Amit Malviya

Amit Malviya is an Indian politician formerly served as the national convener of the IT cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Numerous posts by Malviya have been found to have been spreading disinformation. In December 2020, Twitter flagged a tweet by Malviya about the farmers' protest as 'manipulated media'.

Hailing from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his BBM from Dayalbagh Educational Institute and PGDM Finance Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies Symbiosis International University. He went on to work in the banking sector for a number of years.

In 2009, Malviya gained prominence in the BJP through the forum 'Friends of BJP'. Following this he was made the head of the BJP IT Cell in the year 2015.