48 | Won | 39,709 | 1.79 | ||||
| 2009 | Anandpur Sahib | 404,836 | 44.73 | Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema | SAD | 337,632 | 37.3 | Won | 67,204 | 7.43 | |||
Punjab Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jalalabad | INC | 31,539 | 18.78 | Sukhbir Singh Badal | SAD | 75,110 | 44.82 | Lost | -43,571 | -26.04 | ||
Timeline of Positions and Committees
[edit]Timeline of Positions and Committees |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Dutta Roy, Divyanshu (11 March 2021). "Punjab Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu To Be Party's Lok Sabha Leader". NDTV. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- 1 2 "Sonia Gandhi reconstitutes Congress' parliamentary groups ahead of Monsoon Session". Firstpost. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4429
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu assaulted at Singhu border, turban pulled off, terms it 'murderous attack'". The Times of India. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu assaulted at Delhi's Singhu border, turban pulled off". India Today. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu Becomes New Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha". www.msn.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab MP Ravneet Bittu receives bomb threat". Magzter. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ "रवनीत सिंह बिट्टूू बीजेपी में शामिल, पंजाब कांग्रेस के लिए बड़ा झटका".
- ↑ "BJP FieldsRavneet bittu in Rajyasabha Bielections". Hindustan Times. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ↑ "Man in white: Beant Singh gave life for peace, his legacy lives on". Chitleen K Sethi. Hindustan Times. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Beant Singh's grandson invoked legacy in 2014, awaits real test". Aditya Kant. The Times of India. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Ravneet Bittu to assume charge as leader of Congress in Lok Sabha temporarily". The Times of India. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
External links
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Ludhiana
- Former members of the Indian National Congress from Punjab, India
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2009 Indian general election
- India MPs 2009–2014
- Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- India MPs 2014–2019
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2019 Indian general election
- India MPs 2019–2024
- Victims of bomb threats
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab
- Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan
- Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party