Raninder Singh
Raninder Singh | |
|---|---|
| President of the National Rifle Association of India | |
| In office 29 December 2009 – 21 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Digvijay Singh Avtar Singh Sethi (Interim President) |
| Succeeded by | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo |
| Vice President of the International Shooting Sport Federation | |
| In office 1 December 2018 – 30 November 2022 | |
| President | Vladimir Lisin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1967 Patiala, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Punjab Lok Congress Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Rishma Kaur (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Residence | Patiala |
Pretender information | |
| Title(s) | Yuvraj of Patiala |
| Pretend from | 17 June 1974–present |
| Monarchy abolished | Sovereign monarchy 1947 (Instrument of Accession) Titular monarchy 1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution) |
| Predecessor | Amarinder Singh |
| Successor | Yadauindra Singh |
Raninder Singh (born 2 August 1967) is an Indian politician and sports administrator from Punjab, India, and son of former Chief Minister of Punjab, Amarinder Singh.[1] He is the titular heir to the historical royal Phulkian dynasty of Patiala.
Early life and education
[edit]Belonging to the former royal family of Patiala, Singh is the son of Amarinder Singh and Preneet Kaur. He has a sister Jai Inder Kaur. He attended Yadavindra Public School, Patiala and subsequently studied at The Doon School, Dehradun. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and completed a master of business administration degree from Buckingham University, UK in 1990.[2]
Political career
[edit]He started his political career in late 1990s, by assisting with the election campaigns of his father and mother Preneet Kaur, an Indian National Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from the Patiala Lok Sabha constituency, four times, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2019.[3]
Subsequently he joined the Youth Congress division of the party himself. In 2005, he was appointed General Secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) 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, in the State Assembly elections in India, 2007, while the party faced a rout in Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab.[2][4]
He unsuccessfully contested for Lok Sabha elections against Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in the 2009 Indian general election, from Bathinda, in a high-profile run up to the elections.[4][5]
He lost in the 2012 Punjab Assembly elections in from the Samana constituency.[6]
Sports administration
[edit]He was appointed as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) in December 2009. He won from his nearest rival Shyam Singh Yadav by a landslide majority. He has been an accomplished international level trap shooter himself.[7][8]
Singh was elected as one of the vice-presidents of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) in November 2018 and he was the first Indian to be elected as vice-president of the ISSF.[9] He served as one of the ISSF vice-presidents until November 2022.[10] Singh, along with others who lost in the 2022 ISSF presidential election, was reported as being seen as a supporter of the then ISSF president and Russian oligarch, Vladimir Lisin.[10]
Personal life and family
[edit]He married Rishma Kaur (née Dhingra), daughter of Kuldip Singh Dhingra, a co-owner of Berger Paints, and Meeta Dhingra in 1995, and the couple have one son, Yadauinder Singh (b. 2003), and two daughters, Seherinder Kaur (b.1996) and Inayatinder Kaur (b.1999).[11] Seherinder married Aditya Narang, a businessman.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Is 'Yuvraj' Raninder heading Kaka Ji Sukhbir's way?". The Times of India. 16 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Raninder Singh- Bathinda Parliamentary Constituency (the son of Capt. Amarinder Singh )". Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "Patiala contestants 'satisfied' with campaign". Indian Express. 7 September 1999.
- ^ a b "It's Badals vs. Patiala royals in Punjab". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Ruling Singhs vs ousted Singhs in Punjab". CNN-IBN. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Punjab assembly elections 2012: Prominent winners and losers". India Today. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Raninder Singh appointed NRAI president". The Times of India. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ "NRAI clarifies on Olympic selection". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Raninder Singh first Indian to be elected international shooting body's vice-president". The Indian Express. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Rossi defeats Vladimir Lisin to be elected new ISSF President". Inside the Games. 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Berger Paint’s royal connection[usurped], 12 Sept 2013.
- ^ "Punjab CM Amarinder Singh sings 'Suhag' at granddaughter's wedding ceremony". The Tribune. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- General Election 2009 - Affidavits filed by Ranninder Singh Office of Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab