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Ravneet Singh Bittu

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The Laal
Minister of State for Railways
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAshwini Vaishnaw
(Minister of Railways)
Chirag Paswan
(Minister of FPI)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 August 2024
Preceded byK. C. Venugopal
ConstituencyRajasthan
Leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha
In office
11 March 2021 – 18 July 2021[1][2]
SpeakerOm Birla
Preceded byAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Succeeded byAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byManish Tewari
Succeeded byAmrinder Singh
ConstituencyLudhiana
In office
16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byNew Constituency
Succeeded byPrem Singh Chandumajra
ConstituencyAnandpur Sahib
Personal details
Born(1975-09-10)10 September 1975(age 49)
Ludhiana,Punjab,India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress(till 2024)
SpouseAnupama Jhajj
OccupationAgriculturist
As of 17 December, 2016
Source:[1]

Ravneet Singh Bittuis an Indian politician from Punjab. He is currently serving as theMinister of State for Railwaysand as theMinister of State for Food Processing Industriesin theThird Modi ministry.Bittu was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of theParliament of IndiafromLudhianain2014and2019 Indian general electionand earlier fromAnandpur Sahibin2009.[3]He is the grandson of formerPunjab Chief MinisterBeant Singh.[4][5]He previously served as the leader ofIndian National CongressinLok Sabhafrom 11 March 2021 to 18 July 2021.[1][2][6]

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 theleader of the Congress in the Lok Sabhawhen the existing Congress Lok Sabha leaderAdhir Ranjan Chowdhurywas busy in2021 West Bengal electioncampaigns.[10]In 2023, he received a bomb threat via aWhatsAppcall.[11]On March 24, 2024 he joined theBharatiya Janta Party.[12][13]

Election results

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2024 Indian general elections:Ludhiana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Amrinder Singh Raja Warring 322,224 30.42 Decrease6.24
BJP Ravneet Singh Bittu 301,282 28.45 New
AAP Ashok Prashar Pappi 237,077 22.38 Increase20.86
SAD Ranjit Singh Dhillon 90,220 8.52 Decrease20.08
NOTA None of the above 5,076 0.48 Decrease0.53
Majority 20,942 1.98 Decrease5.32
Turnout 1,059,157
INChold Swing Decrease6.24
2019 Indian general elections:Ludhiana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ravneet Singh Bittu 383,795 36.66 Increase9.39
LIP Simarjit Singh Bains 3,07,423 29.36 New
SAD Maheshinder Singh 2,99,435 28.6 Increase5.32
AAP Prof. Tejpal Singh Gill 15,945 1.52 Decrease23.96
NOTA None of the above 10,538 1.01 N/A
Majority 76,732 7.30 Increase5.51
Turnout 10,47,025 62.20 Decrease8.38
INChold Swing
Assembly Election 2017:Jalalabad, Punjab
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Sukhbir Singh Badal 75,110 44.82 Decrease9.16
AAP Bhagwant Mann 56,771 33.80 New
INC Ravneet Singh Bittu 31,539 18.78 Increase6.75
NOTA None of the above 1112 0.66 N/A
Majority 18,339 11.02 Increase22.61
Turnout 169,049 86.91 Increase0.09
INChold Swing
2014 Indian general elections:Ludhiana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ravneet Singh Bittu 300,459 27.27 Decrease23.81
AAP Harvinder Singh Phoolka 2,60,750 25.48 New
SAD Manpreet Singh Ayali 2,56,590 23.28 Decrease16.37
IND Simarjit Singh Bains 2,10,917 19.14 N/A
BSP Navjot Singh Mandair 8,317 0.76 Decrease3.10
Majority 19,709 1.79 Decrease11.64
Turnout 11,01,967 70.58 Increase5.90
INChold Swing Decrease25.81

Timeline of Positions and Committees

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Timeline of Positions and Committees
  • 2009 - 2014
    • Position: Member
    • Committee: Standing Committee onHome Affairs
  • 24 July 2019 - 4 June 2024
    • Position: Member
    • Committee: Committee on Public Undertakings
  • 13 Sep. 2019 - 4 June 2024
    • Position: Member
    • Committee: Standing Committee on Home Affairs
  • 9 Oct. 2019 - 4 June 2024
    • Position: Chairperson
    • Committee: Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House

See also

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References

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  1. ^abDutta Roy, Divyanshu (11 March 2021)."Punjab Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu To Be Party's Lok Sabha Leader".NDTV.Retrieved12 March2021.
  2. ^ab"Sonia Gandhi reconstitutes Congress' parliamentary groups ahead of Monsoon Session".Firstpost.18 July 2021.Retrieved18 July2021.
  3. ^"Constituencywise-All Candidates".Archived fromthe originalon 20 May 2014.Retrieved17 May2014.
  4. ^"Man in white: Beant Singh gave life for peace, his legacy lives on".Chitleen K Sethi.Hindustan Times. 16 December 2016.Retrieved11 March2021.
  5. ^"Beant Singh's grandson invoked legacy in 2014, awaits real test".Aditya Kant.The Times of India.24 February 2019.Retrieved11 March2021.
  6. ^"Ravneet Bittu to assume charge as leader of Congress in Lok Sabha temporarily".The Times of India.11 March 2021.Retrieved11 March2021.
  7. ^"Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu assaulted at Singhu border, turban pulled off, terms it 'murderous attack'".The Times of India.24 January 2021.Retrieved11 March2021.
  8. ^"Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu assaulted at Delhi's Singhu border, turban pulled off".India Today. 25 January 2021.Retrieved11 March2021.
  9. ^"Congress appoints Gaurav Gogoi as deputy leader in Lok Sabha, Ravneet Bittu as whip".ThePrint.27 August 2020.Retrieved18 January2022.
  10. ^"Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu Becomes New Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha".msn.Retrieved12 January2022.
  11. ^"Punjab MP Ravneet Bittu receives bomb threat".Magzter.27 February 2023.Retrieved17 March2024.
  12. ^"रवनीत सिंह बिट्टूू बीजेपी में शामिल, पंजाब कांग्रेस के लिए बड़ा झटका".
  13. ^"BJP FieldsRavneet bittu in Rajyasabha Bielections".Hindustan Times. 20 August 2024.Retrieved16 October2024.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Constituency did not exist
 Member of Parliament
forAnandpur Sahib
2009 – 2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament
forLudhiana
2014 – Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of theIndian National Congress
in theLok Sabha
11 March 2021 – 18 July 2021 		Succeeded by
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