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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tanuj Punia
| image = File:Tanuj Punia.jpg
| caption = Punia in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|16 January 1985}}
| birth_place = [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Barabanki Lok Sabha constituency|Barabanki]]
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| predecessor = [[Upendra Singh Rawat]]
| successor =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Shraddha Singh
| father = [[P. L. Punia]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source = https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5728?from=members
| education = [[IIT Roorkee]] ([[Bachelor of Technology|BTech]])
}}
'''Tanuj Punia''' (born 16 January 1985) is an Indian politician and serving as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Barabanki Lok Sabha constituency|Barabanki]]. He is a member of [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Barabanki">{{cite news |date=4 June 2024 |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Barabanki |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2453.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531172301/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2453.htm |archive-date=31 May 2025 |access-date=31 May 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Inheritors {{!}} Next-gen netas">{{cite news|title=Inheritors {{!}} Next-gen netas|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-inheritors-next-gen-netas-2565854-2024-07-13|accessdate=25 March 2025|publisher=India Today|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325141549/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-inheritors-next-gen-netas-2565854-2024-07-13|archivedate=25 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> He completed his [[Bachelor of Technology|BTech]] in [[chemical engineering]] from [[IIT Roorkee]].

== Political career ==
Punia was elected in 2024 as a Member of Parliament from [[Barabanki Lok Sabha constituency|Barabanki Lok Sabha Constituency]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-04 |title=Barabanki election results 2024 live updates: Congress's Tanuj Punia wins with over 2 lakh vote margin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/barabanki-sc-election-results-2024-uttar-pradesh-barabanki-sc-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-tanuj-punia-cong-rajrani-rawat-bjp-shiv-kumar-doharey-bsp/articleshow/110673820.cms |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He defeated Rajrani Rawat of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of over 2 lakh votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Tanuj Punia Claims Victory by 215704 Votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/barabanki-uttar-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-clse-2548031-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Barabanki Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024">{{cite news |date=4 June 2024 |title=Barabanki Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/uttar-pradesh/barabanki |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531172425/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/uttar-pradesh/barabanki |archive-date=31 May 2025 |access-date=31 May 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Barabanki district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]

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