Background
He was born in village Lakhlan Choti of district Churu in Rajasthan in the family of Choudhary Jagmal Poonia clan Hindu Jat.
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Jai Narayan Poonia
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Poonia graduated from Government High School Sangria with First Division. He completed law school and started his career as an advocate in Rajgarh district court.
Career
He is former Minister of Public Works. Poonia entered elections from the Taranagar Constituency in Rajasthan. He was the runner-up in 2003 and 1998 polls.
In the 1998 polls, he secured almost 45% votes for this seat.
His popularity declined and in 2003, he secured only 33%. In both the elections he was defeated by Indian National Congress candidates.
In western terms, he can be roughly categorized as a populist agrarian leader who is ready to adopt a market economy for the benefit of the "kissan" or peasant. 1978-1980, Cabinet Minister in Rajasthan.
He oversaw departments including Public Welfare Department(PWD), Disaster Management and Flood management.
1980-1989 State Vice President of Janata Party in Rajasthan. 1990-1998 State Vice President of Janata Dal in Rajasthan. 2003-2008 State President of Indian National Lok Dal in Rajasthan.
Achievements
Politics
He is a member of the Indian National Lok Dal party (INLD).
Membership
1977-1980, Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Modern Language Association) Sadulpur Churu Vidhan Sabha for the Janata Party. 1985-1990 Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Modern Language Association) Taranagar Churu Vidhan Sabha for the Janata Party.
