Poonamben Maadam

Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam
Member of Parliament for Jamnagar
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byAhir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam
ConstituencyJamnagar
Personal details
Born (1974-09-23) 23 September 1974 (age 50)
Jamnagar, Gujarat
Political partyIndian National Congress (2009 - 2012)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2012 - Present)
SpousePerminder Kumar
Children1 daughter (deceased)
Parent(s)Hematbhai Maadam, Dinaben
Residence(s)47, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
As of 22 April, 2019

Poonamben Mahajan (b 1974) is a politician from Gujarat state in India. She is the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Jamnagar. Earlier, she was a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Khambhalia in Dwarka district. She is married in baniya caste[1][2]

Career

Poonamben Maadam is the former member of the Congress Party at the beginning of her political career but later, joined BJP.[3]

She is also the former member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2014. She contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Jamnagar's seat as the BJP candidate and won against her uncle Vikram Maadam of Congress.

In 2024 Lok Sabha Election Poonamben won against Congress candidate J.P. Maraviya with 620049 votes.[4][5]

Personal details

She is married to a former defence officer Parminder Mahajan.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Rs 3 crore showered in 30 seconds as female BJP MP dances". Zee News. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "BJP MP Poonamben Maadam Falls In Drain During Demolition Drive". www.news18.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Powerful Jamnagr rural lady Poonam Madam leaves Congress, joins BJP". DeshGujarat. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Jamnagar Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
  5. ^ "Jamnagar election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam wins against Cong's J P Maraviya". The Times of India. 4 June 2024.