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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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Union Home Minister Amit Shah presides over signing of the

Bodo Settlement Agreement: Here's what makes it truly historic

India | Jan 27, 2020, 08:39 PM IST

Similar agreements in 1993 and 2003 have come apart as not all Bodo groups were onboard on both occasions. The new agreement, the signing of which was presided over by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, gives increased autonomy to the BTC

Breaking: Home Minister Amit Shah signs Bodo agreement; 1,550 cadres to surrender on January 30

Home Minister Amit Shah signs Bodo agreement; 1,550 cadres to surrender on January 30

India | Jan 27, 2020, 03:02 PM IST

An agreement has been signed between Home Minister Amit Shah and National Democratic Front of Bodoland factions."1,550 cadres along with 130 weapons will surrender on 30th January. As the Home Minister, I want to assure all representatives that all promises will be fulfilled in a time-bound manner," said the former BJP President on the matter.

Amit Shah addressing a rally in Delhi on Sunday

Vote for BJP on Feb 8 to prevent Shaheen Bagh-like incidents: Amit Shah

Elections | Jan 26, 2020, 10:25 PM IST

We will ensure that incidents like Shaheen Bagh don’t take place if BJP comes to power in Delhi, Amit Shah said at an election rally on Sunday

A file photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Despite CAA-NRC protests, over 50 per cent "very much satisfied" with Amit Shah: survey

Politics | Jan 26, 2020, 08:34 PM IST

Assam, the state that kickstarted the anti-CAA row is still favouring Amit Shah with 41.7 per cent of its respondents, saying they are "very much satisfied" with the Union Home Minister

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Supporters of Shaheen Bagh protesters must be ashamed: Amit Shah on Sharjeel Imam video

India | Jan 25, 2020, 06:39 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday lashed out at JNU student Sharjeel Imam's statement and suggested that those supporting Shaheen Bagh protests should be ashamed.

Shiv Sena, Saamana, Muslims, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uddhav Thackeray

Muslims from Pak, Bangladesh should be thrown out of country: Shiv Sena

India | Jan 25, 2020, 11:29 AM IST

Making a controversial statement, Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece Saamana said that Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh who have entered India should be thrown out, there is no doubt about it.

Amit Shah, Manoj Tiwari, delhi assembly election,

Amit Shah, Manoj Tiwari have meal at Delhi BJP worker's house after campaigning

India | Jan 25, 2020, 08:26 AM IST

After ending his campaigning on Friday for the February 8 Delhi Assembly election, Union Home Minister Amit Shah suddenly reached a BJP worker's house to have lunch.

If competition to make false promises is held, then Kejriwal will definitely come first, says Amit S

Kejriwal will win first prize in competition of making false promises: Amit Shah

Elections | Jan 23, 2020, 11:47 PM IST

Ahead of Delhi Assembly polls, Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a roadshow in Uttam Nagar as a part of the campaign. He attacked the Kejriwal government and accused him of making false promises.

Mayawati accepts Amit Shah's challenge of debate on CAA

Mayawati accepts Amit Shah's challenge of debate on CAA

Politics | Jan 22, 2020, 05:33 PM IST

Amit Shah had challenged Opposition leaders of debate on Citizenship (Amendment) Act during a rally in Lucknow. Mayawati said she is ready to accept the challenge "on any forum".

Implement CAA, NRC in chronology that you audaciously announced: Prashnat Kishore dares Amit Shah

Prashant Kishor challenges Amit Shah to implement CAA and NRC

India | Jan 22, 2020, 11:54 AM IST

JDU leader and political strategist Prashant Kishor has hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah and dared him to implement the Citizenship Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the same "chronology" that he "audaciously announced".

Amit Shah dares Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh to debate on CAA

CAA won't be taken back, those protesting may continue: Amit Shah

India | Jan 21, 2020, 04:14 PM IST

"I have come to you for a Jan Jagaran Abhiyan in Lucknow. Our government is hardly 8 months old but we are conducting this campaign to dispell the falsities being spread by the opposition against CAA. I challenged Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav to enegage in a debate on CAA," Amit Shah in Lucknow.

With 'ekadashi' setting in, JP Nadda to replace Amit Shah

JP Nadda elected as BJP's national president, succeeds Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 20, 2020, 03:15 PM IST

BJP working president JP Nadda has been elected as new chief of the party, succeeding Amit Shah. The senior BJP leader was elected unopposed as party's new chief.

BJP set to get new president, Nadda likely to succeed Shah

BJP set to get new president, Nadda likely to succeed Shah

Politics | Jan 19, 2020, 04:51 PM IST

Top party leaders, including those from states, are likely to arrive at the BJP headquarters to file nominations in support of Nadda, who has long been seen as the choice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah for the job.

BJP, JDU alliance unbreakable, NDA to contest Bihar polls

BJP, JDU alliance unbreakable, NDA to contest Bihar polls under Nitish: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 16, 2020, 04:16 PM IST

Addressing a public meeting in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Vaishali, he said that this law is not meant to take away anyone's citizenship, but instead to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities.

Modi-Shah misleading people on NRC, CAA: Sonia Gandhi at

Modi-Shah misleading people on NRC, CAA: Sonia Gandhi at Opposition meeting

Politics | Jan 13, 2020, 04:51 PM IST

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of misleading people on the amended Citizenship Act and the NRC.

Amit Shah, BJP president, CAA, NRC, Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur

Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian refugees from Pak have same right on India as we do: Amit Shah

India | Jan 12, 2020, 05:59 PM IST

Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah during a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has said that as much as right people of India and I have over this country, so does all those Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians who have come after facing religious persecution in Pakistan, have on this country.

'We have the power to make people understand the truth': Amit Shah on CAA

'We have the power to make people understand the truth': Amit Shah on CAA

India | Jan 11, 2020, 03:43 PM IST

Amit Shah dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Communists to show him any provision in the CAA, which would take away the citizenship of Muslims in the country. 

Budget, Budget session, Union Budget 2020, Nirmala Sitharaman, PM Modi, Amit Shah, BJP

Union Budget to be presented on Feb 1, Parliament session to commence from Jan 31

Business | Jan 09, 2020, 10:53 AM IST

Union Budget 2020-2021 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 as the first phase of budget session will commence from January 31 and remain effective till February 11

Delhi: 2 women who flashed anti-CAA, NRC banner during Amit

Delhi: 2 women who flashed anti-CAA, NRC banner during Amit Shah rally evicted from house

India | Jan 08, 2020, 11:40 PM IST

Two women who protested from the balcony of a Delhi apartment when Union Home Minister Amit Shah was holding an outreach programme in support of the contentious citizenship law, said they have been evicted from their house.

Amit Shah speaks to Delhi LG on JNU violence

Amit Shah speaks to Delhi LG; requests him to call JNU representatives for talks

India | Jan 06, 2020, 11:06 AM IST

Violence broke out in JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police which conducted a flag march.

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