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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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Nagaland civilian killings: Case of mistaken identity, says

Nagaland civilian killings: Case of mistaken identity, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

India | Dec 06, 2021, 05:10 PM IST

The Home Minister said that the 'Government of India expresses deep regret over the unfortunate incident in Nagaland and also expresses deep sympathies to the bereaved families.

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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to be BJP's CM face in Rajasthan assembly polls, claims Congress

India | Dec 06, 2021, 03:35 PM IST

Congress leader Govind Singh Dotasra claimed that Shah did not even take the name of Poonia during his rally. Kataria, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, was not given a chance to address the rally, he added.

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Amit Shah visits Jaipur, calls for 'useless' Gehlot govt to be rooted out

India | Dec 05, 2021, 05:39 PM IST

Amit Shah is on a 2-day visit to Rajasthan, He addressed the Janpratinidhi Sankalp Sammelan in Jaipur today.

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Committed to provide world-class technologies to BSF: Amit Shah

India | Dec 05, 2021, 12:00 PM IST

He will proceed to Jaipur later in the day to address the BJP state working committee meeting.

Unforgettable moments of my life: Amit Shah lauds patriotic

Unforgettable moments of my life: Amit Shah lauds patriotic spirit of BSF soldiers

India | Dec 05, 2021, 12:02 AM IST

The Home Minister will attend the BSF's Raising Day event on December 5 morning and then leave for Jaipur.

Article 370 was in place for 75 years, but there was no

Article 370 was in place for 75 years, but there was no peace in J&K: Amit Shah

India | Dec 04, 2021, 05:17 PM IST

Article 370, a temporary provision in the Constitution, gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir while Article 35-A prohibited people from the rest of India to buy properties in the erstwhile state.

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Kashmir witnessing peace, investment & tourists post 370 abrogation: Amit Shah

India | Dec 04, 2021, 11:50 AM IST

He also said PM Narendra Modi ensured an optimum utilisation of resources to successfully fight oxygen shortage during the second wave of coronavirus in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi, Mamata among Most Searched Personality according to Yahoo 2021 Year in Review

India | Dec 02, 2021, 07:02 PM IST

Yahoo today announced the 2021 Year in Review (YIR*) for India, a collection of the year’s top personalities, newsmakers, and events, based on users’ daily search habits.

Amit Shah lays stone for Maa Shakumbhari Devi University in

Amit Shah lays stone for Maa Shakumbhari Devi University in Saharanpur

India | Dec 02, 2021, 03:58 PM IST

Maa Shakumbhari Devi University will be constructed at Rs 92 crore over 50.43 acres and is named after goddess Shakumbari Devi.

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Gujarat: Amit Shah to inaugurate Amul projects worth Rs 415 crore in Gandhinagar today

India | Nov 28, 2021, 06:43 AM IST

On Sunday, Amit Shah will inaugurate AmulFed Dairy's new milk powder factory, a poly film manufacturing plant, and other projects set up at a combined cost Rs 415 crore in Gandhinagar.

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Subramanian Swamy meets Mamata, triggers speculations of him joining TMC

India | Nov 24, 2021, 04:59 PM IST

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is in Delhi to meet PM Modi where she is expected to raise the Tripura violence issue, enhancement of BSF jurisdiction as well as the ongoing "atrocities" in Tripura.

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TMC MPs meet Amit Shah in Delhi; discuss alleged police brutality in Tripura

India | Nov 22, 2021, 05:47 PM IST

Earlier today, a total of 16 TMC MPs including Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Santanu Sen, and Mala Roy arrived at the party office in Delhi and held a protest outside the MHA.

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Law & order in Manipur tremendously improved under BJP rule: Amit Shah

India | Nov 22, 2021, 05:01 PM IST

Amit Shah said if a comparison is made between the development witnessed in the last five years in Manipur and the development in previous 70 years in the state, one can see more progress in the last five years.

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TMC delegation to meet Amit Shah in Delhi today, to discuss alleged police brutality in Tripura

India | Nov 21, 2021, 08:35 PM IST

Earlier today, the Tripura police detained West Bengal Trinamool Congress leader Sayani Ghosh for questioning following a complaint by a ruling BJP worker.

PM Modi has shown remarkable statesmanship: Amit Shah on

PM Modi has shown remarkable statesmanship: Amit Shah on repealing farm laws

India | Nov 19, 2021, 03:40 PM IST

Amit Shah said the Prime Minister has shown a 'remarkable statesmanship' and Nadda said the decision will 'further the atmosphere of brotherhood in the nation'.

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'Jhoot, Ahankaar, Mehngai': Akhilesh returns BJP's 'JAM' fire

India | Nov 14, 2021, 01:36 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said in Azamgarh on Saturday that 'JAM' in Samajwadi Party meant 'J for Jinnah, A for Azam and M for Mukhtar'.

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JAM stands for 'Jinnah, Azam Khan and Mukhtar': Amit Shah's veiled attack on Akhilesh in Azamgarh

India | Nov 14, 2021, 12:20 PM IST

As the election season is approaching, Akhilesh Yadav is seeing greatness in Mohammad Ali Jinnah, he said, referring to the Pakistan founder.

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Amit Shah to chair 29th meeting of Southern Zonal Council in Tirupati today

India | Nov 14, 2021, 07:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need to leverage cooperative and competitive federalism to achieve all-around growth. 

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Love Hindi more than Gujarati: Amit Shah stresses need to strengthen Rajbhasha

India | Nov 13, 2021, 01:46 PM IST

Ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Union Home Minister also held a review meeting with Vidhan Sabha in charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Varanasi on Friday.

BJP stands for 'Jandhan, Aadhar...' but SP is for 'Jinnah,

BJP stands for 'Jandhan, Aadhar...' but SP is for 'Jinnah, Mukhtar...': Amit Shah in Azamgarh

India | Nov 13, 2021, 03:52 PM IST

Amit Shah will be in Azamgarh and Basti on Saturday, BJP’s regional vice-president Dr Satyendra Sinha said.

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