Gautambhai Navalchand Shah is an Indian politician and was

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

, a city in Indian state of

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

(2015–2018). He was elected as the 33rd mayor of the city and is affiliated with

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

. He is a Councillor from

Naranpura Naranpura is one of the 182 Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Ahmedabad district, Ahmedabad district. This seat came into existence after 2008 delimitation and it is one of ...

ward in

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation The Amdavad Municipal Corporation, or the AMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act (1949), is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Ahmedabad. History On 21 April 1831, the ...

and a businessman.

Career

Gautam Shah has business of surgical instruments; also working for insurance for LIC, NIC; got a terminal for the Stock Exchange and has got agency of German company of disposable goods named ‘B/BRAUN’. From starting he was a volunteer of RSS and had canvassed for Umeshbhai Shukla of Jansangh in counselor selection of Naranpura ward of AMC. At the time of foundation of BJP on 6/4/1980 Gautam Shah went to Delhi then he participated in various programmers at Ahmedabad and from Ratibhai Patel's guidance he started work for BJP. This way he entered in politics. Then after he joined the student Council by project of Free Classes at Navarang School, which was a part of the project of Free Classes of Student Council in 1981. * Gautam Shah started work for BJP in Naranpura ward in 1986 and in 1988 became minister of Naranpura ward. * In 1991 became ‘Mahamantri’ of ‘Yuva Morcha’ of Naranpura ward. * In 1993 became of ‘Mahamantri’ of ‘Yuva Morcha’ of Sabarmati Vidhansabha. * In 1994 elected without competition as a Senate Member from M.Com.

References

Mayors of Ahmedabad Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-mayor-stub