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'''Raninder Singh''' (born 2 August 1967) is an | '''Raninder Singh''' (born 2 August 1967) is an Indian politician from [[Punjab, India]], and son of the former [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] [[Amarinder Singh]].<ref name="to">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-16/chandigarh/27314250_1_political-aspirations-political-affairs-political-heirs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103122759/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-16/chandigarh/27314250_1_political-aspirations-political-affairs-political-heirs|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Is 'Yuvraj' Raninder heading Kaka Ji Sukhbir's way?|date=16 September 2002}}</ref> He is the titular heir to the Phulkian royal dynasty of Patiala. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He started his political career in late 1990s, by assisting during the election campaigns of his father and mother [[Preneet Kaur]], an [[Indian National Congress]] MP from the [[Patiala (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patiala]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency, three times, 1999, 2004 and 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990907/ige07150.html|title=Patiala contestants | He started his political career in late 1990s, by assisting during the election campaigns of his father and mother [[Preneet Kaur]], an [[Indian National Congress]] MP from the [[Patiala (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patiala]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency, three times, 1999, 2004 and 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990907/ige07150.html|title=Patiala contestants 'satisfied' with campaign|date=7 September 1999|work=Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
Subsequently joined the Youth Congress division of party himself. In 2005, he was appointed General Secretary of the Punjab [[Pradesh Congress Committee]](PCC) in 2005 and made in-charge of the [[Bathinda district]]. In the coming years, he worked in the region, and as a result he was credited for Congress winning the maximum seats in the [[Malwa (Punjab)|Malwa]] region, in the [[State Assembly elections in India, 2007]], while the party faced a rout in [[Majha]] and [[Doaba]] regions of Punjab.<ref name=nr>{{cite web|url=http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIcongressparty/Indian_Leaders/A_Z/R/Raninder_Singh/BIO.htm|title=Raninder Singh- Bathinda Parliamentary Constituency (the son of Capt. Amarinder Singh )}}</ref><ref name="hi"/> | Subsequently joined the Youth Congress division of party himself. In 2005, he was appointed General Secretary of the Punjab [[Pradesh Congress Committee]](PCC) in 2005 and made in-charge of the [[Bathinda district]]. In the coming years, he worked in the region, and as a result he was credited for Congress winning the maximum seats in the [[Malwa (Punjab)|Malwa]] region, in the [[State Assembly elections in India, 2007]], while the party faced a rout in [[Majha]] and [[Doaba]] regions of Punjab.<ref name=nr>{{cite web|url=http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIcongressparty/Indian_Leaders/A_Z/R/Raninder_Singh/BIO.htm|title=Raninder Singh- Bathinda Parliamentary Constituency (the son of Capt. Amarinder Singh )}}</ref><ref name="hi"/> | ||
He unsuccessfully contested [[Lok Sabha]] elections against [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]], the wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]] in 2009 general elections, from [[Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bathinda]], in a high-profile run up to the elections.<ref name="hi">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/06/stories/2009050659880700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513060826/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/06/stories/2009050659880700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2009|title= | He unsuccessfully contested [[Lok Sabha]] elections against [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]], the wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]] in 2009 general elections, from [[Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bathinda]], in a high-profile run up to the elections.<ref name="hi">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/06/stories/2009050659880700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513060826/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/06/stories/2009050659880700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2009|title=It's Badals vs. Patiala royals in Punjab|date=6 May 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ruling-singhs-vs-ousted-singhs-in-punjab/91968-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509155604/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ruling-singhs-vs-ousted-singhs-in-punjab/91968-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2009|title=Ruling Singhs vs ousted Singhs in Punjab|date=7 May 2009|publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> | ||
He lost 2012 Punjab Assembly elections in 2012 from Samana constituency.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/punjab-assembly-elections-2012-winners-losers/1/176711.html</ref> | He lost 2012 Punjab Assembly elections in 2012 from Samana constituency.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/punjab-assembly-elections-2012-winners-losers/1/176711.html</ref> | ||