| Raninder Singh | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1967 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (INC) |
| Spouse(s) | Rishma Kaur |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Patiala |
| Religion | Sikh |
| As of June 01, 2009 | |
Yuvraj Raninder Singh (born August 2, 1967) an Indian politician from Punjab, India, and son of Captain Amarinder Singh of Patiala who served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007, he is the titular Heir Apparent to the title of Maharaja of Patiala.[1][2] He is more commonly known as Tikku in Patiala
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He belongs to royal house of Patiala belonging to the Phulkian dynasty, and son of Captain Amarinder Singh and Maharani Preneet Kaur. He has a sister Maharajkumari Jai Inder Kaur.
He attended Yadavindra Public School, Patiala and subsequently studied at The Doon School, Dehradun. Thereafter he spent one year at St. Stephens College, New Delhi and graduated in business management from Buckingham University, UK in 1990.[3]
He started his political career in late 1990s, by assisting during the election campaigns of his father and mother Maharani Preneet Kaur, a Indian National Congress MP from the Patiala Lok Sabha constituency, three times, 1999, 2004 and 2009.[4]
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 region, during the in the State Assembly elections in India, 2007, while the party faced a rout in Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab.[3][5]
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, in a high-profile run up to the elections.[5][6]
He married Yuvrani Rishma Kaur in 1995, and the couple have one son, Rajkumar Yajuvendra Singh and two daughters. He is an ace shooter and great patron of sports.