Amit Malviya

Amit Malviya serves as the national in charge of the Information & Technology department for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also holds the position of co-incharge for West Bengal. Additionally, Malviya is a member of the BJP's National Executive. Before his involvement in politics, he worked in the banking sector.

By Zainab Ashraf | Thursday, May 9, 2024, 11:52:35 AM [IST]

Amit Malviya Biography

Amit Malviya holds several key roles within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), serving as the national in-charge of the Information & Technology department, co-incharge for West Bengal, and a member of the national executive. Before delving into politics, Malviya had a background in banking. His interests lie in both politics and economics.

In 2015, Malviya moved to Delhi to lead the BJP's IT Cell. His involvement with the BJP started in 2009 when he helped start the "Friends of BJP" group. Along with others like Rajesh Jain and Piyush Goel, they started an SMS campaign to get more people involved. They asked people to join at www.friendsofbjp.org. They wanted to make the party more known and help it win elections in the then Lok Sabha elections.

Amit Malviya Personal Life

Full Name	Amit Malviya
Date of Birth	09 Oct 0000 (Age 2026)
Place of Birth	Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Party Name	Bharatiya Janta Party
Education	Graduate
Profession	Ex Banker
Father's Name	N/A
Mother's Name	N/A
Religion	Hindu

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Education Qualification of Amit Malviya

Amit Malviya pursued his Bachelor of Business Management at Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from 1995 to 1998. He further studied a PGDM in Finance and Systems from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies in Pune, Maharashtra, from 1998 to 2000.

Interesting Facts about Amit Malviya

1. In 2017, Amit Malviya faced criticism for sharing a collage of pictures of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, with various women on social media. Malviya was trying to discredit Nehru by comparing him to Hardik Patel, a political figure embroiled in controversy over a leaked sex tape. However, it was later clarified by a fact-checking news website, Alt News that most of the photos featured Nehru with his sister or niece.

2. In December 2019, Malviya posted a video on X alleging that protesters in Lucknow were chanting "Pakistan Zindabad" during an anti-CAA rally. Again, Alt News revealed that the chants were actually "Kashif Ahmad Zindabad." Kasihf Ahmad was a All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and was a leader of anti-CAA protest in Lucknow.

3. In the same month, Malviya claimed that students at Aligarh Muslim University were shouting anti-Hindu slogans during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). However, it was clarified by the Alt News that the slogans were against ideologies like Hindutva and not against Hinduism itself.

4. In 2020, Malviya's tweet was flagged as "manipulated media" by X due to his response to Rahul Gandhi's tweet during the Indian farmers' protest.

5. In October 2022, Malviya took legal action against The Wire, a news portal, accusing the founder and others of defamation for alleging that Meta, the parent company of social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook, had granted him special privileges to remove critical content.

6. In August 2023, Malviya faced criticism from Sachin Pilot, a senior Congress leader, for inaccurately claiming that Pilot's father bombed Mizoram during his time as an air force pilot. Pilot provided evidence contradicting Malviya's statement, clarifying that his father was involved in missions over East Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, not in Mizoram.

Political Timeline of Amit Malviya

2021: The BJP appointed him as the co-incharge to oversee party affairs in West Bengal ahead of the 2021 Legislative Assembly elections in the state.
2015: He became the national convener of the IT cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Amit Malviya Early Life

2010: He was the Vice President – Global Treasury Sales, South at the Bank of America in Bengaluru from July 2010 to June 2012.
2003: He then joined HSBC and retired as a senior vice president in 2010.
2001: He joined Calyon as a Business Analyst and worked there till 2003.
2000: He started his career in Mumbai when he joined ICICI Bank as an Assistant Manager

Amit Malviya Achievements

Amit Malviya with Salman Khurshid co-authored the book titled 'The Citizenship Debate: CAA & NRC in 2020.'

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