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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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Amit Shah doing well, will be discharged in a day or two: BJP

India | Jan 17, 2019, 12:39 PM IST

A team of doctors are monitoring his condition under the supervision of AIIMS director Randeep Guleria.

BJP chief Amit Shah suffers from swine flue, shares health update on social media

BJP chief Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for swine flu treatment

India | Jan 16, 2019, 11:09 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah took to Twitter to inform that he is suffering from H1N1 flu is also known as swine flu.

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Senior BJP leaders to hold press conferences across 50 places from today to spread PM Modi’s messages

Politics | Jan 16, 2019, 09:51 AM IST

The BJP leaders will use these press conferences to spread the messages given by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and party’s national president Amit Shah during the National Convention organised recently at historic Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.

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LS polls 2019 | Modi-Shah biggest threat to country: Arvind Kejriwal

Jan 15, 2019, 08:32 AM IST

Speaking on the occasion, AAP leader Gopal Rai said: "The Congress has no presence in Delhi. Only AAP is capable of defeating the BJP in the upcoming elections."

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BJP wants Ram temple at earliest, Congress creating hurdles: Shah at BJP convention | Key Points

Jan 11, 2019, 11:16 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief ministers of BJP ruled states were among those attending the important event ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.

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Lok Sabha polls battle of ideologies; opposition has come together merely for power: Amit Shah

India | Jan 11, 2019, 08:53 PM IST

The Lok Sabha elections will be a battle of two ideologies, BJP president Amit Shah said on Friday, asserting his party stands for cultural nationalism and development of poor, while the rivals have come together merely for power.

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Amit Shah at BJP National Council meet: ‘Modi govt fulfilled dreams of youths with 10% quota for gen category poor'

India | Jan 11, 2019, 06:50 PM IST

The BJP chief described the constitution amendment bill as one of the most important legislations passed by Parliament.

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Rahul Gandhi making allegations of corruption in Rafale deal without proof: Amit Shah at BJP national council meet

India | Jan 11, 2019, 05:55 PM IST

The party has invited its all elected members, ranging from those in local elections to its MPs, besides organisational leaders from across the country, for the meeting.

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10 per cent quota Modi govt's gift to youths from poor families: Amit Shah

India | Jan 08, 2019, 09:09 PM IST

The decision to give 10 per cent reservation to poor youths from general category will open a door for their golden future, Amit Shah said. 

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Amit Shah’s veiled warning to Shiv Sena: BJP will defeat ex-allies if there is no tie-up

India | Jan 07, 2019, 12:58 PM IST

Speaking before Shah, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, "The party president will decide what to do with the Shiv Sena and the proposed alliance. But the BJP should aim to win 40 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state."

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National Herald case: Amit Shah slams Rahul, Sonia Gandhi over court order

India | Jan 07, 2019, 09:52 AM IST

The Delhi High Court had last month asked the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of National Herald to vacate the premises in the Press Enclave at ITO in the national capital.

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LS polls: BJP forms 17 teams, Rajnath president of manifesto committee, Jaitley to head publicity wing

Jan 06, 2019, 08:43 PM IST

Union minister Nitin Gadkari will head a committee which will reach out to social and volunteer organisations while his Cabinet colleague Sushma Swaraj will head a group that will produce literature for the polls, it added.

Congress govt's decision on 'Vande Mataram' in MP to please

Congress govt's decision on 'Vande Mataram' in MP to please particular community: Shah

India | Jan 02, 2019, 10:28 PM IST

In a Facebook post, Shah alleged that Congress is making Madhya Pradesh, the "heart of Hindustan", a centre of its "appeasement" policy.  

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani

Sohrabuddin encounter case: Clear proof of political conspiracy by Congress to destroy Amit Shah, says Smriti Irani

Politics | Jan 01, 2019, 04:05 PM IST

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Smriti Irani, referring to the Sohrabuddin encounter case, said the Congress used the CBI to frame Amit Shah.

AgustaWestland case: Sonia, Rahul never interfered in any defence deal, claims Antony; Shah targets

AgustaWestland case: Sonia, Rahul never interfered in any defence deal, claims Antony; Shah targets Gandhis

Politics | Dec 31, 2018, 11:24 PM IST

In a series of tweets, Shah said the "friendship" between Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the deal, and Congress' top leadership is "time tested and deep". He also asked what is this ‘Family Balm’ that every middleman wants.

People trying to dilute nationalism still active on college

People trying to dilute nationalism still active on college campuses: Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 29, 2018, 07:05 PM IST

Though he didn’t elaborate, Shah was apparently referring to the 2016 incident in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi where controversial slogans were allegedly raised.

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Triple Talaq Bill: Congress must apologise for injustice to Muslim women, says Amit Shah

India | Dec 27, 2018, 10:06 PM IST

Lok Sabha passed the bill which criminalises the practice of instant Triple Talaq with the government rejecting the contention that it was aimed at targeting a particular community.

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Amit Shah appoints election incharges for 17 states, Zadafia appointed in UP

India | Dec 26, 2018, 06:50 PM IST

Zadafia had left the BJP in 2007 complaining against the "autocratic" attitude of the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi. He joined forces with Keshubhai Patel in 2012 and formed Gujarat Parivartan Party which failed to make a mark in the elections.

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LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan, son Chirag Paswan meet Amit Shah over 2019 seat sharing pact

Dec 20, 2018, 11:54 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: He said Chirag Paswan's tweets reflected the party's sentiments and the seat-sharing formula must be timely and respectable.

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Big win for BJP in Bengal, Calcutta High Court allows Amit Shah's rathyatras in state

India | Dec 20, 2018, 03:02 PM IST

The court also directed the administration to ensure that there is no breach of law and order.