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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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Cyclone Biparjoy, Amit Shah

Cyclone Biparjoy: Amit Shah hails teamwork; says no loss of lives due to storm

India | Jun 18, 2023, 06:13 AM IST

Amit Shah during Gujarat visit said that nobody died due to cyclone Biparjoy which made landfall with wind speed of 140 kmph.

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Cyclone Biparjoy: Amit Shah conducts aerial survey of affected areas in Gujarat | VIDEO

India | Jun 17, 2023, 02:50 PM IST

Amit Shah in Gujarat: Home Minister visited Mandvi Civil Hospital and met the people admitted there.

Manipur violence

Manipur violence: Ex-Army officer compares northeastern state situation with war-hit Lebanon, Syria

India | Jun 17, 2023, 12:00 AM IST

Clashes first broke out on May 3 after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence.

Police personnel keep a vigil during a clash between

Bengal Panchayat elections: BJP seeks Amit Shah's intervention to improve security situation

Jun 16, 2023, 05:27 PM IST

Bengal Panchayat elections: At least three people died after supporters of Trinamool Congress and BJP clashed when they were on their way to file nominations for the panchayat polls.

Cyclone Biparjoy updates, Amit Shah

Cyclone Biparjoy: Over 30,000 people evacuated, Amit Shah chairs review meeting | DETAILS

India | Jun 14, 2023, 06:21 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the Gujarat government to ensure that all necessary services, including electricity, telecommunication, health care, and drinking water, would be provided during a virtual meeting to assess the state of cyclone preparedness.

Disaster management schemes

Amit Shah announces 3 major disaster management schemes worth Rs 8000 crore | CHECK HERE

India | Jun 13, 2023, 05:47 PM IST

Disaster management schemes: The schemes were announced after a meeting which was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah with the disaster management departments of States and Union Territories at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

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Manipur: Nine injured after fresh violence erupts as Kukis express dismay over proposed peace plan

India | Jun 13, 2023, 01:54 PM IST

Meanwhile, Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness.

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India | Jun 12, 2023, 11:39 PM IST

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On MK Stalin's challenge, Amit Shah lists Centre's work for Tamil Nadu, now seeks CM's reply | WATCH

Jun 12, 2023, 06:07 AM IST

An intense war of words continues between CM Stalin and Home Minister Amit Shah. It was first stated when Stalin asked Shah to list projects done by the Centre for Tamil Nadu, later Shah today highlighted the list of projects in Vellore.

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'BJP is scared of Uddhav Thackeray': Sanjay Raut reacts to Amit Shah’s Nanded speech

Jun 11, 2023, 02:38 PM IST

Shah called Thackeray's joining hands with the Nationalist Congress Party and Congress to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi government as betrayal for the sake of power.

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'Thackeray sat in Congress-NCP's lap,': Amit Shah takes a jibe at Uddhav, Rahul Gandhi in Nanded

Jun 10, 2023, 10:39 PM IST

Amit Shah said that the BJP didn't overthrow the Thackeray-led MVA government last year; rather, it was Shiv Sainiks who were fed up with Thackeray's policies and weren't ready to join the NCP led by Sharad Pawar at a rally in Nanded as part of the BJP's outreach campaign to mark the end of the Nare

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a rally in Gujarat

Amit Shah addresses public meetings in Gujarat to mark 9 years of Modi government | WATCH

India | Jun 10, 2023, 09:59 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to address meetings at Patan in Gujarat and at Nanded in Maharashtra today, June 10.

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Breaking News, June 10

India | Jun 11, 2023, 12:00 AM IST

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Amarnath Yatra 2023, Amit Shah

Shah reviews Amarnath Yatra preparedness, asks for adequate security arrangements for pilgrims

India | Jun 09, 2023, 10:43 PM IST

The annual pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatra will commence on July 1 this year and likely to culminate on August 31.

Jan Aushadhi Kendras

Centre allows 2,000 PACS to open 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' to push affordable generic drugs | DETAILS

Business | Jun 07, 2023, 11:05 AM IST

Jan Aushadhi Kendra: The move by the Cooperation Ministry holds significance as medicines at these Kendras are available at a 50 to 90% lesser rate in comparison to the branded medicines. Read the article below to know the eligibility criteria for opening Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra.

Wrestlers, Amit Shah

Wrestlers meet Amit Shah, seek probe against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

India | Jun 05, 2023, 09:43 AM IST

Bajrang, Sakshi, and Vinesh have led a protest by wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, where they have accused the WFI's outgoing president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, of sexually harassing numerous wrestlers, including a minor.

Manipur

Manipur: Amit Shah appeals to public to lift blockades of NH-2; Govt sets up 3-member panel

India | Jun 05, 2023, 06:34 AM IST

Manipur: Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to the people of Manipur to lift blockades from National Highway- 2. The government has set up a 3-member Inquiry commission to find the cause of riots in the state.

Manipur: 'Normalcy returning, no incident of violence in

Manipur: 'Normalcy returning, no incident of violence in last 24 hrs,' says Security adviser to govt

India | Jun 04, 2023, 09:14 AM IST

In addition to the over 140 arms and ammunition that were surrendered on Friday in response to an appeal from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Singh stated that 35 additional arms and ammunition had been surrendered.

Maharashtra: 'Amit Shah is my leader, will meet him soon,'

Maharashtra: 'Amit Shah is my leader, will meet him soon,' says ex-BJP Minister Pankaja Munde

Jun 03, 2023, 04:15 PM IST

Pankaja Munde, a former minister from Maharashtra and current national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, stated on Thursday that she is a member of the BJP but does not belong to the party.

Manipur is moving toward normalcy

Manipur violence: Over 140 weapons, including AK, LMG, M16 & sten gun surrendered on Shah's appeal

India | Jun 02, 2023, 05:42 PM IST

Manipur violence: Two ethnic communities- Tribe and Meitei clashed - on May 3 after a "Tribal Solidarity March" organised in protest against the buzz over Meitei getting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

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