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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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Ensure grand victory for party in Delhi: Amit Shah to BJP workers

Politics | Jan 17, 2015, 11:09 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah today asked party workers to put up an all-out fight in the upcoming Delhi polls to ensure grand victory for the party that would make it “invincible for the

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Amit Shah's rally raises storm in Punjab politics

Politics | Jan 17, 2015, 10:15 AM IST

Chandigarh: Even before it has been held, BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Amritsar to launch a campaign against drugs in Punjab has created a virtual storm. It has not only brought out fissures within

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Delhi Polls: Shazia Ilmi meets Amit Shah, likely to join BJP today

Politics | Jan 16, 2015, 02:21 PM IST

New Delhi:  Former Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Shazia Ilmi is likely to join the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today at a press conference scheduled for 3pm at the party headquarters. She met BJP president Amit

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BJP to field Kiran Bedi as its Delhi CM candidate?

Politics | Jan 16, 2015, 09:05 AM IST

New Delhi: Kiran Bedi, the first IPS officer of India, having joined BJP on Thursday has already turned tables in Delhi poll. Speculation is rife that BJP might project her as a candidate for Chief

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Delhi Polls: BJP candidates to be out on Jan 19

Politics | Jan 15, 2015, 10:18 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP will announce its candidates for the February 7 Delhi Assembly elections on January 19 when the party's Central Election Committee meets here.Sources said BJP is likely to announce a majority of its

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A P Singh's resignation accepted but questions remain

India | Jan 15, 2015, 06:22 PM IST

New Delhi: The sudden resignation of former CBI Director A P Singh, who had come under cloud following his alleged links with the controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi, has been accepted by the President but

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Shadow over his CBI stint, ex-director A P Singh quits UPSC

India | Jan 15, 2015, 08:42 AM IST

New Delhi: Former CBI Director AP Singh, who ran into rough weather over his purported links with controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi, has resigned as UPSC member after a special court in Mumbai termed charges

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Congress attacks govt on recommendation of RSS men for Indian Council for Historical Research panel

Politics | Jan 15, 2015, 08:04 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress today took a dig at the NDA government over reports that ICHR chief Sudershan Rao has recommended three historians with RSS background for its next panel saying he hopes that history books

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10 youths cycle from Assam to Delhi to push BJP membership drive

Politics | Jan 14, 2015, 07:00 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today met a group of 10 youths who have cycled all the way from Assam to Delhi to promote the party's national membership drive.  “Met a group of 10

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Delhi Polls: BJP to contest Assembly election under 'collective leadership'

Politics | Jan 13, 2015, 09:51 AM IST

New Delhi: Hours after the announcement of Delhi Assembly elections schedule, Bhartiya Janata Party top brass on Monday discussed the strategies for the February 7 polls and sought suggestions from leaders on ways to maximise

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BJP top brass meets to chalk out plans for Delhi polls

Politics | Jan 13, 2015, 06:46 AM IST

New Delhi: Hours after the announcement of Delhi Assembly elections schedule, BJP top brass discussed the strategies for the February 7 polls and sought suggestions from leaders on ways to maximise the party's electoral performance. BJP

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BJP welcomes Delhi poll announcement, says confident of victory

Politics | Jan 12, 2015, 11:41 PM IST

New Delhi: Welcoming the announcement of Delhi Assembly elections, top BJP leaders today got into a huddle to formulate strategies for the February 7 polls in which it is locked in a direct fight with

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BJP slaps show cause notice on Sakshi Maharaj

Politics | Jan 13, 2015, 08:33 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP today slapped a show cause notice on party's Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj asking him to explain why action should not be initiated against him for his controversial remarks in the recent past.

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Amit Shah's Amritsar rally postponed, Congress takes potshots

Politics | Jan 12, 2015, 08:29 PM IST

Chandigarh: BJP today postponed its January 22 rally by party chief Amit Shah in view of announcement of Delhi assembly election dates, drawing sharp reaction from Congress which said the party has “cancelled its rally

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BJP eyes three-fourths majority in Bihar, sets 'Mission 185'

Politics | Jan 11, 2015, 11:45 PM IST

New Delhi: Gearing up for the Bihar Assembly elections due in 2015, the BJP today set an ambitious target of winning 185 seats in the high-priority state, where it had won 31 out of 40

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'Big change' under Modi in handling of border trouble with Pak: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 10, 2015, 05:02 PM IST

New Delhi: Amidst tensions at the borders with Pakistan, BJP President Amit Shah today said there has been a “big change” since the Narendra Modi government took charge as, unlike earlier, “Hindustan army” is now

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Bringing back black money complex issue, says Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 10, 2015, 02:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Under attack on the black money issue, BJP President Amit Shah today said government has taken a number of steps and disclosed 700 names to the SIT even though it is a "complex"

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Delhi Polls: Prices have come down under Modi government: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 10, 2015, 03:16 PM IST

New Delhi: Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed power, prices of essential commodities have come down, resulting in the saving of Rs.1,500-4,500 per month in household expenditure, BJP president Amit Shah said Saturday.Addressing a

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Sakshi Maharaj is for the media, quips Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 08, 2015, 07:01 PM IST

Hyderabad: BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday admitted that the statements of some party leaders on religious conversions were damaging the party's image."When our MLAs or MPs give such statements, it damages the BJP," he

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BJP's no to Akali demand for release of Khalistanis

Politics | Jan 08, 2015, 03:31 PM IST

Hyderabad: The BJP doesn't agree with the demand of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to release 13 Khalistani terrorists serving life sentence in five states, BJP president Amit Shah said Thursday.“The BJP doesn't agree with