Poonam Mahajan | |
|---|---|
 Mahajan in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2014–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Priya Dutt |
| Succeeded by | Varsha Gaikwad |
| Constituency | Mumbai North Central |
| National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha | |
| In office 16 December 2016 – 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anurag Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Tejasvi Surya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1980 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Anand Rao |
| Children | Aadya Rao Avika Rao |
| Parent(s) | Pramod Mahajan (father) Rekha Mahajan (mother) |
| Relatives | Rahul Mahajan (Brother) |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | poonammahajan |
Poonam Mahajan[1] (born 9 December 1980) is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mumbai North Central, Constituency, Maharashtra. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] She has served as the National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP, from December 2016 to September 2020.[3] Mahajan was the President of the Basketball Federation of India, the first female to hold this position.[4] In addition, she currently serves as Chair of the Maharashtra State Animal Welfare Board.[5]
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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- ^ "Poonam Mahajan, newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha President – BJYM : Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha : भाजयुमो : भारतीय जनता युवा मोर्चा". Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Poonam Mahajan becomes first women president of Basketball Federation of India". DNA India. 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Maharashtra animal welfare board re-constituted | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India.