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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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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highligh: PM Modi hold three rallies in West Bengal

India | May 19, 2024, 11:43 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Campaigning for the general elections is at its peak as political parties intensify their efforts to reach the public as the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Elections will take place on May 20.

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Bundelkhand has to fight against the 'Desi Angrez' present in country, says Amit Shah in Lalitpur

May 18, 2024, 04:55 PM IST

The Jhansi Lok Sabha constituency covers three assembly segments in Jhansi district -- Babina, Jhansi and Mauranipur (SC) and two in neighbouring Lalitpur district --Lalitpur and Mehroni (SC). The voting on the seat is slated for May 20 and the results will be declared on June 4.

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Rae Bareli is not a seat of any family, but that of people: Amit Shah slams Priyanka Gandhi

May 17, 2024, 06:36 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was addressing a rally in Unchahar assembly segment of Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency. During the rally, rebel Samajwadi Party MLA from Unchahar, Manoj Kumar Pandey joined the BJP.

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Amit Shah on Kejriwal's 'won't have to go to jail' remark: 'No bigger contempt of Supreme Court...'

India | May 17, 2024, 10:29 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal had said that he would not have to go to jail if people voted in favour of the Aam Aadmi Party and I.N.D.I.A bloc candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. Amit Shah has lashed out at Kejriwal over his remark calling it a "contempt of court".

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 highlights: Feeling positive seeing public support, says Mithun Chakraborty

India | May 17, 2024, 11:44 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The campaigning for the general elections is at its peak as the political parties are carpet-bombing to reach out to the public after the end of fourth phase of elections. PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah to addressed multiple rallies.

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BJP never won 91 seats in South India: Why is PM Modi focusing more on southern states? Know here

India | May 16, 2024, 05:45 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party emphasized a lot in south India in this election than ever before with big ticket roadshows, rallies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other star campaigners in order to achieve its target of 400-plus.

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'Bihar needs vikasraj, not jungleraj': Amit Shah slams RJD-Congress at Sitamarhi rally

May 16, 2024, 05:51 PM IST

Senior JD (U) leader and Bihar Legislative Council chairman Devesh Chandra Thakur is the NDA nominee from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha seat. Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran and Hajipur Lok Sabha seats will go to polls in the fifth phase on May 20.

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'Will bring UCC, want One Nation One Election also': Home Minister Amit Shah | Top quotes

India | May 16, 2024, 12:03 AM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over contesting from two seats, saying anyone can contest from anywhere but Rahul Gandhi should have said before the elections that he was going to contest from the Rae Bareli constituency as well.

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'Friends abroad...': Amit Shah on western media saying India will head towards autocracy if BJP wins

India | May 15, 2024, 08:27 PM IST

Speaking on how will BJP perform in southern states, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said he stands by his statement that combining his party's seats in Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the saffron camp will emerge as the biggest party.

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Many believe special treatment was given to Arvind Kejriwal: Amit Shah on interim bail

India | May 15, 2024, 06:51 PM IST

Amit Shah, amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, on Wednesday spoke about Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail by the Supreme Court, PoK, NDA seat prediction, Mamata Banerjee, Swati Maliwal assault case and other issues.

PoK belongs to India and we will take it, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah slams Opposition in Bengal, asserts 'PoK belongs to India and we will take it' | VIDEO

May 15, 2024, 02:07 PM IST

During an election campaign in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a blistering attack on the Opposition. He also reiterated that India will take back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: Congress wanted to allocate 15% of budget to Muslims, says PM

India | May 15, 2024, 11:21 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: The Lok Sabha polls commenced on April 19 followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The counting of votes will be done on June 4 (Tuesday).

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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, May 14, 2024

India | May 14, 2024, 11:31 PM IST

India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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'After 4 phases of polling, I can say PM Modi has already won 270 seats,' affirms Shah in Bengal

May 14, 2024, 05:27 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also asserted that India's journey of development and glory will continue uninterrupted under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and people of Varanasi will bless him with a record margin of victory again.

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PM Modi condoles Sushil Modi's death, remembers his contribution in Bihar BJP's rise

India | May 14, 2024, 12:04 AM IST

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi died on Monday. He was suffering from cancer since last seven months. Last month he informed about his condition and subsequent inability to contest Lok Sabha elections.

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Kharge sharpens his attack on PM Modi, Amit Shah, says 'Dalits, tribals to become slaves again if..'

India | May 12, 2024, 06:40 PM IST

Ahead of the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge intensified his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his fresh attack, he claimed if PM Modi returns to power again the Dalit and Tribals will be treated like slaves.

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How many times Rahul, Priyanka visit 'their family' here: Shah on Gandhi's absence from Rae Bareli

May 12, 2024, 04:43 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing critique of the Gandhi family's handling of Rae Bareli, their traditional stronghold, ahead of the fourth phase of voting. Shah questioned their frequent absence during crises and alleged disproportionate allocation of funds

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Bhagwant Mann has ‘understanding’ with Amit Shah to split AAP after Lok Sabha polls: SAD chief Badal

India | May 12, 2024, 09:14 AM IST

Badal alleged that Bhagwant Mann has compromised with the BJP and opened channels with both the BJP and the Congress to hedge his bet.

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SP, Congress and BSP took care of Article 370 in J-K like its illegitimate child: Amit Shah

May 12, 2024, 02:20 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs, 80, to Parliament, will vote in all seven phases.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Campaigning for fourth phase ends, 96 constituencies to go to polls

India | May 12, 2024, 12:04 AM IST

The voting for the fourth phase will take place on May 13. So far, voting has taken place in 285 constituencies. The voter turnout in the last phase stood at 64.4 per cent, the lowest compared to the preceding phases with 66.14 per cent and 66.71 per cent, respectively.