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]

Poonam Chand Vishnoi
Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
1980 - 1985
Preceded byGopal Singh
Succeeded byHira Lal Devpura
Member of legislative Assembly
In office
1980 to 1985
Succeeded byMohan Lal Changani
ConstituencyPhalodi
In office
1990 to 1998
Succeeded byRam Narayan Bishnoi
ConstituencyPhalodi
In office
1998 to 2003
ConstituencyBhinmal
In office
1957 to 1967
Succeeded byRam Singh Bishnoi
ConstituencyLuni
Parliamentary Secretary Govt of Rajasthan
In office
1998 to 2003
Personal details
Born20 February 1924
Died25 May 2006 (aged 82)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress

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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information - Volume 52. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2006. p. 354.
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