Poonam Chand Vishnoi Explained

Poonam Chand Vishnoi
Birth Date:20 February 1924
Death Date:25 May 2006 (aged 82)
Office:Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Term:1980 - 1985
Predecessor:Gopal Singh
Successor:Hira Lal Devpura
Office1:Member of legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Phalodi
Term1:1980 to 1985
Successor1:Mohan Lal Changani
Constituency2:Phalodi
Term2:1990 to 1998
Predecessor2:Mohan Lal Changani
Successor2:Ram Narayan Bishnoi
Term3:1998 to 2003
Constituency3:Bhinmal
Term4:1957 to 1967
Constituency4:Luni
Successor4:Ram Singh Bishnoi
Office5:Parliamentary Secretary Govt of Rajasthan
Term5:1998 to 2003
Party:Indian National Congress
Nationality:Indian

Poonam Chand Vishnoi (20 February 1924 - 25 May 2006) was a former speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 7 July 1980 to 20 March 1985. He was a senior leader of Indian National Congress Party in Rajasthan. He hailed from Jodhpur region of Rajasthan. He was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bhinmal, Phalodi and Luni. He also served as deputy speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and Cabinet Minister in Rajasthan Government.[1]

His daughter Vijay laxmi Bishnoi was Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and Parliament Secretary between 1998 and 2003. She is ex-Chief of Woman Wing of Indian National Congress and Several Boards in Rajasthan Government.

Poonam Chand Vishnoi had also contested 1999 Loksabha election from Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency) as INC candidate and lost to Jaswant Singh Bishnoi by a small margin.

Early life

Poonam Chand Bishnoi was born in Feench village luni (tehsil) in District of Jodhpur. After doing LLB he was a practicing lawyer in Rajasthan High Court Jodhpur. In 1957, he successfully contested MLA election from Luni.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Journal of Parliamentary Information - Volume 52 . 2006 . Lok Sabha Secretariat . 354.