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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{notability|1=Biographies|date=January 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sardar Ravinder Singh
| image = Ravinder Singh KrMR.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|08|6}}
| birth_place = [[Karimnagar]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| order =
| office = Chairman of Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited
| term_start = 08 December 2022
| term_end = 5 December 2023
| office1 = Mayor of [[Karimnagar Municipal Corporation]]
| term_start1 = July 2014
| term_end1 = 2019
| other_names =
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| parents = Laxman Singh, Dannabhai
| spouse = Balbeer Kaur
| known_for =
}}
'''Sardar Ravinder Singh''' is an Indian politician. He served as the mayor of [[Karimnagar Municipal Corporation]] from July 2014 to 2019.<ref name="Karimnagar Mayor blames R&B for sinking of road">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Karimnagar Mayor blames R&B for sinking of road |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/karimnagar-mayor-blames-rb-for-sinking-of-road/article23497197.ece |access-date=6 December 2021 |date=11 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043357/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/karimnagar-mayor-blames-rb-for-sinking-of-road/article23497197.ece |archive-date=9 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> Ravinder Singh quit TRS party and is contested MLC elections as an Independent candidate from Karimnagar Local Authorities Constituency.<ref name="10 remain in fray for Karimnagar MLC poll">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=10 remain in fray for Karimnagar MLC poll |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/10-remain-in-fray-for-karimnagar-mlc-poll/article37708465.ece |access-date=6 December 2021 |date=26 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206141306/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/10-remain-in-fray-for-karimnagar-mlc-poll/article37708465.ece |archive-date=6 December 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Former Karimnagar Mayor calls on CM KCR">{{cite news |work=Telangana Today |title=Former Karimnagar Mayor calls on CM KCR |url=https://telanganatoday.com/former-karimnagar-mayor-calls-on-cm-kcr |access-date=9 January 2022 |date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109194026/https://telanganatoday.com/former-karimnagar-mayor-calls-on-cm-kcr |archive-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sardar Ravinder Singh was born on 6 August 1964 in [[Karimnagar]] town to Laxman Singh and Dannabhai. He pursued degree from SRR Government Degree College, [[Karimnagar]] and L.L.B. from [[Nanded]], [[Maharashtra]]. He has practiced in the Karimnagar Court and elected as President of Karimnagar Bar Association in 2008.

==Political career==
Ravinder Singh started his political activities as a students' union leader in SRR Government Degree College and elected as college president in 1984 while pursuing his degree. He contested for Karimnagar Municipal Elections held in 1995 as an independent candidate and won as Councilor and later he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and elected as Councilor for the second time in 2000 & Corporator from Bjp in 2005 [[Karimnagar Municipal Corporation]] elections. He served as Karimnagar BJP town president from 1999 to 2006. He quit [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 2006 and took active leadership in the protests and demonstrations that were organized in support of the statehood movement in Karimnagar.

After formation of separate Telangana state Ravinder Singh Contested as Corpoartor from Trs party in 2014 Karimnagar Municipal Corporation elections and elected as Mayor for Karimnagar and became the first mayor from sikh community in South India & Chairman for Telangana Association of Mayors and chairman's. He was elected as Telangana Yoga Association chairman in November 2021.<ref name="Ravinder Singh elected Telangana Yoga Association chairman">{{cite news |work= The Hans India|title=Ravinder Singh elected Telangana Yoga Association chairman |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/ravinder-singh-elected-telangana-yoga-association-chairman-657790 |access-date=6 December 2021 |date=22 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206150442/https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/ravinder-singh-elected-telangana-yoga-association-chairman-657790 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Ravinder Singh resigned from trs party on 26 November 2021 and contested MLC elections as an Independent candidate from Karimnagar Local Authorities Constituency.<ref name="Denied MLC ticket, former Karimnagar mayor resigns from TRS">{{cite news |work=The New Indian Express |title=Denied MLC ticket, former Karimnagar mayor resigns from TRS |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/nov/26/denied-mlc-ticket-former-karimnagar-mayor-resigns-from-trs-2388214.html |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206151401/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/nov/26/denied-mlc-ticket-former-karimnagar-mayor-resigns-from-trs-2388214.html |archive-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> Ravinder Singh Later Joined TRS and he has been appointed as Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited Chairman on 8 December 2022.<ref name="Telangana: Former Karimnagar mayor Ravinder Singh appointed as Civil Supplies Chairman">{{cite news |work=Telangana Today |first1= |title=Telangana: Former Karimnagar mayor Ravinder Singh appointed as Civil Supplies Chairman |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-former-karimnagar-mayor-ravinder-singh-appointed-as-civil-supplies-chairman |access-date=11 December 2022 |date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211142609/https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-former-karimnagar-mayor-ravinder-singh-appointed-as-civil-supplies-chairman |archive-date=11 December 2022}}</ref> taken oath as Chairman of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited of Telangana State on 21 December 2022 and resigned from his post after the new Congress government formed in Telangana in December 2023.<ref name="Nominated chiefs of 20 state-run corporations quit">{{cite news |work=The Times of India |title=Nominated chiefs of 20 state-run corporations quit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nominated-chiefs-of-20-state-run-corporations-quit/articleshow/105739006.cms |access-date=5 March 2024 |date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305182541/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nominated-chiefs-of-20-state-run-corporations-quit/articleshow/105739006.cms |archive-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>

Later in 2026 Karimnagar municipal elections he contested from 58th division from Brs and elected as corporator.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:People from Karimnagar]]
[[Category:People from Karimnagar district]]

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