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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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Bharat Bandh evokes lukewarm response across India

News | Dec 09, 2020, 08:32 AM IST

Farmers took the national centrestage on Tuesday as their call for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ to push for a repeal of the new agri laws disrupted life in myriad ways with shops closed, transport affected and protesters squatting on roads and train tracks.

Farmer leaders will hold a meeting over govt's proposal: Hannan Mollah

News | Dec 08, 2020, 11:23 PM IST

No meeting will be held between farmers & govt tomorrow. The minister has said that a proposal will be given to the farmer leaders tomorrow. Farmer leaders will hold a meeting over govt's proposal: Hannan Mollah, General Secy, All India Kisan Sabha

Home Minister Amit Shah calls farmers meet at 7 pm today

News | Dec 08, 2020, 05:05 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called farmers for talks, a day ahead of the government's sixth round of negotiations to end the deadlock over the farm laws.

Telugu actress Vijayashanti to join BJP today

News | Dec 07, 2020, 08:40 AM IST

Telugu actress Vijayashanti will formally be inducted into the BJP in the presence of party chief JP Nadda.

Our MLAs ashamed of seeing Amit Shah as Home Minister: CM Gehlot

News | Dec 05, 2020, 08:30 PM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on December 05 took a fresh jibe at Amit Shah and said that Congress MLAs were ashamed of seeing him as Union Home Minister. He also blamed BJP for allegedly trying to topple the state government. "They (BJP) tried to make the government fall in Rajasthan.

Govt hopeful of positive outcome in today’s talks, says Amarinder Singh after meeting Shah

News | Dec 03, 2020, 01:35 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday afternoon met Home Minister in Delhi. He said that the Centre should listen to the farmers and address their grievances over the three farm laws.

Amarinder Singh arrives at Amit Shah's residence, Tomar reaches Vigyan Bhawan for talks

News | Dec 03, 2020, 12:27 PM IST

As the protests against the new farm laws entered its eighth day on Thursday, the farmer leaders once again reiterated their demands as they set out for another round of talks with the Centre.

Farmers protest: Amit Shah to meet Captain Amrinder Singh at 12 pm

News | Dec 03, 2020, 12:00 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday afternoon in an effort to work out an amicable solution to the deadlock over three farm laws.

Shah, Tomar, Rajnath meet at JP Nadda's residence to end stalemate over new farm laws

News | Dec 01, 2020, 12:00 PM IST

Top Union ministers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Narendra Singh Tomar have reached party president JP adda's residence to chalk out the strategy to end the stalemate over the farm laws.

Farmers protest day 5: Protestors threaten to gherao Delhi

News | Nov 30, 2020, 11:03 AM IST

Protesting farmers have threatened to block five highways connecting Delhi to Gurugram, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad. Today is the fifth day of farmers protest against the three farm laws.

Telangana: BJP leader Amit Shah holds roadshow at Warasiguda in Secunderabad

News | Nov 29, 2020, 02:50 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Old City to appeal to the people to vote for the party in the GHMC election. The campaigning for the GHMC election will end today. The polling will take place on December 1.

GHMC polls: Amit Shah holds roadshow in Hyderabad's Old City

News | Nov 29, 2020, 01:50 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Old City to appeal to the people to vote for the party in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election.

Hyderabad: Amit Shah offers prayers at Bhagyalakshmi temple

News | Nov 29, 2020, 12:54 PM IST

Telangana: Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayer at Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Old City, Hyderabad.

GHMC polls: Amit Shah reaches Hyderabad for upcoming roadshow

News | Nov 29, 2020, 12:40 PM IST

GHMC polls: Amit Shah reaches Hyderabad for his upcoming roadshow. He will visit Bhagyalaxmi temple before starting his roadshow.

Delhi Chalo: Government is ready for talks, says Amit Shah in appeal to protesting farmers

News | Nov 29, 2020, 09:20 AM IST

As farmers from Punjab continue to protest against the newly passed farm bills, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday made an appeal to the protesting farmers saying that the government is ready to hold talks on the matter.

Super 100: Ready to talk as soon as farmers shift protest to structured place, says Shah

News | Nov 29, 2020, 08:35 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said to the protesting farmers that government ready to hold talks.

Aaj Ka Viral: Decoding the truth behind kid singing Sufi song

News | Nov 25, 2020, 03:20 PM IST

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Aaj Ka Viral: Shops using free electricity under the garb of Jama Masjid in Delhi?

News | Nov 24, 2020, 03:08 PM IST

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PM Modi, Chief Ministers brainstorm vaccine distribution strategy

News | Nov 24, 2020, 11:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of various states are currently brainstorming over the Covid vaccine distribution strategy.

HM Amit Shah flags off mobile RT-PCR lab in Delhi

News | Nov 23, 2020, 08:26 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off a mobile RT-PCR lab on November 23 at ICMR headquarters in Ansari Nagar.