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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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Kolkata doctor rape and murder, Suvendu Adhikar, Kolkata Police chief Vineet Goyal

Suvendu Adhikari urges President to withdraw medal conferred to Kolkata Police Commissioner

Sep 05, 2024, 01:08 PM IST

This comes as family members of the 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered, accused the Kolkata Police of bribing them after the incident came to light.

Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation

Centre signs peace pact with 2 insurgent groups of Tripura in Delhi

Tripura | Sep 04, 2024, 04:51 PM IST

The memorandum signifies the central and state government's commitment to establishing lasting peace in Tripura. It is part of a broader strategy to address insurgency and promote development in the Northeastern region of India.

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J-K Assembly polls: Amit Shah to release BJP manifesto on September 6, address rallies in Jammu

Sep 04, 2024, 11:16 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: Polling to elect 90 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will be held on September 18, September 25 and October 1.

Sukanta Majumdar

Sukanta Majumdar writes to Amit Shah against Mamata Banerjee's 'Delhi will also burn' remark

India | Aug 28, 2024, 07:04 PM IST

In the letter, Majumdar accused Banerjee of making anti-national remarks by suggesting that if Bengal were to burn, other states would also be affected.

Champai Soren

Champai Soren confirms to join BJP on August 30, day after meeting Amit Shah in Delhi

Aug 27, 2024, 01:06 PM IST

Champai Soren had earlier said that after so much humiliation in the JMM, he was forced to look for an alternative path.

Champai Soren meets Amit Shah, to join BJP

Champai Soren, former Jharkhand CM, meets Amit Shah in Delhi, to join BJP on August 30

India | Aug 27, 2024, 05:59 AM IST

Champai Soren met Amit Shah in the national capital on Monday and will join the BJP officially on August 30. Himanta Biswa Sarma shared the information, ending a spate of speculations about Soren's next political move after his departure from Hemant Soren-led JMM.

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Gujarat rains: Home Minister Amit Shah speaks with CM Bhupesh Patel as flood threat looms large

Aug 26, 2024, 10:40 AM IST

The IMD has issued a red alert for Gujarat as rains continue to lash the state. Meanwhile, districts like Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Panchmahal are mostly affected. The water level in the rivers is also rising.

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Breaking News, August 25 | HIGHLIGHTS

India | Aug 25, 2024, 11:47 PM IST

India TV News provides you with all the breaking news, latest news, breaking story videos, and Live TV on a single platform to ensure you don't miss the biggest happenings in India and the world.

Amit Shah, Article 370

Article 370 has no place in J-K, will never be restored, asserts Amit Shah

India | Aug 25, 2024, 12:09 PM IST

Amit Shah's comments came as Jammu and Kashmir's two principal regional parties -- the National Conference and the PDP -- promised in their election manifestoes for upcoming assembly polls that they would work to restore the controversial provision, scrapped on August 5, 2019.

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Chhattisgarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs anti-Naxal review meeting in Raipur

Aug 24, 2024, 02:28 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh to review anti-Naxal operations, inaugurate a new Narcotics Control Bureau office, and discuss the expansion of cooperatives for economic development.

Amit Shah  asks 10 questions to Rahul Gandhi, Congress-National Conference alliance

Amit Shah attacks Congress over alliance with NC for J-K polls, asks 10 questions to Rahul Gandhi

India | Aug 24, 2024, 06:08 AM IST

The Congress-National Conference alliance was announced by NC president Farooq Abdullah after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held discussions with the NC leadership in Srinagar on August 22.

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Tripura floods: Centre releases Rs 40 crore for relief operations as death count rises to 22

Tripura | Aug 23, 2024, 03:56 PM IST

Tripura floods: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha visited the Gomati District and South Tripura on Friday to access the flood-affected areas. He said that the state government is committed to providing aid and support to those in need.

Breaking News, August 18 | LIVE UPDATES

Breaking News, August 18 | HIGHLIGHTS

India | Aug 18, 2024, 11:44 PM IST

India TV News provides you with all the breaking news, latest news, breaking story videos, and Live TV on a single platform to ensure you don't miss the biggest happenings in India and the world.

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BJP membership drive to begin from Sept 1, Amit Shah calls for taking party ideology to every corner

India | Aug 18, 2024, 06:16 AM IST

Sambit Patra said the BJP governments in the states and at the Centre were often re-elected, unlike the Congress which has a poor track record in retaining power. The Congress does not exist as a serious political force in many states now, he added, according to the sources.

Amit Shah to grant Indian citizenship to 188 Pakistani Hindus under CAA in Gujarat

Amit Shah to grant Indian citizenship to 188 Pakistani Hindus under CAA in Gujarat | DETAILS

Aug 16, 2024, 08:48 PM IST

The CAA was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality to persecuted Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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Assembly Elections 2024: Amit Shah, CM Nayab Saini hopeful of forming govt in Haryana for third time

India | Aug 16, 2024, 06:58 PM IST

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: The last day to file the nominations of Haryana will be September 12. The date of scrutiny of the nominations is September 13. The last date for the withdrawal of candidatures will be September 16.

Tiranga Yatras

Amit Shah launches 'Tiranga Yatra' in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar

Aug 13, 2024, 05:58 PM IST

Tricolour yatra is a part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' (HGT) campaign which will be concluded on August 15 - Independence Day. The HGT campaign was launched under the aegis of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' in 2022.

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PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, other MPs attend Lok Sabha Speaker's 'tea meeting', photos go viral

India | Aug 10, 2024, 07:14 AM IST

As the Monsoon Session of Parliament ended ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi exchanged warm greetings during an informal tea meeting organized by Speaker Om Birla.

Amit Shah

Modi govt forms committee to monitor situation at Indo-Bangladesh border

India | Aug 09, 2024, 03:55 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Central committee will maintain communication channels with their counterpart authorities in Bangladesh to ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals, Hindus, and other minority communities living there.

Home Minister Amit Shah and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Amit Shah slams Akhilesh Yadav over SP chief's remark on powers of Lok Sabha Speaker | WATCH

India | Aug 08, 2024, 03:12 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah objected to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's remarks when he claimed that the power of the Lok Sabha Speaker is being curtailed by the government during a discussion on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha.

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