Ravneet Singh Bittu
Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician.
He previously served as the leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha from 11 March 2021 to 18 July 2021. Bittu was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Ludhiana in 2014, 2019 Indian general elections and earlier from Anandpur Sahib in 2009. He is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
Ravneet Singh Bittu | |
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| Leader of Indian National Congress, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 11 March 2021 – 18 July 2021 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Deputy | Gaurav Gogoi |
| Speaker Lok Sabha | Om Birla |
| Preceded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Manish Tewari |
| Constituency | Ludhiana |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| 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 | Smt. Anupama |
| Residence | Chandigarh |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
As of 17 December, 2016 Source: [1] | |
In January 2021, he was assaulted at the Singhu border during a 'Jan Sansad' program.
He was appointed the party whip in Lok Sabha.
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.
In 2023, he received a bomb threat via a WhatsApp call.
On March 24, 2024 he joined the Bharatiya Janta Party.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ravneet Singh Bittu | 3,00,459 | 27.27 | -2381 | |
| AAP | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | 2,60,750 | 25.48 | ||
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 2,56,590 | 23.28 | -16.37 | |
| Independent | Simarjit Singh Bains | 2,10,917 | 19.14 | ||
| Majority | 19,709 | 1.79 | -11.64 | ||
| Turnout | 11,00,457 | 70.49 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -25.81 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ravneet Singh Bittu | 383795 | 36.66 | ||
| LIP | Simarjit Singh Bains | 307423 | 29.36 | ||
| SAD | Maheshinder Singh | 299435 | 28.6 | ||
| AAP | Prof. Tejpal Singh Gill | 15945 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Bhai Ravinderpal Singh | 1359 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 76,732 | ||||
| Turnout | 1046955 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Committee memberships
- Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) - Member 2018
References
External links
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