Poonam Mahajan

Poonam Mahajan
Mahajan in 2017
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014 to 2024
Preceded by	Priya Dutt
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	(1980-12-09) 9 December 1980 (age 43) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Anand Rao
Children	Aadya Rao Avika Rao
Parent(s)	Pramod Mahajan (father) Rekha Mahajan (mother)
Residence	Mumbai
Occupation	Politician
Website	poonammahajan.in

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]