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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 dares Rahul Gandhi for debate on LAC stand-off

News | Jun 28, 2020, 01:20 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his 'Surender Modi' tweet and challenged him for discussion in the Parliament on the LAC stand-off.

Amit Shah, Kejriwal inspect country's largest COVID care centre at Radha Soami Beas

News | Jun 27, 2020, 08:46 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal visited COVID19 care centre at Radha Soami Beas in Chhatarpur to review operational readiness on June 27.

Sisodia requests HM to do over L-G's order of COVID patients' check up at quarantine centres

News | Jun 24, 2020, 06:21 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to withdraw Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's order of COVID-19 patients' check up at quarantine centres.

Coronavirus Outbreak: 18 thousand testing daily to be done in Delhi by 20th June

News | Jun 15, 2020, 02:00 PM IST

Delhi: The all-party meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, over management of COVID-19 situation, at the MHA has concluded. The Home Minister said that we need support of every party to tackle this situation.

Home Minister Amit Shah to hold an All Party meeting over COVID-19 situation in Delhi

News | Jun 15, 2020, 12:20 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah to hold an All Party meeting over COVID-19 situation in Delhi. AAP leader Sanjay Singh and Delhi Congress Chief Anil Kumar Chaudhary to attend the meeting.

COVID-19 testing to be increased in Delhi by three times in next 6 days

News | Jun 14, 2020, 02:20 PM IST

Testing for COVID-19 to be doubled in the next couple of days in Delhi and in 6 days, tripled, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah after meeting with Delhi LG and CM Kejriwal

Amit Shah holds a meeting with Delhi LG and CM over COVID-19 situation in Delhi

News | Jun 14, 2020, 12:55 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan hold a meeting with Delhi LG Anil Baijal & CM Arvind Kejriwal along with members of State Disaster Management Authority to review the situation in the capital regarding COVID-19.

Home Minister Amit Shah to hold two major meeting over COVID-19 situation in Delhi

News | Jun 14, 2020, 09:47 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to hold a meeting with Delhi LG Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and members of SDMA to review the situation in the capital regarding COVID-19, tomorrow at 11 am.

Amit Shah pays respect to families of BJP workers killed in political violence in WB

Politics | Jun 09, 2020, 02:51 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah while addressing "West Bengal Jan Samvad Rally" paid respect to the families who lost their close ones in political violence in West Bengal

BJP can't see anything beyond elections: Manoj Jha on Amit Shah's 'non-political' rally

Politics | Jun 07, 2020, 10:37 PM IST

Speaking about Union Home Minister Amit Shah's 'Bihar Jan Samvad' digital rally where the BJP leader said it's not a "political rally" but a medium to bring the people together in the fight against coronavirus.

PM Modi worked hard for Bihar migrants amid coronavirus crisis: Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 07, 2020, 10:21 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked hard for Bihar migrant workers amid the coronavirus crisis, said the Home Minister Amit Shah while addressing the virtual rally 'Bihar Jan Samvad' on June 7.

India next to US, Israel in protecting its borders: Amit Shah at Bihar Jan Samvad rally

News | Jun 07, 2020, 10:20 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah said that after United States of America and Israel, if there is any other country that is able to protect its borders, it is India.

Bihar Jan Samvad: Amit Shah pays condolences to families of coronavirus victims

Politics | Jun 07, 2020, 06:29 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah paid condolences, to the people who lost their loved ones due to coronavirus pandemic.

Amit Shah's rally has nothing to do with Bihar elections: Deputy CM Sushil Modi

News | Jun 07, 2020, 12:46 PM IST

Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 07 to hold virtual rally in Bihar.

Cyclone Nisarga: HM Amit Shah participates in meeting of NCMC

News | Jun 01, 2020, 10:13 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah participated in a meeting of National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review the preparedness ahead of cyclone Nisarga on June 01.

Goa CM wants lockdown extension for 15 more days as COVID-19 cases keep rising

News | May 29, 2020, 02:03 PM IST

Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant on May 29 said that the lockdown must be extended for 15 more days as the graph of COVID-19 is rising.

Home Minister Amit Shah discusses extension of lockdown with chief ministers

News | May 29, 2020, 10:20 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to all chief ministers on Thursday and sought their views on extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown beyond May 31, officials said.

I am absolutely healthy, not suffering from any illness: Home Minister Amit Shah

News | May 09, 2020, 07:30 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday dismissed the recent rumours of his ill-health. In a tweet, the home minister said that several social media users have used platforms to spread baseless rumours about his health and some have even prayed for his demise.

Bengal not allowing trains with migrant workers to enter state: Amit Shah

News | May 09, 2020, 01:22 PM IST

Referring to the 'Shramik Special' trains being run by the central government to facilitate the transport of migrant workers from different parts of the country to various destinations.