Poonia or Punia and Puniya is a clan (or gotra) of Jats.[1][2] It is the oldest Jat clan.
Notable people who bear the surname and may or may not be associated with the clan include:
Jai Narayan Poonia (1934–2021), Indian politician
Krishna Poonia, Indian discus thrower[3]
Navdeep Poonia, Scottish cricket player[4]
Poonam Poonia, Indian cricketer
Surendra Poonia, Indian sportsman
Bajrang Punia, Indian wrestler
Bijender Kumar Punia, vice chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University
Deepak Punia (cricketer), Indian cricketer
Pavitra Punia, Indian actress
Savita Punia, Indian field hockey player
Seema Punia (also known as Seema Antil), Indian discus thrower
Priya Punia, Indian Cricket player
Mandeep Punia, freelance journalist from India
^Chowdhry, Prem (2000). "Enforcing Cultural Codes: Gender and violence in northern India". In John, Mary E.; Nair, Janaki (eds.). A Question of Silence: The Sexual Economies of Modern India. Zed Books. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-85649-892-0. The two groups of Jats involved in the marriage belonged to the Punia and the Sangwan got.
^L. S. Rathore (2005). Maharaja Sadul Singh of Bikaner: a biography of the co-architect of India's unity, Volume 1. Books Treasure. p. 13. ISBN 9788190042208.
^"London Olympics 2012: Krishna Poonia crosses the 63m barrier". India Today. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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Jai Narayan Poonia (1934–2021), Indian politician Krishna Poonia, Indian discus thrower Navdeep Poonia, Scottish cricket player Poonam Poonia, Indian cricketer...
Krishna Poonia (born 5 May 1977) is an international gold-medalist Indian discus thrower, track-and-field athlete, 2 times Olympics participant, Padma...
Major Dr. Surendra Poonia, VSM is an international award-winning sportsman, Limca book record holder, physician, former Special Forces officer of the Indian...
Balwan Poonia is an Indian politician and farmer activist from Bhadra, Rajasthan. He is also an elected member of the 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly...
Satish Subhashchandra Poonia is an Indian politician. He was member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Amber Vidhan Sabha from 2018 to...
Subhash Poonia (born 28 September 1958) is an Indian politician who served as member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Surajgarh Assembly...
The Relu Ram Poonia MLA murder case or Poonia murders was a mass murder of the Indian politician Relu Ram Poonia and seven of his family members. The...
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Poonam Subhash Poonia (born 12 December 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Services. He made his first-class debut on 1 October 2015 in the 2015–16...
Navdeep Singh Poonia (born 11 May 1986) is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler. He has played One...
Seema Punia-Antil (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.84 m,achieved at Kiev in 2004. Seema Antil was born in...
Jai Narayan Poonia (1934 – 7 November 2021) was a Cabinet Minister and leader of Rajasthan in India. He served as Minister of Public Works. He was born...
India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2024. "Hisar Olympian Poonia loses her Rajasthan seat". The Times of India. 4 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257...
Dhani Poonia or Poonia Ki Dhani is a village in Taranagar tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan. It is situated in 50 km northeast direction of Churu city...
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Kumar of the Bahujan Samaj Party later joined Shiv Sena. "Hisar Olympian Poonia loses her Rajasthan seat". The Times of India. 4 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257...
regulations and the marginalisation of leaders such as party president Satish Poonia just before 2023 assembly elections after a tenure of 3.5 years as state...
Indian to win two gold medals at Paralympics.[circular reference] Krishna Poonia, Padam Shri awardee, Olympian and MLA Lakshmi Mittal, steel tycoon born...
Congress, youth wing of Indian National Congress. Sangaria MLA Abhimanyu Poonia is the President of Rajasthan Pradesh Youth Congress. Sudhender Moond, Yashveer...
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