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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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bjp to soon announce candidate for vadodara ls by poll

BJP to soon announce candidate for Vadodara LS by-poll

Politics | Aug 24, 2014, 09:27 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP will soon announce its candidate for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat vacated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.BJP President Amit Shah along with Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Modi at his residence last night

shah headed to j k to push bjp s mission 44 plan

Shah headed to J-K to push BJP's 'Mission-44' plan

Politics | Aug 23, 2014, 10:35 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah is headed tomorrow to Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit in a bid to consolidate and strengthen the party's position in the state where Assembly elections are slated

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"Sonia Gandhi, we will fulfill our promises, don't worry": Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 22, 2014, 12:12 PM IST

Hyderabad: BJP today took on Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her comment that the saffron party came to power by making false promises.  Addressing party workers here today, BJP president Amit Shah said the Narendra

amit shah meets chandrababu naidu to discuss relations

Amit Shah meets Chandrababu Naidu to discuss relations between BJP and TDP

Politics | Aug 22, 2014, 11:35 AM IST

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah Friday met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu here.Shah had a breakfast meeting with the president of Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The two leaders understood to

bjp president to visit hyderabad tomorrow

BJP President to visit Hyderabad tomorrow

India | Aug 20, 2014, 08:44 PM IST

Hyderabad: BJP President Amit Shah would arrive here tomorrow for a two-day visit during which he would have a direct interaction with the village unit chiefs of the party in Telangana.Shah, who took charge last

bjp s stand quite contrary than earlier inld

BJP's stand quite contrary than earlier: INLD

Politics | Aug 18, 2014, 06:28 PM IST

Hisar (Haryana): INLD today said the speeches of BJP chief Amit Shah during his recent visits to Haryana were quite contrary to the stand earlier taken by the saffron party about INLD.“I want to tell

bjp senses chance in haryana puts in its might

BJP senses chance in Haryana, puts in its might

Politics | Aug 17, 2014, 05:17 PM IST

New Delhi: Sensing its best chance to come to power in Haryana on its own strength, the Bharatiya Janata Party has put its might behind its assembly election campaign with party president Amit Shah addressing

ram madhav yeddyurappa in amit shah s new bjp team

Ram Madhav, Yeddyurappa in Amit Shah's new BJP team

Politics | Aug 17, 2014, 11:47 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah Saturday announced his new team of office bearers. Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was inducted as vice president and former RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav as general secretary, but

aap slams bjp for appointing yeddyurappa as vice president

AAP slams BJP for appointing Yeddyurappa as vice president

Politics | Aug 17, 2014, 11:49 AM IST

New Delhi: The AAP Saturday said that BJP has completely compromised with corruption and criminalisation of politics by appointing former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa as its vice-president."The nomination of former Karnataka chief minister B.S.

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Congress-free India: Amit Shah will have to immerse 11 crore Indians for this, says an angry Congress

Politics | Aug 17, 2014, 06:20 AM IST

New Delhi: "Amit Shah will have to immerse 11 crore people in the Indian ocean if he has to make the country Congress-free", AICC General Secretary Shakeel Ahmed said on Saturday taking a dig at

bjp chief amit shah appoints 4 new state presidents

BJP chief Amit Shah appoints 4 new state presidents

Politics | Aug 16, 2014, 06:48 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah has appointed new party presidents in four states namely Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Assam.Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan, Member of Parliament, will be new state president of Madhya

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BJP women division to spread their wings in JK, NE states

Politics | Aug 14, 2014, 03:23 PM IST

New Delhi: In an attempt to make the ‘Lotus' bloom in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast states, BJP's women cadre will reach out to women in these states to apprise them about the party's policies

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Alleged conman posed as Amit Shah's relative, promised BJP ticket

Politics | Aug 14, 2014, 12:39 PM IST

Lucknow:  A man was arrested on Wednesday for posing as a relative of BJP president Amit Shah and duping people by promising them party tickets in the upcoming Assembly by-polls.On the complaint of BJP headquarter

amit shah to announce new team of bjp office bearers soon

Amit Shah to announce new team of BJP office bearers soon

Politics | Aug 12, 2014, 08:45 AM IST

New Delhi: After the ratification of his appointment as the BJP president, Amit Shah is all set to announce his new team of office bearers soon.Party sources said the all-new team under Shah could be

bjp rss differences coming out in open says congress

BJP-RSS differences coming out in open, says Congress

Politics | Aug 11, 2014, 02:06 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress party today wondered whether difference between RSS and BJP have started manifesting in view of the contradictory remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.“Paradox- schisms between

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Credit for Modi government formation goes to people, not to any individual: RSS

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 06:53 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said the credit for formation of BJP-led NDA government at the Centre goes to the people and not to any individual or party as the change was possible due

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Jitan Ram Manjhi slams Amit Shah for questioning grand alliance in Bihar

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 05:23 PM IST

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today slammed BJP President Amit Shah for dubbing the grand alliance formed by the JD(U), RJD and Congress as “unholy” and said it was formed to collectively take

priyanka joining politics solely gandhis call rajiv shukla

Priyanka joining politics solely Gandhis' call: Rajiv Shukla

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 12:28 PM IST

Kanpur: Congress leader Rajiv Shukla today said that whether or not Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins politics is a matter to be solely decided by the Gandhi family, and people should leave the issue to them.

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India needs 200 PMs: Narendra Modi

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 11:54 AM IST

New Delhi: In a 30 minute speech at the BJP National Council meet Saturday PM Narendra Modi jovially remarked that India requires 200 PMs- Primary members. His sense of humor filled the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

hooda asks party workers to ensure poll win

Hooda asks party workers to ensure poll win

India | Aug 09, 2014, 07:52 PM IST

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today exhorted the party workers to work hard to make Congress victorious for the third consecutive term in the state during the upcoming Assembly elections.Hitting out at Narendra

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