Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is currently serving as the Minister of State for Railways and as the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries in the Third Modi ministry. Bittu was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Ludhiana in 2014 and 2019 Indian general election and earlier from Anandpur Sahib in 2009.[3] He is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.[4][5]He previously served as the leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha from 11 March 2021 to 18 July 2021.[1][2][6]
Ravneet Singh Bittu | |
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| Minister of State for Railways Minister of State for Food Processing Industries | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister of Railways) Chirag Paswan (Minister of FPI) |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | K. C. Venugopal |
| 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 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2024) |
| Spouse | Anupama Jhajj |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
As of 17 December, 2016 Source: [1] | |
In January 2021, he was assaulted at the Singhu border during a Jan Sansad program.[7][8] He was appointed the party whip in Lok Sabha.[9] In March 2021, he was briefly appointed the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha when the existing Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was busy in 2021 West Bengal election campaigns.[10] In 2023, he received a bomb threat via a WhatsApp call.[11] On March 24, 2024 he joined the Bharatiya Janta Party.[12][13]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | 322,224 | 30.42 |  6.24
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| BJP | Ravneet Singh Bittu | 301,282 | 28.45 | New | |
| AAP | Ashok Prashar Pappi | 237,077 | 22.38 |  20.86
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| SAD | Ranjit Singh Dhillon | 90,220 | 8.52 | 20.08
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| NOTA | None of the above | 5,076 | 0.48 | 0.53
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| Majority | 20,942 | 1.98 | 5.32
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| Turnout | 1,059,157 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.24
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ravneet Singh Bittu | 383,795 | 36.66 | 9.39
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| LIP | Simarjit Singh Bains | 3,07,423 | 29.36 | New | |
| SAD | Maheshinder Singh | 2,99,435 | 28.6 | 5.32
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| AAP | Prof. Tejpal Singh Gill | 15,945 | 1.52 | 23.96
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| NOTA | None of the above | 10,538 | 1.01 | N/A | |
| Majority | 76,732 | 7.30 | 5.51
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| Turnout | 10,47,025 | 62.20 | 8.38
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| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Sukhbir Singh Badal | 75,110 | 44.82 | 9.16
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| AAP | Bhagwant Mann | 56,771 | 33.80 | New | |
| INC | Ravneet Singh Bittu | 31,539 | 18.78 | 6.75
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| NOTA | None of the above | 1112 | 0.66 | N/A | |
| Majority | 18,339 | 11.02 | 22.61
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| Turnout | 169,049 | 86.91 | 0.09
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| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | Ravneet Singh Bittu | 300,459 | 27.27 | 23.81
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| AAP | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | 2,60,750 | 25.48 | New | |
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 2,56,590 | 23.28 | 16.37
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| IND | Simarjit Singh Bains | 2,10,917 | 19.14 | N/A | |
| BSP | Navjot Singh Mandair | 8,317 | 0.76 | 3.10
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| Majority | 19,709 | 1.79 | 11.64
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| Turnout | 11,01,967 | 70.58 | 5.90
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| INC hold | Swing | 25.81
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Timeline of Positions and Committees
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Dutta Roy, Divyanshu (11 March 2021). "Punjab Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu To Be Party's Lok Sabha Leader". NDTV. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Sonia Gandhi reconstitutes Congress' parliamentary groups ahead of Monsoon Session". Firstpost. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 appoints Gaurav Gogoi as deputy leader in Lok Sabha, Ravneet Bittu as whip". ThePrint. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "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.