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Wife: Anupama Jhajj Age: 48 Years Hometown: Ludhiana
| Bio/Wiki | |
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| Real name/Full name | Ravneet Singh Bittu |
| Profession | Politician |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 170 cm in meters– 1.7 m in feet & inches– 5’ 7” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Politics | |
| Political Party | Indian National Congress |
| Political Journey | • 2009:He competed for the 15th Lok Sabha seat from Anandpur Sahib and won it by a margin of more than 60,000 votes, defeating SAD candidate Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema. • 2014 : He was re-elected in 16th Lok Sabha from Ludhiana. • 2019: By a margin of more than 70,000 votes, he defeated LISP candidate Simarjeet Singh Bains to win the 17th Lok Sabha seat from Ludhiana. • 2020: He was appointed as the party whip in Lok Sabha.[1]The Print |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 10 Sep 1975 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 48 Years |
| Birthplace | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| School | Guru Nanak Public School, Chandigarh |
| College/University | No formal education after 12th standard |
| Educational Qualification | Class 12[2]Bhaskar |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Address | H.No. 33, Sector-5, Chandigarh |
| Controversies | Cases Pending • 1 charge related to House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint (IPC Section-452) • 1 charge related to Voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section-332) • 2 charges related to Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353) • 2 charges related to Obstructing public servants in the discharge of public functions (IPC Section-186) • 2 charges related to Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section-148) • 2 charges related to Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offence committed in prosecution of common object (IPC Section-149) • 1 charge related to Punishment for wrongful Confinement (IPC Section-342) • 1 charge related to Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees (IPC Section-427) • 1 charge related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188) [3]My Neta |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Anupama Jhajj |
| Children | Son– Simar Singh Daughter– None |
| Parents | Father– Swaranjit Singh Mother– Jasvir Kaur |
| Siblings | Brother– None Sister– None |
| Other Relatives | Grandfather: Beant Singh (politician, who served as the 12th chief minister of Punjab (1992-1995))
Paternal Uncle: Tej Parkash Singh (politician, who served as the MLA from Payal Assembly constituency (2002-2012)) Paternal Aunt: (Gurkanwal Kaur (politician, who served as the MLA from Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency (2002-2007))) Cousin: Gurkirat Singh Kotli (was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 2012 and then again in 2017) Cousin: Harkirat Singh (Tej Parkash Singh’s son; served as the sarpanch of Kotli) |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | Maruti Esteem |
| Expensive Things/Valuables | He owns 100 grams of jewellary worth Rs. 2,98,000. [4]My Neta |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | Rs. 1,00,000 + other allowances (Member of Parliament) [5]My Neta |
| Assets/Properties | Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 2,90,000 Bank Deposits: Rs. 3,12,751 Motor Vehicles: Rs. 50,000 Jewellery: Rs. 2,98,000 Insurances: 6,25,845 Pistol: Rs. 24,000 Phone: Rs. 20,000 Immovable Asset Agricultural Land: Rs. 2,55,20,000 Residential Land: Rs. 1,91,00,000 Other Assets (Investment): Rs. 62,00,000 [6]My Neta |
| Net Worth (approx.) | Rs. 5 crores (year 2017-2018) [7]My Neta |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Ravneet Singh Bittu
- Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian Nation Congress. He is a Member of Parliament and his grandfather was Beant Singh, the 12th Punjabi chief minister who was assassinated in August 1995.
- Ravneet Singh Bittu attended Guru Nanak Public School in Chandigarh and passed out in 1993.
- Singh’s father, Swaranjit Singh, passed away when Ravneet was 11 years old due to a car accident. [8]Hindustan Times
- On 23 December 2008, Ravneet Singh Bittu became the first democratically elected President of the Punjab Youth Congress.
- In 2009, he contested the Indian general election with a ticket from the Indian National Congress from the Anandpur Sahib constituency. He won it by a margin of more than 60,000 votes, defeating SAD candidate Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema.
- In 2014, he was re-elected to Lok Sabha, this time from the Ludhiana constituency and won it by a margin of 20,000 votes defeating Harvinder Singh Phoolka of the Aam Admi Party.
- In 2019, he contested the 17th Lok Sabha elections from Ludhiana and defeated Simarjeet Singh Bains of the Liberal State Party by a margin of over 70,000 votes. In 2020, Ravneet Singh participated actively in the farmers’ rights protests against the government. On Jul 27, 2021, Ravneet Singh along with Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, sat in protest in parliament after the adjournment of the house.
Ravneet Singh in a still from the Facebook live stream of the protest inside the Parliament
- In January 2021, at the Singhu border, he was allegedly subjected to a “murderous attack” by some “mischievous elements” who assaulted, pushed, and removed his turban during a Jan Sansad program. He claimed that during the attack at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Memorial, where he had gone to attend the occasion alongside Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla and party MLA Kulbir Singh Zira, his vehicle was also damaged. After the incident, Ravneet Singh Bittu took to Facebook and talk about the situation and wrote a post that said,
Some mischievous elements whose intentions were unknown, tried to spoil the situation by launching a murderous attack on three of us” [9]The Times of India
- From March 11, 2021, to July 18, 2021, he led the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha. Ravneet Singh Bittu was appointed Leader of the party in the Lok Sabha replacing Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a politician serving as the leader of the Indian National Congress in the 17th Lok Sabha, was busy in 2021 West Bengal election, for the budget session of parliament. [10]NDTV
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| ↑1 | The Print |
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| ↑2 | Bhaskar |
| ↑3, ↑4, ↑5, ↑6, ↑7 | My Neta |
| ↑8 | Hindustan Times |
| ↑9 | The Times of India |
| ↑10 | NDTV |