Poonamben Maadam

Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam
Member of Indian Parliament
In office
May, 2014 -
Preceded by Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam
Constituency Jamnagar
Personal details
Born (1974-09-23) 23 September 1974
Jamnagar, Gujarat
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Shri Perminder Kumar
Children 1 daughter
Residence Jamnagar
As of 20 April, 2015
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Poonamben Maadam is Member of parliament from Jamnagar seat. She was member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Khambhalia in Jamnagar district.[1]

Family background

Her father was four-time independent MLA from Khambhalia during 1972-1990. Former Jamnagar Congress MP Virkam Maadam is distant uncle.She is married to a former defense officer Parminder Mahajan. Her grandfather Rambhai Maadam was active in Aahir community work in the field of education. She was based in Delhi till 2009, but later she settled in Khambhalia. She originally belongs to Kalyanpur. Her great grandfather settled in Jamnagar.[2]

Career

Her distant uncle Vikram Madam was not happy with the rise of Poonam in politics. While Poonam Maadam was in Congress’s probable candidates list for Khambhalia seat, Vikram Maadam was lobbying for Hebha bhai Karmur’s candidature.Later she became member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Khambhalia as BJP candidate.

She contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Jamnagar seat as Bhartiya Janata Party candidate[3] and she won. She got total 484412 votes.[4]

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