Satish Poonia

Satish Poonia
Poonia in November 2024
President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
In office
15 September 2019 – 23 March 2023
Preceded byMadan Lal Saini
Succeeded byChandra Prakash Joshi
Deputy Leader of the Opposition,
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
2 April 2023 – 3 December 2023
Preceded byRajendra Singh Rathore
Succeeded byRamkesh Meena
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
11 December 2018 – 3 December 2023
Preceded byNaveen Pilania
Succeeded byPrashant Sharma
ConstituencyAmber
Personal details
Born (1964-10-24) 24 October 1964
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
ProfessionPolitician
Websitepersonal site

Satish Poonia (born 24 October 1964) is an Indian politician. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he served as the deputy Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajasthan Assembly. Previously, he was president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan. He was elected to the 15th Rajasthan Assembly from Amber.[1]

Early life and education

Poonia was born on 20 December 1964 in Rajgarh, a small village in Churu district of Rajasthan.[2] He did Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in geography from University of Rajasthan.[3]

Political career

In the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he secured victory in the Amber constituency. He defeated Prashant Sharma of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a margin of 13,276 votes.[4]

In July 2023, he was announced as the state in-charge for Haryana for the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections.[5]

References

  1. ^ Singh, Harsha Kumari; Tiwari, Vaibhav; PTI), (with inputs from (14 September 2019). "BJP Appoints MLA Satish Poonia As Rajasthan Unit Chief". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Shri Satish Poonia". Bharatiya Janata Party Rajasthan. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Satish Poonia(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- AMBER(JAIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Amber Assembly Election Result 2018: BJP's Satish Poonia won over Congress in Amber constituency". www.timesnownews.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Poonia appointed BJP in-charge for Haryana". The Times of India. 7 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 September 2025.