Giriraj Poddar is an Indian politician and industrialist from Murwara in Katni District, Madhya Pradesh state.
He was elected as a MLA of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 2008 from Murwara, running as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He is originally from Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan, but his family later shifted their base to Mughal Sarai in Uttar Pradesh.
He spent a consecutive 15 days outside his home in his constituency in Yatra and interviewed approximately 50,000 people to gather data for the further development of Katni.
The social organisation he is affiliated with is Desh Disha Manch, known for its efforts for Khirani Overbridge.