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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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JD(U)-RJD to work hard for upcoming Bihar polls: K C Tyagi

Politics | Jul 12, 2015, 05:53 PM IST

New Delhi: After BJP's victory in the recent legislative council election in Bihar, senior leader K C Tyagi today said that the JD(U)-RJD alliance will have to work hard and closely with each other for the

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Amit Shah to chair important meeting of J&K leaders today ; 3 other news events of the day

India | Jul 12, 2015, 10:07 AM IST

1. Amit Shah to chair important meeting of J&K leaders todayNew Delhi: Amit Shah has asked the entire BJP leaders to attend the important 2-day meeting being held at 27, Akbar Road New Delhi, today

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Vyapam scam: Uma Bharti backs Chouhan, calls Modi, Shah, Jaitley as 'Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh'

Politics | Jul 12, 2015, 06:59 AM IST

New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is in the eye of storm over the Vyapam scam, today found strong backing in Union minister Uma Bharti who said there was no reason

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Concrete action on Ram temple when situation conducive: BJP

Politics | Jul 11, 2015, 09:21 PM IST

Kanpur:  BJP government will take concrete action on the issue of Ram temple in Ayodhya when the situation is conducive, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said today.Addressing reporters after a meeting presided by BJP chief

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BJP advices Shiv Sena to change their perception of Pakistan

Politics | Jul 12, 2015, 08:08 AM IST

Mumbai: Hitting back at its ally in Maharashtra, BJP on Saturday advised Shiv Sena to change its perception of Pakistan and spare a thought about local civic problems while commenting on national issues.Shiv Sena chief

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Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar counter Amit Shah's claim on first OBC PM

Politics | Jul 11, 2015, 05:09 PM IST

Patna:   BJP President Amit Shah's claim about the party giving first Prime Minister from the OBC caste in Narendra Modi, was today sharply contradicted by both the JD(U) and RJD.Prominent OBC leaders - Chief

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BJP President Amit Shah to visit Kanpur to discuss 2017 assembly elections; 5 other news events of the day

India | Jul 11, 2015, 10:13 AM IST

1. BJP President Amit Shah to visit KanpurKanpur: BJP National president Amit Shah will visit the city today to hold a meeting with senior leaders and MLAs to discuss the 2017 assembly elections in the

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After Bihar poll win, Amit Shah says Janata Parivar a damp squib

Politics | Jul 10, 2015, 11:02 PM IST

New Delhi:  Citing BJP's victory in Bihar Legislative Council poll today, party chief Amit Shah said the Janata Parivar has proved to be a damp squib even as he reached out to the OBC voters,

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Amit Shah portrayed as warrior with bow-arrow in hoardings

Politics | Jul 10, 2015, 04:55 PM IST

Kanpur:  Ahead of his Kanpur visit on July 11 BJP President Amit Shah has been portrayed in welcome hoardings as warrior brandishing bow and arrow.In hoardings displayed at multiple locations including the one in front

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BJP a long-term player, here to stay: Amit Shah

Politics | Jul 10, 2015, 09:21 AM IST

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a long-term player and here to stay in politics, right from the panchayat level to parliament, its president, Amit Shah, said here on Thursday. Addressing the party's third regional

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PM Modi to arrive in Russia to attend BRICS, SCO summits; 5 other news events of the day

India | Jul 08, 2015, 10:09 AM IST

1. PM Modi to arrive in Russia to attend BRICS, SCO summitsPrime Minister Narendra Modi will today arrive on a three-day visit to attend the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits, on the sidelines of

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Trained workforce will defeat Mamata Banerjee : Amit Shah

Politics | Jul 08, 2015, 08:03 AM IST

Howrah: BJP National President Amit Shah yesterday said the party's trained workforce will win the 2016 assembly polls in West Bengal and its road to victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls will be through

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Amit Shah kickstarts BJP's Mahasampark Abiyan in Eastern Zone

Politics | Jul 07, 2015, 02:31 PM IST

Kolkata : BJP national president Amit Shah today kicked off the 'Mahasampark Abhiyan' of BJP's Eastern Zone in Howrah district and stressed the need to reach out to the masses and spread the achievements of

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BJP president meets party core group leaders

Politics | Jul 05, 2015, 11:50 PM IST

Bengaluru:  BJP President Amit Shah today met party core group leaders of southern states and discussed about the preparations for the next assembly elections."Our national president met the core group leaders of the southern states

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Amit Shah stresses on 'word of mouth' campaign

Politics | Jul 04, 2015, 07:18 PM IST

New Delhi:  BJP President Amit Shah has asked party leaders to engage in an aggressive "word of mouth" campaign to highlight the Centre's pro-poor and farmer works and not be deterred by negative media reports

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Amarnath Yatra begins today;7 other news events of the day

India | Jul 01, 2015, 10:00 AM IST

1. Amarnath Yatra begins todayJammu: Amid tight security arrangements, annual Amarnath yatra will begin from Jammu today, as the first batch of over 5,000 pilgrims will leave for 3,888-metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir

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BJP top leaders review progress in 'Namami Gange' project

Politics | Jul 01, 2015, 07:28 AM IST

New Delhi: Top BJP leaders yesterday reviewed the progress in the ‘Namami Gange' project to which government has allotted a whopping Rs 20,000 crore.During the meeting which was attended by BJP President Amit Shah, Union

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Amit Shah to inaugurate two-day workshop of party leaders

Politics | Jun 30, 2015, 10:06 PM IST

New Delhi: As part of its national training programme, BJP President Amit Shah will inaugurate a two-day workshop of party leaders from across the country tomorrow that will help the party develop dedicated workers and put in place

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Hindu religion has solution to all problems in world: Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 29, 2015, 12:00 PM IST

Ahmedabad: BJP president Amit Shah has said Hindu religion has solution for all the problems in the world."Hindu religion has solutions for all the problems of the world... I am not saying this because I

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Politics | Jun 27, 2015, 10:50 AM IST

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has arrived in Delhi today morning to attend a NITI Aayog meeting, amid the ongoing calls by the opposition for her resignation in Lalit Modi case.Sources said that

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