Poonamben Maadam

Indian politician

Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

Preceded by	Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam
Constituency	Jamnagar
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2014

Personal details
Born	(1974-09-23) 23 September 1974 (age 49) Jamnagar, Gujarat
Political party	Indian National Congress (2009 - 2012) Bharatiya Janata Party (2012 - Present)
Spouse	Perminder Kumar
Children	1 daughter (deceased)
Residence	New Delhi
As of 22 April, 2019

Poonamben Maadam (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.^[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.

Personal details

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

References

^ "Rs 3 crore showered in 30 seconds as female BJP MP dances". Zee News. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "BJP MP Poonamben Maadam Falls In Drain During Demolition Drive". www.news18.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Powerful Jamnagr rural lady Poonam Madam leaves Congress, joins BJP". DeshGujarat. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2021.