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Amit Shah

Amit Shah

DOB: 22/10/1964

Amit Shah is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Union Home Minister since 2019. He has also been serving as the Union Minister of Co-operation since 2021. Shah was the president of the BJP from 2014 to 2020. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Gandhinagar constituency of Gujarat since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Shah won the Gandhinagar seat by defeating Congress candidate Dr CJ Chavda with a margin of 5,57,014 votes. He was the Minister of State for Home, Law and Justice, Prison, Border Security, Civil Defence, Excise, Home Guards, Transport, Prohibition, Gram Rakshak Dal, Police Housing, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs in Gujarat in the Narendra Modi-led government from 2002 to 2012. Shah won the Sarkhej Assembly constituency in Gujarat in 1997 (bypoll), 1998, 2002 and 2007. He also represented the Naranpura Assembly seat from 2012 to 2017. Shah also served as the Rajya Sabha member from 2017 to 2019. Amit Shah is again contesting from the Gandhinagar constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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Why a coup in Kolkata when Delhi is the capital, Amit Shah asks Mamata Banerjee

Politics | Dec 06, 2016, 07:10 PM IST

Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her claim of a 'near-coup' following deployment of the Army at two toll plazas in the state "without informing the state", BJP president Amit Shah today asked

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Black money won't turn white just by depositing in banks, warns Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 06, 2016, 04:19 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah today warned that just by depositing black money in bank accounts, it will not get converted into white.

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Arvind Kejriwal demands probe against Amit Shah over 'hidden wealth'

Politics | Dec 04, 2016, 11:55 PM IST

Following allegations that Amit Shah may have used a Gujarat property dealer as a front to disclose unaccounted Rs 13,860 crore, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded a probe against the BJP President. The

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Opposition organising bandhs, BJP winning elections: Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 29, 2016, 06:27 PM IST

An elevated Amit Shah today said that BJP’s win in civic elections and bypolls shows that the countrymen are in support of Prime Minister's demonetisation move and claimed some opposition leaders were upset as their

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Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal having ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah hits back

Politics | Nov 27, 2016, 05:54 PM IST

Battling an all round attack from the opposition parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today countered the remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping Rs 500/1000 notes. Hitting back on the

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Those with black money worried, Amit Shah targets opposition parties

Politics | Nov 22, 2016, 05:50 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP) president Amit Shah today hit out at the opposition parties protesting against demonetisation drive. Addressing a public meeting here, Shah said that the discomfort is evident on the face of the

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Amit Shah attacks Congress, SP over dynastic politics

Politics | Nov 19, 2016, 11:47 PM IST

In an attack on Congress, Samajwadi Party and BSP, the BJP president Amit Shah today said that “most of the parties” have been reduced to families and castes unlike his which “believes in the politics

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Those opposing demonetisation exposing themselves: Amit Shah blasts opposition parties

Politics | Nov 17, 2016, 07:40 PM IST

Coming down heavily on opposition parties for protesting against the demonetisation move, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today said that ‘those opposing the exercise were exposing themselves as anyone who is clean has no reason to q

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BJP yet to decide whether to a project a CM candidate in UP: Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 12, 2016, 04:07 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today said that his party is yet to decide whether to project anyone as chief ministerial candidate in upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

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What is making political parties so jittery? Amit Shah takes on opposition over demonetisation

Politics | Nov 11, 2016, 02:44 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today slammed opposition parties for politicising the demonetisation decision and asked them to tell the nation whether ‘they are with corrupt or honest’.

BSP supremo Mayawati hit back at Amit Shah for goondas jibe

Mayawati hits back at Amit Shah, says BJP has 'notorious goondas'

Politics | Nov 07, 2016, 07:53 PM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati today hit back saying the bjp has notorious goondas and everyone was aware of Amit Shah's history as well.

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Those supposed to govern UP are abusing each other: Amit Shah takes dig at SP

Politics | Nov 05, 2016, 10:56 PM IST

Attacking the ruling Samajwadi Party over the ongoing feud in the Yadav family, BJP President Amit Shah today said those responsible for governing the state are busy abusing each other. "The ones, who were given

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PM Narendra Modi ‘most bitterly criticised’ person post-Independence: Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 05, 2016, 02:09 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the “most bitterly criticised” person post-Independence in India.

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Crucial BJP-RSS meet underway in Delhi to chalk out strategy for UP Assembly polls

Politics | Nov 04, 2016, 06:43 PM IST

With Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls round the corner, a crucial meeting between the BJP and the RSS is underway here to chalk out a strategy for next year’s polls.

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Narendra Modi govt has successfully secured India’s borders: Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 01, 2016, 06:42 PM IST

Praising the Narendra Modi-led central government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today said that the union government has successfully protected India’s borders.

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In Gujarat, Kejriwal hails sedition-accused Hardik Patel as ‘patriot’; likens Amit Shah with General Dyer

Politics | Oct 17, 2016, 11:46 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, equating him with 'Genral Dyer', as he set the tone for AAP's campaign for 2017 Gujarat Assembly polls. In an

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Delhi Police arrest AAP Gujarat in-charge Gulab Singh ahead of Kejriwal rally

Politics | Oct 16, 2016, 04:26 PM IST

Delhi MLA and Gujarat in-charge Gulab Singh was today arrested by a team of Delhi Police, hours before a rally to be addressed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Gulab Singh, who had been camping

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Amit Shah conspiring to disturb my rally in Surat, blames Kejriwal

India | Oct 16, 2016, 02:17 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal urged BJP President Amit Shah not to disrupt his rally.

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Arvind Kejriwal in Gujarat, accuses Amit Shah of trying to scuttle Surat rally

Politics | Oct 15, 2016, 06:53 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday late night arrived here to a tumultuous welcome -- and noisy protests -- and alleged that BJP president Amit Shah was trying to scuttle his Surat rally on Sunday.

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Amit Shah accuses SP, BSP of using Dalits as ‘mere vote bank’

Politics | Oct 14, 2016, 06:03 PM IST

Accusing the Samajwadi Party and the BSP of using the Dalit community as a vote bank, BJP president Amit Shah today said that both the parties have done nothing for their welfare.

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