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'''Jai Narayan Poonia''' (1934 – 7 November 2021) was a Cabinet Minister and leader of [[Rajasthan]] in India. He served as Minister of Public Works.<ref>{{cite journal |year=1979 |journal=Indian Roads Congress Journal |publisher=Indian Roads Congress |volume=40 |pages=741 |issn=0258-0500 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=[[Press Trust of India]]|title=Former Rajasthan minister Jai Narayan Poonia dies of cardiac arrest {{!}} Jaipur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/former-rajasthan-minister-jai-narayan-poonia-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/articleshow/87570194.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was born in village [[Lakhlan Choti]] of district [[Churu district|Churu]] in [[Rajasthan]] in the family of Choudhary Jagmal Poonia clan Hindu [[Jat people|Jat]]. He married Manbhari Devi.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Poonia entered elections from the Sadulpur Constituency in Rajasthan in 1977 as Janata Party candidate and became PWD Minister. In 1985 he became MLA from Tara Nagar. He was the runner-up in 2003 and 1998 polls. He was a member of the [[Indian National Lok Dal]] party (INLD). In the 1998 polls, he secured almost 45% votes for this seat. His popularity declined and in 2003, he secured only 33%.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/electionanalysis/AE/S20/partycomp21.htm |title = State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 21-Taranagar Constituency of Rajasthan |publisher = ECI |year = 2004 |accessdate= 26 December 2012 }}</ref> In both the elections he was defeated by [[Indian National Congress]] candidates.<br />
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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.<br />
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1977-80: Member of [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) [[Sadulpur]] [[Churu district|Churu]] [[Vidhan Sabha]] for the [[Janata Party]].<br />
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1978-80: Cabinet Minister in Rajasthan. He oversaw departments including Public Welfare Department(PWD), Disaster Management and Flood management.<br />
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1980-89: State Vice President of [[Janata Party]] in Rajasthan.<br />
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1985-90: Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) [[Taranagar]] [[Churu district|Churu]] [[Vidhan Sabha]] for the [[Janata Party]].<br />
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1990-98: State Vice President of [[Janata Dal]] in Rajasthan.<br />
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2003-2008: State President of [[Indian National Lok Dal]] in Rajasthan.<br />
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2013- Won the state assembly election from Taranagar constituency contesting on BJP ticket<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2020.htm?ac=20|title = Election Commission of India}}</ref> by 11,136 votes<br />
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==Education==<br />
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.<br />
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