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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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Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Udaipur, Amaravati killings: NIA chief meets Amit Shah, briefs Home Minister on investigation

India | Jul 04, 2022, 10:00 PM IST

The beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur and the fatal stabbing of Umesh Kolhe in Amaravati were allegedly carried out by the people who wanted to take “revenge” on the victims for supporting now-removed BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma after her controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad.

PM Modi's message to BJP leaders in Hyderabad meeting, 'learn from mistakes of parties on decline'

India | Jul 03, 2022, 09:46 PM IST

In his address during BJP's national executive meeting in Hyderabad, PM Modi said that many parties which have ruled the country for years are on decline and asked the party leader to learn from their mistakes.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Next 30-40 years will be era of BJP: Amit Shah at party's national executive meet in Hyderabad

India | Jul 03, 2022, 06:19 PM IST

In his address at the BJP national executive meeting while proposing political resolution, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for ending the politics of dynasty, casteism and appeasement and cited the party's win in a string of recent polls as an endorsement of its "politics of development and performance".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with party colleagues at the

BJP National Executive Meet: 'When the tiger comes, foxes run away', says Bandi Sanjay

India | Jul 02, 2022, 11:30 PM IST

Over 300 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 14 NDA-ruled states are present at the high level policy meeting.

Amit Shah with PM Modi

Amit Shah breaks his silence on 2002 Gujarat riots: 'Modiji suffered silently for 19 years'

India | Jun 25, 2022, 11:24 AM IST

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Shah touched on various aspects of the dastardly Gujarat Riots which claimed thousands of lives.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the BJP parliamentary

President Election 2022: PM Modi, Amit Shah, others attend BJP's parliamentary meeting

India | Jun 21, 2022, 09:28 PM IST

Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, BJP president J P Nadda and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, besides Modi, were part of the deliberations at the party headquarters. 

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Venkaiah Naidu as next president? Amit Shah, JP Nadda's meeting with Vice President sparks buzz

India | Jun 21, 2022, 02:30 PM IST

The meeting with Naidu is significant as the BJP parliamentary board is meeting later on Tuesday to discuss the BJP-led NDA's choices for the new president.

Vehicles after they were set on fire by protestors during

Agnipath: Tri-services explain new recruitment scheme as states witness lull after stormy protests

India | Jun 20, 2022, 12:37 AM IST

Earlier today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting at his residence with the tri-service chiefs and discussed the rollout of the scheme and ways to pacify agitators. This is the second such meeting called by Rajnath Singh in two days.

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HC dismisses review petition against PM Modi, Amit Shah

India | Jun 16, 2022, 06:42 PM IST

The petitioner had later filed a review petition, which was also dismissed by the high court on June 10 and imposed a cost of Rs 500 on him.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in Gujarat on Sunday,

Development of villages must for India to reach USD 5 trillion economy, says Amit Shah in Gujarat

India | Jun 12, 2022, 06:11 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah talked about rural development while addressing the 41st convocation ceremony of the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) in Gujarat.

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'Acche din' will become more 'acche' in coming days: Amit Shah

India | Jun 12, 2022, 08:19 AM IST

He addressed a public meeting in presence of State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Union Territory (Daman and Diu) administrator Praful Patel and State Revenue Minister Rajendra Trivedi.

BJP MP Saumitra Khan writes to Amit Shah, demanding the

Prophet row: BJP MP writes to Amit Shah, demands central force deployment in violence-hit Howrah

India | Jun 11, 2022, 09:38 PM IST

BJP MP Saumitra Khan alleged that the state government has "failed" to maintain law and order in the trouble-torn areas and "allowed the violence to spiral for vested political interests".

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with with author Omendra

Amit Shah asks historians to concentrate on Pandyas, Mauryas, Cholas, not just Mughals

India | Jun 10, 2022, 04:27 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that history is not written on the basis of victory or defeat but on the basis of the outcome of any event at a book launch in New Delhi. 

Avinash Das had shared a photo of the home minister Amit Shah and the officer, Pooja Singhal.

Court refuses pre-arrest bail to filmmaker Avinash Das in case related to sharing of Amit Shah's pic

Jun 07, 2022, 11:41 PM IST

Avinash Das is the director of 2017 film "Anaarkali Of Aarah" starring Swara Bhaskar, Sanjay Mishra and Pankaj Tripathi. He was booked for allegedly sharing a picture of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with IAS officer Pooja Singhal, who was recently arrested by ED in a money laundering case.

Six key Congress leaders joined the Bharatiya Janata Party

Big jolt to Punjab Congress, six key leaders join BJP during Amit Shah's Chandigarh visit

India | Jun 04, 2022, 04:58 PM IST

Six Congress leaders joined Bharatiya Janata Party during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Chandigarh visit on Saturday. Ahead of his visit, a video surfaced on social media, that showed four senior Congress leaders and former ministers with BJP leader Sunil Jakhar, fuelling speculation that they were to join the saffron party.

Amit Shah, Khelo India Youth Games

Khelo India Youth Games to be launched by Home Minister Amit Shah

Other Sports | Jun 03, 2022, 06:56 PM IST

Keeping in mind the upcoming commonwealth games, the event will have as many as 25 types of sports and will be organised across 5 venues including anchkula, Ambala, Shahabad, Chandigarh, and Delhi

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Targeted killings in Kashmir: Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting to review situation in J&K

India | Jun 03, 2022, 04:25 PM IST

Targeted killings have become a new tactic in Kashmir where the Modi government has given the security forces a free hand in taking the strongest action against those indulging in terror-related activities.

Telangana Formation Day In a first, Centre to organise celebrations in Delhi Amit Shah to be chief g

Telangana Formation Day: In a first, Centre to organise celebrations; Amit Shah to be chief guest

India | Jun 02, 2022, 09:51 AM IST

The program aims to highlight the roots of the land of culture, heritage, architectural magnificence and unsung heroes of India's youngest state, which is celebrating its 8th anniversary this year.

HM Amit Shah at Samrat Prithviraj screening with Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar

HM Amit Shah attends Samrat Prithviraj screening, says he 'watched film after 13 years in theatre'

Celebrities | Jun 02, 2022, 08:32 AM IST

Akshay Kumar's Samrat Prithviraj will release in theatres on June 3. The film also stars Manushi Chhillar and Sonu Sood. It will mark Manushi's acting debut in Bollywood. Home Minster Amit Shah attended the special screening of the film in Lucknow.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah to review situation in Kashmir on June 3

India | Jun 01, 2022, 09:06 PM IST

In the last meeting on June 17, the home minister had advocated pro-active and coordinated counter-terror operations and had asked security forces to ensure zero cross-border infiltration and wipe out terrorism from the union territory.

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