Poonam Chand Vishnoi

Poonam Chand Vishnoi (20 February 1924 – 25 May 2006) was an Indian politician who was 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.

His daughter Vijay laxmi Bishnoi was Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and Parliament Secretary between 1998 and 2003. She is ex-Chief of the Woman Wing of Indian National Congress and several boards in Rajasthan Government.

Poonam Chand Vishnoi had also contested the 1999 Loksabha election from Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency) as an INC candidate and lost to Jaswant Singh Bishnoi by a small margin.

Early life 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.