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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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2014: Bengal experienced paradigm shift in political scenario

Politics | Dec 16, 2014, 10:48 AM IST

Kolkata: West Bengal's political scene experienced a paradigm shift in 2014 with BJP, powered by a good show in the Lok Sabha polls and capitalising on the Saradha chit fund scam and Burdwan blast, emerging

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Trinamool MPs protest outside Parliament

Politics | Dec 15, 2014, 11:27 AM IST

New Delhi: Draped in black shawls, Trinamool Congress MPs today staged a protest outside Parliament House against the arrest of West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra in the Saradha chit fund case, accusing the Centre of

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BJP chief Amit Shah calls on hospitalised Sharad Pawar in Mumbai

Politics | Dec 13, 2014, 06:25 PM IST

Mumbai: BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday called on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, who is recuperating at a city hospital after a surgery.Shah visited Pawar at Breach Candy Hospital here and inquired

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Mamata dares PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah to arrest her in Saradha scam

Politics | Dec 12, 2014, 09:24 PM IST

Kolkata: A furious West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today threw an open challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah to arrest her in the Saradha chit fund scam, hours after

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India will become 'Congress free' soon: Shah

Politics | Dec 12, 2014, 11:34 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah Friday said "the day was not far" when the country would become "Congress free" as the people want development and are thus voting for the BJP.Speaking at a talk

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Trust PM Modi, says BJP chief Amit Shah in Kashmir Valley

Politics | Dec 11, 2014, 11:45 PM IST

Srinagar: BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday asked the Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kashmir government to give an account of Rs 1,700 crore central package meant for flood relief, as he alleged that money provided

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BJP will make Kashmir crown of India: Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 11, 2014, 09:53 PM IST

Srinagar:  BJP president Amit Shah Thursday hit out at the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir for its "slow" rehabilitation process after the September floods and alleged mismanagement of central relief funds, while promising

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J&K Polls: Amit Shah to address two public rallies today

Politics | Dec 11, 2014, 09:50 AM IST

Srinagar: As the state of Jammu and Kashmir heads toward its 4th phase of Assembly polls, BJP President Amit Shah will address two election rallies here today in Shopian and Srinagar.According to sources, he is

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Jharkhand polls: Stop perennial rise and fall of govts and vote BJP to power, says Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 10, 2014, 02:38 PM IST

Giridih (Jharkhand): BJP President Amit Shah today said the people of Jharkhand could stop the ‘perennial rise and fall of governments' seen in the state for the past 14 years if the party was voted

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Amit Shah meets CMs of BJP-ruled states

Politics | Dec 07, 2014, 11:45 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today held a meeting with chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states and pitched for coordination between the organisation and the governments in those states so that fruits of schemes

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Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti's rally cancelled; may not be part of BJP electioneering

Politics | Dec 04, 2014, 11:34 PM IST

 New Delhi:  For the second consecutive day, a scheduled rally of controversial Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti here today was cancelled by BJP as it gave indications that she will not be involved in the

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Jharkhand Polls: Congress responsible for Jharkhand's instability: Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 04, 2014, 07:35 PM IST

Ormanjhi (Jharkhand):  BJP president Amit Shah today said political instability of Jharkhand in the past 14 years was like a “bad dream” and blamed the Congress for triggering fall of governments.“It was a bad dream

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Saradha scam: I never speak without evidence, says Mamata Banerjee

Politics | Dec 04, 2014, 08:28 AM IST

Jalpaiguri: As the Centre contradicted Amit Shah's claim that Saradha chit fund money was routed to Bangladesh for terror activities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party

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Rajya Sabha: TMC attacks Modi government over fuel pricing

Politics | Dec 03, 2014, 12:18 PM IST

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress continued to attack the Narendra Modi government today over fuel pricing. After raising the issue of black money, BJP President Amit Shah's alleged links with the Sahara group, controversial statement

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Bhagwad Gita has universal relevance: RSS chief

Politics | Dec 03, 2014, 07:30 AM IST

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Tuesday underscored the universal relevance of the Bhagwad Gita, saying its message must be spread across the national borders to benefit all communities alike.In a public address to mark

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Singer Kumar Sanu joins BJP

Politics | Dec 02, 2014, 11:31 PM IST

New Delhi: Playback singer Kumar Sanu today joined BJP in the presence of party president Amit Shah, sayign he wanted to serve the poor and that a lot could be done under Prime Minister Narendra

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BJP targets TMC as it is playing main opposition role: Mamata

Politics | Dec 02, 2014, 08:26 PM IST

Siliguri (WB): Two days after BJP national president Amit Shah launched a vicious attack against the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee today hit back, saying the saffron party was targeting her party

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Amid Sadhvi row,Amit Shah asserts BJP's objective is social harmony

Politics | Dec 02, 2014, 04:24 PM IST

New Delhi:  On a day BJP came under attack over alleged communal remarks by Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, its president Amit Shah said the party has stood for principles of social harmony since days

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Jharkhand Polls: Rahul Gandhi's campaign made victory easy for BJP, says Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 01, 2014, 11:23 PM IST

Bokaro (Jharkhand): Criticising Congress and JMM for the prevailing state of affairs in Jharkhand, BJP President Amit Shah said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has made BJP's victory easy wherever he went for campaigning.  “It had

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BJP MPs to attend 'Shakti Kendra' meetings today

Politics | Dec 01, 2014, 09:56 AM IST

New Delhi: The BJP MPs will today attend Shakti Kendra meeting from today, as per the directions of Party president Amit Shah.Series of meeting will start from today and continue till December 20 as the