{{Short description|Indian real estate developer (man infrastructure) and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date= October 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Parag Kishorchandra Shah | image = | office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|08|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra | parliament = Indian | term_start = November 2019 | term_end = Incumbent | predecessor = Prakash Mehta | successor = | constituency = Ghatkopar East | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | website = {{URL|http://paragkshah.com}} | date = | year = | source = }}
'''Parag Kishorchandra Shah''' is an Indian real estate developer and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/bjps-parag-shah-the-richest-candidate-in-maharashtra-election-result/articleshow/71738932.cms|title=BJP's Parag Shah, the richest candidate in Maharashtra, wins with more than half the vote share in Ghatkopar East|date=October 24, 2019|work=Business Insider India}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he was elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Ghatkopar East constituency.
== Political career == In 2017, Shah contested Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika (BMC) election from ward 132 and won from there later.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/richest-candidate-in-mumbai-bharatiya-janata-party-s-parag-shah-declares-assets-of-690-crore/story-emD16fv24iXAfo0CYca35L.html|title=Richest candidate Parag Shah from BJP wins BMC elections|date=2017-02-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He declared movable assets worth {{INRConvert|670|c}} and immovable assets worth {{INRConvert|20|c}} on his and his wife's name.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jain|first=Bhavika|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bmc-polls-bjps-parag-shah-is-richest-candidate-worth-rs-690-crore/articleshow/57055753.cms?from=mdr|title=BMC polls: BJP's Parag Shah is richest candidate, worth Rs 690 crore|date=2017-02-09|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He was the richest contesting candidate in the election.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/meet-parag-shah-richest-bmc-candidate-with-rs-690cr-assets-117020900730_1.html|title=Meet Parag Shah: Richest BMC candidate with Rs 690cr assets|date=2017-02-09|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>
Shah contested in 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Ghatkopar East constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/with-rs-500-crore-bjps-parag-shah-is-maharashtras-richest-contestant/articleshow/71450164.cms|title=With Rs 500 crore, BJP's Parag Shah is Maharashtra's richest contestant|date=October 5, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> At this time, he declared his property worth {{INRConvert|500.62|c}} and he was richest candidate in the election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/maha-polls-at-500-62-crore-parag-shah-is-mumbai-s-richest-candidate/story-jF14KDEI2TXst9us544TwJ.html|title=At Rs 500.62 crore, BJP's Parag Shah is Mumbai's richest candidate|date=2019-10-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He won the election with margin of 53319 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Alok|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/richest-candidate-wins-by-over-50000-votes/article29791362.ece|title=Richest candidate wins by over 50,000 votes|date=2019-10-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ghatkopar East Constituency Election Results 2024">{{cite news |date=23 November 2024 |title=Ghatkopar East Constituency Election Results 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/maharashtra/constituency-show/ghatkopar-east |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228190715/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/maharashtra/constituency-show/ghatkopar-east |archivedate=28 December 2024 |accessdate=28 December 2024 |publisher=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Ghatkopar East">{{cite news |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Ghatkopar East |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13170.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228190709/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13170.htm |archivedate=28 December 2024 |accessdate=28 December 2024}}</ref>
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