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Quick Info

Date of birth17 July 1980

Age46 years

BirthplaceBathinda, Punjab

ProfessionPolitician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSanmeet Kaur

FamilyFather - Babu Singh Rattan; Mother - Name Not Known

Amit Rattan Kotfatta Biography

Punjab politician Amit Rattan Kotfatta is an AAP MLA from Bathinda Rural who has a background in engineering and faced a 2023 vigilance arrest.

Early life and background

Amit Rattan Kotfatta was born on 17 July 1980 in Bathinda, Punjab, and raised in the same city. He studied at St. Joseph's Convent Senior Secondary School in Bathinda and later earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, graduating in 2003. He is identified with Sikhism and comes from a family where his father, Babu Singh Rattan, served as a Class 1 officer in the Income Tax department.

Career

Kotfatta entered active politics after joining Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in 2016. He stood as the SAD candidate for the Bathinda Rural seat in the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election but lost by a margin of 10,718 votes to the Aam Aadmi Party candidate Rupinder Kaur Ruby. In 2020 he was expelled from SAD. Ahead of the 2022 state elections he switched allegiance to the Aam Aadmi Party and was named the party’s candidate for Bathinda Rural.

In the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election he won the Bathinda Rural seat as an AAP candidate and became the constituency’s Member of the Legislative Assembly. After his election he spoke about serving the public, acting as a conduit between government and citizens, and addressing corruption.

Public profile

Kotfatta is publicly known to use the honorific “Engineer” on his social media accounts. Physically, reports list his height at approximately 172 cm (about 5'8"), with black hair and black eyes. His household address is recorded in Kotfatta, Ward No. 3, Tehsil and District Bathinda.

Personal life

He is married to Sanmeet Kaur, a police officer who joined service in 2007 and has held postings including Jalandhar Rural and Nagaland. His mother’s name is not publicly listed in the available records. The family information highlights that other relatives, including a sister and brother-in-law, have held Class 1 officer positions in Haryana.

Controversies and legal matters

In February 2023 Kotfatta was arrested by the Bathinda Vigilance Bureau in connection with a bribery allegation involving a grant for village development works. The case arose after a complaint alleging that he had demanded payment; an aide linked to the matter was also detained. An audio clip relating to the allegation circulated on social media, and an FIR was filed. Media coverage noted that the arrest had been sanctioned by the state’s chief minister, who emphasized a zero-tolerance stance on bribery. Kotfatta has denied links cited in parts of the complaint.

Other reported disputes

During his political trajectory several grievances and allegations surfaced in media reports and public complaints. These included accusations from party members and local residents about business dealings and unpaid work from earlier years; critics within political circles also questioned his candidature when he joined AAP. Kotfatta disputed those allegations and maintained there was no proof against him in some instances.

Latest updates

The most notable recent public development recorded in available material is Kotfatta’s 23 February 2023 arrest by the Bathinda Vigilance Bureau in relation to the bribery matter. Aside from that legal development, his current focus as recorded after the 2022 election was to pursue constituency work and public service as the MLA for Bathinda Rural.

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Recent Work

Member of Legislative Assembly, Bathinda Rural

Elected as Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Bathinda Rural in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.

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Career Highlights

  1. Joined Shiromani Akali Dal in 2016 and contested the 2017 Punjab assembly election from Bathinda Rural.
  2. Expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal in 2020.
  3. Joined Aam Aadmi Party in January 2022 and won the Bathinda Rural seat in the 2022 assembly election.
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