Poonamben Maadam
Poonamben Maadam (b 1974) is a politician from Gujarat state in India. She was elected to Lok Sabha from Jamnagar seat in 2019. Earlier, she was a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Khambhalia in Jamnagar district.[1]
Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam | |
|---|---|
| Member of Indian Parliament | |
| Preceded by | Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam |
| Constituency | Jamnagar |
| Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1974 Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Perminder Kumar |
| Children | 1 daughter (deceased) |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| As of 22 April, 2019 Source: | |
Family background
Her father was four-time independent MLA from Khambhalia during 1972–1990. Former Jamnagar Congress MP Virkam Maadam is an uncle. She is married to a former defense officer Parminder Mahajan.
She had a daughter named Shivani on 22 Feb 1995. Shivani died in Singapore on 9 Dec 2018 due to burn injuries suffered in Noida.[2]
Her grandfather Rambhai Maadam was active in Ahir/Yadav community work in the field of education. She was based in Delhi till 2009, but later she settled in Khambhalia. She originally came from Kalyanpur. Her great grandfather settled in Jamnagar.[3]
Career
Her 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 a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Khambhalia, as the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.
She contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Jamnagar seat as the BJP candidate[4] and she won against her uncle Vikram Maadam of Congress. She got total 484,412 votes.[5]
Madam came in limelight in April, 2015 during a 'Bhagwat Katha' programme organised in Gujarat's Veraval, where the MP was seen dancing in a crowd and where currency notes worth nearly Rs 3 crore($500,000) were showered by the crowd in merely 30 seconds.[6][7]
She was reelected to the 17th Lok Sabha in 2019.
