Poonam Chand Vishnoi
Poonam Chand Vishnoi is a former speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 7 July 1980 to 20 March 1985. He is a senior leader of Indian National Congress Party in Rajasthan. He hails from Jodhpur region of Rajasthan. He was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bhinmal , Phalodi and Luni , They also served as deputy speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and Cabinet Minister in Rajasthan Government .
Poonam Chand Vishnoi | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1980 - 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Hira Lal Devpura |
| Member of legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1980 to 1985 | |
| Succeeded by | Mohan Lal Changani |
| Constituency | Phalodi |
| In office 1990 to 1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Ram Narayan Bishnoi |
| Constituency | Phalodi |
| In office 1998 to 2003 | |
| Constituency | Bhinmal |
| In office 1957 to 1967 | |
| Succeeded by | Ram Singh Bishnoi |
| Constituency | Luni |
| Parliamentary Secretory Govt of Rajasthan | |
| In office 1998 to 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1924 |
| Died | 25 May 2006 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian 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
Poonam Chand Bishnoi Born in Finch village 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.
Membership of Legislature
- 1957 - 1962 - Member, Second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 1967 - 1972 - Member, Fourth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 1972 - 1977 - Member, Fifth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 1980 - 1985 - Member, Seventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 1990 - 1993 - Member, Ninth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 1993 - 1998 - Member, Tenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Positions held
- Cabinet Minister in Rajasthan government.
- Member, Syndicate, Jodhpur University, and Udaipur University.
- pro tem speaker of Rajasthan legislative assembly during the period 28.04.1967 and 02.05.1967
- 9 May 1967 to 9 July 1971 Deputy Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 6 June 1980 – 9 March 1985 Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly