▁Coun c ill or ▁of ▁Vas na . ▁He ▁always ▁won ▁Corporation ' s ▁election ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁margin . ▁Shah ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁not ▁accepting ▁M LA ' s ▁ticket ▁from ▁area ▁called ▁Ve jal pur , ▁Ah med abad ▁which ▁is ▁B J P ' s ▁seat . ▁ ▁Career ▁Shah ▁is ▁an ▁account ant ▁by ▁profession , ▁and ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Ah med abad ▁District ▁Cooper ative ▁bank . ▁He ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Gu jar at ▁Home ▁Minister , ▁also ▁named ▁Am it ▁Shah ▁, ▁who ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁that ▁bank , ▁and ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁successful ▁campaign ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁colle ague ▁and ▁names ake ▁chosen ▁as ▁mayor , ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁B J P ▁cont enders . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mayor ▁Shah ▁led ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁Ah med abad ▁leaders ▁to ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁to ▁formally ▁apply ▁for ▁his ▁city ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sister ▁city ▁with ▁the ▁Georgia ▁capital . ▁Shah ▁along ▁with ▁commission er ▁of ▁Ah med abad ▁I ▁P ▁G aut am ▁participated ▁Dub ai ▁international ▁transport ▁award ▁function ▁and ▁Ah med abad ▁municipal ▁corpor ation ▁won ▁award ▁for ▁administration ▁of ▁BR TS ▁under ▁Shah ' s ▁leadership . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁mayor ▁in ▁April ▁by ▁Kan aj i ▁Th ak or . ▁ ▁Shah ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁BR TS , ▁Sab arm ati ▁River front ▁Project ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁AM TS . ▁Shah ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁B J P ▁Ah med