Raninder Singh (born 2 August 1967) is an Indian politician from Punjab, India, and son of the former Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh.[1] He is the titular heir to the Phulkian royal dynasty of Patiala.
Raninder Singh | |
|---|---|
| President of the National Rifle Association of India | |
| Assumed office December 2009 | |
| Vice President of the International Shooting Sports Federation | |
| Assumed office November 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1967 Patiala, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Punjab Lok Congress Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Rishma Kaur (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Residence | Patiala |
| Yuvraj (Crown Prince) of Patiala | |
| Tenure | 17 June 1974 – present |
| Predecessor | Amarinder Singh |
| Heir apparent | Yadauindra Singh II |
| Monarch | Maharaja Amarinder Singh |
| Dynasty | Phulkian |
Early life and education
editBelonging to royal house of Patiala, Singh is son of Amarinder Singh and Preneet Kaur. He has a sister Jai Inder Kaur. He attended Yadavindra Public School, Patiala and subsequently studied at The Doon School, Dehradun. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and completed a master of business administration degree from Buckingham University, UK in 1990.[2]
Career
editHe started his political career in late 1990s, by assisting with the election campaigns of his father and mother Preneet Kaur, an Indian National Congress MP from the Patiala Lok Sabha constituency, four times, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2019.[3]
Subsequently he joined the Youth Congress division of the party himself. In 2005, he was appointed General Secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee(PCC) in 2005 and made in-charge of the Bathinda district. In the coming years, he worked in the region, and as a result he was credited for Congress winning the maximum seats in the Malwa region, in the State Assembly elections in India, 2007, while the party faced a rout in Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab.[2][4]
He unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections against Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in 2009 general elections, from Bathinda, in a high-profile run up to the elections.[4][5]
He lost 2012 Punjab Assembly elections in 2012 from Samana constituency.[6]
President of National Rifle Association of India
editHe was appointed as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) in December 2009. He won from his nearest rival Shyam Singh Yadav by a landslide majority. He has been an accomplished international level trap shooter himself.[7][8]
He was elected as Vice President of International Shooting Sports Federation in November 2018.
Personal life
editHe married Rishma Kaur (née Dhingra), daughter of Kuldip Singh Dhingra and Meeta Dhingra of Berger Paints India Limited in 1995, and the couple have one son, Yadauinder Singh (b. 2003), and two daughters namely Seherinder Kaur (b.1996) and Inayatinder Kaur (b.1999).[9]
References
edit- ^ "Is 'Yuvraj' Raninder heading Kaka Ji Sukhbir's way?". The Times of India. 16 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Raninder Singh- Bathinda Parliamentary Constituency (the son of Capt. Amarinder Singh )".
- ^ "Patiala contestants 'satisfied' with campaign". Indian Express. 7 September 1999.
- ^ a b "It's Badals vs. Patiala royals in Punjab". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Ruling Singhs vs ousted Singhs in Punjab". CNN-IBN. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Punjab assembly elections 2012: Prominent winners and losers". India Today. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Raninder Singh appointed NRAI president". The Times of India. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ "NRAI clarifies on Olympic selection". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 March 2012.
- ^ Berger Paint’s royal connection, 12 Sept 2013.
- General Election 2009 - Affidavits filed by Ranninder Singh Office of Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab