Ravneet Singh Bittu
Indian politician
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Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician from Punjab who has served as the Minister of State for Railways and as the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries since 2024.[3]
(Minister of Railways)
Chirag Paswan
(Minister of FPI)
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 | |
| 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 |
Political career
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
Lok Sabha
| 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
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | ||
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| 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
Timeline of Positions and Committees |
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