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Quick Info

Date of birth9 October

AgeNot Known

BirthplacePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

ProfessionPolitician, Head of the BJP IT Cell

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

Amit Malviya Biography

Amit Malviya is an Indian politician best known as head of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s IT Cell. A career banker-turned-political strategist, he has held a

Early life and background

Amit Malviya was born on 9 October and hails from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. He completed a Bachelor of Business Management at Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra (1995–1998) and went on to earn a PGDM in Finance and Systems from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune (1998–2000).

Career

Malviya began his professional life in Mumbai’s financial sector. In June 2000 he joined ICICI Bank as an assistant manager. Over the next decade he worked in a series of banking and finance roles: as a business analyst at Calyon from October 2001 until July 2003, at HSBC from 2003 until 2010 where he rose to the position of senior vice president, and later as Vice President – Global Treasury Sales, South at Bank of America in Bengaluru from July 2010 to June 2012.

Malviya’s public profile shifted toward politics in 2009 when he co-founded Friends of BJP, a forum intended to publicize the party. That activity preceded his relocation to Delhi in 2015, when he took charge of the BJP’s IT Cell. In that role he has been involved in the party’s digital communications and online outreach. The BJP also appointed him co-incharge for party affairs in West Bengal ahead of the 2021 Legislative Assembly elections.

In 2020 he collaborated on a book titled THE CITIZENSHIP DEBATE: CAA & NRC, co-authored with Salman Khurshid.

Public profile

Malviya is identified with the Bharatiya Janata Party and is widely described as the party’s IT Cell head. He is married. Public records and reporting list his nationality as Indian and his zodiac sign as Libra.

His work as a political communicator has drawn sustained attention and controversy. Various fact-checking organizations and news outlets have disputed or corrected social media posts attributed to him, and some of his tweets have been flagged by platforms for manipulated media. He has been involved in high-profile disputes with political figures and commentators, and faced criticism over multiple incidents in which content he shared or amplified was later challenged by independent verifiers.

In October 2022 Malviya initiated criminal and civil proceedings against a news portal, alleging use of forged documents that harmed his reputation. The complaint led to legal action and FIRs naming the portal’s founder and editors under several sections of the Indian Penal Code.

He has also been publicly challenged by leaders across the political spectrum over specific statements and claims, and at times has responded through legal notices or other formal measures.

Latest updates

In 2023 and 2024 Malviya remained an active and visible participant in political debates on social media. A case was filed against him in June 2023 by the Indian National Congress over a tweet referencing Rahul Gandhi. In August 2023 he was publicly rebuked by Congress leader Sachin Pilot over claims regarding Pilot’s father and historical events; Pilot provided documentary material to dispute the account.

In June 2024 Congress sought Malviya’s removal as BJP IT Cell chief after an allegation from an RSS member; Malviya then served a legal notice seeking an apology and damages. (Events described in public reporting.)

Overall, Malviya’s trajectory runs from finance to political communications; he remains a prominent and sometimes polarizing figure in the BJP’s digital operations.
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Recent Work

THE CITIZENSHIP DEBATE: CAA & NRC

Co-author of a book discussing the Citizenship Amendment Act and related national debates

2020
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Career Highlights

  1. Head of the Bharatiya Janata Party IT Cell
  2. Co-founder of Friends of BJP (2009)
  3. Vice President – Global Treasury Sales, South at Bank of America (2010–2012)
  4. Senior Vice President at HSBC (until 2010)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Amit Malviya born?

9 October

What is Amit Malviya known for?

Politician, Head of the BJP IT Cell

What is Amit Malviya’s marital status?

Married