Poonam Sankhwar (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. She is an MLA from Rasulabad Assembly constituency which is reserved for the SC community in Kanpur Dehat district. She represents of Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. ^{[1] [2]}

Sankhwar was born on 30 June 1977 in Patara, Kanpur to Ganga Sagar Sankhwar. ^[3] She married Ramesh Chandra Gautam, a government employee. She does animal farming and agriculture. She completed her post-graduation in sociology in 2001 at CSJM University, Kanpur. ^[4]

Sankhwar won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Rasulabad Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party. She polled 91,783 votes and defeated Kamlesh Chandra Diwakar of Samajwadi Party by a margin of 21,512 votes. ^{[5] [6]}