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Amit Thaker was born in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
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He is National Company-convener of Overseas BJP. He is former National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (2007-2010). From early childhood only he used to go to Sangh and was participating in Sangh activities. He began his political career as a student leader in the 1989 after joining Gujarat Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
He has been associated with many social and cultural bodies in various capacities.
He was President of the Gujarat chess association, Gujarat. He started his political career as a government nominee in the Gujarat University"s syndicate council when Keshubhai Patel was chief minister.
He started his own colleges - the Lokmanya College of Computer Application and Lokmanya College of Commerce in Gujarat. He also participated in the an International conference for terrorism in which delegates from 52 countries participated.
He was in lime light for opposing the Medha Patkar lead Narmada Bachao movement.
He was accused of being manhandling Medha Patkar during the protest. He came second time in lime light for protesting against release of Aamir Khan Hindi movie Fanna in Gujarat. In December, 2004 he organised a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding abolition of the Illegal Migrants" Determination by Tribunals (IMDT) Acting, 1983, terming it as a tool for vote-bank politics being played by the Congress.
He become national president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, youth wing of BJP on February 9, 2007.
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During 15th Lok Sabha election in 2009 he supported the issue raised by BJP Prime minister candidate Lal Krishna Advani for bringing back the Indian black money from Swiss banks. In May 2009 he protested against the invocation of the National Security Acting on the BJP candidate for Lok Sabha from Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi.
Finally Supreme court asked Mayawati government to revoke National Security Agency from Varun Gandhi. On 1 June 2009 he held a protest against the recent alleged racist attacks on Indian students studying in Australia and demanding increased security for them.
He has been National Company-convener of Overseas BJP since 2010 and active in Gujrat BJP.
1989 - 1990 - Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Ahmadabad
1990 - 1994 - Joint Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Ahmadabad
1995 - Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Gujarat
2002 - President, Gujarat chess association
1997 - 2004 - President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Gujarat
2004 - 2007 - General Secretary of the Yuva Morcha
2007-2010 - National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
2010 - Continue.
National Company-convenor of Overseas BJP.
Politics
His uncle was member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Royal Statistical Society, UK), a socialist organization of India.
Membership
He was general secretary of Lord Justice Commerce College and also joined as a senate member of Gujarat University. In 2003 when Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee made his China trip then Amit Thaker was member of the youth delegation.
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Political Party
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha