Abhimanyu Poonia

Abhimanyu Poonia is an Indian politician. He was elected to the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Sangaria.^[2] He is also president of the Rajasthan Youth Congress and member of the Indian National Congress. Previously he was state president of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) in Rajasthan from 2017 to 2020.^[3][4]

Abhimanyu Poonia
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2023
Preceded by	Gurdeep Singh Shahpini
Constituency	Sangaria
President Rajasthan Youth Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 December 2023
Preceded by	Ganesh Ghogra
President, Rajasthan NSUI[1]
In office 2017–2020
Succeeded by	Abhishek Chaudhary
Personal details
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Bhawna Thapan
Education	Master of Arts
Alma mater	University of Rajasthan
Occupation	Politician

Political career

From 2017 to 2020, Poonia was state president of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) in Rajasthan. In 2020, he resigned from this post in support of Sachin Pilot during a political crisis within the Congress party, alongside claims that 400-500 post-holders in Youth Congress, NSUI, and Seva Dal also resigned in protest.^[5][6]

In December 2023, Poonia won the Sangaria assembly seat, becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the 16th Rajasthan Assembly. Around the same time, he was appointed president of the Rajasthan Youth Congress, a position he continues to hold.^[7]

In June 2025, Poonia participated in a protest led by Hanuman Beniwal regarding the Udaipur doctor suicide case.^[8] On 20 June, the state government agreed to all demands made by the deceased doctor's family.^[9]