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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 President Amit Shah

Gujarat Lok Sabha Results 2019: Full list of winners

India | May 25, 2019, 04:28 PM IST

BJP bagged all 26 seats in the state of Gujarat. Amit Shah wins by a massive margin of 5.5 lakh votes. Here is the full list of all the winning candidates from Gujarat.

How Amit Shah and his core team executed blue print to

How Amit Shah and his core team executed blue print to generate 'TsuNaMo'

India | May 24, 2019, 11:22 PM IST

The perceived architect of Prime Minister Narendra Modis second consecutive win, Amit Shah, generated the much talked-about pro-incumbency wave with the help of eight of his close aides who worked in tandem with BJP Presidents office without break for almost two years. Many of his aides, seldom seen in the media, worked as backroom boys from the BJPs new multistoreyed headquarters located in central Delhi.

Five major takeaways from PM Modi's victory speech

Five major takeaways from PM Modi's victory speech

India | May 24, 2019, 07:17 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after registering this historic feat, spoke at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. He said he has vowed to serve the nation and make it even better and more prosperous in his second stint.

BJP Leader Sadhvi Pragya Thakur

Modi's vision is Rashtra Dharma: Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur

India | May 24, 2019, 07:20 PM IST

According to Thakur, "Every citizen has contributed to this election, whether it is the Dalit, the poor or others, who have lived a life of exploitation for the past 70 years. Because Modi has made a difference to their lives.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 results

PM Modi's vision is Rashtra Dharma: Pragya Thakur

India | May 24, 2019, 06:09 PM IST

Pragya Thakur defeated Congress' Digvijay Singh by about 3 lakh votes in Bhopal.

MPs with Top 5 victory margins in Lok Sabha Election 2019

MPs with top 5 record victory margins in Lok Sabha Election 2019

India | May 24, 2019, 10:58 PM IST

CR Patil of BJP has created a record by defeating his nearest rival Patel Dharmeshbhai Bhimbhai (Congress) by margin of 6.89 lakh votes in Gujarat's Navsari Lok Sabha seat. Here's a look at the biggest winners of Lok Sabha Election 2019. PM Modi features at the 5th spot with a win-margin of 4.8 lakh votes.

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Modi 'mahanayak' of BJP's grand victory: Amit Shah

India | May 23, 2019, 11:06 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the world's "most popular" leader and credited him for party's spectacular victory in Lok Sabha polls.

Amit Shah LK Advani

Amit Shah leaves LK Advani behind in Gandhinagar record margin

Elections | May 23, 2019, 04:17 PM IST

Amit Shah is set to break the record margin for Gandhinagar's Lok Sabha seat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to record historic win

'India wins yet again', tweets Modi as he looks sets to become PM 'yet again'

India | May 23, 2019, 03:19 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set for a second consecutive term as the premier of the nation, has expressed gratitude towards the people for their support and faith.

Warangal, Dayakar Pasunoori, TRS

Warangal Lok Sabha constituency: TRS' Dayakar Pasunoori leads from Telangana seat

India | May 23, 2019, 02:10 PM IST

Counting of votes in the Warangal constituency has begun.

Nizamabad, K Kavitha

Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency: K Kavitha trails, BJP's Dharmapuri Arvind leads by over 31,000 votes

India | May 23, 2019, 01:11 PM IST

Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency result: Counting of votes has begun in the Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency. K Kavitha has taken an early lead.

Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Karimnagar

Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency: Bandi Sanjay Kumar of BJP leads

India | May 23, 2019, 11:50 AM IST

Counting has begun in the Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency.

BJP President Amit Shah

Gujarat: BJP ahead, Amit Shah leads by 1 lakh votes

India | May 23, 2019, 11:44 AM IST

The BJP was confident of victory, while the Congress hoped for a better performance. The home turf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah gave their party all the 26 seats in 2014 when 64.7 per cent voters had exercised their franchise.

Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency result

Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency: Asaduddin Owaisi leads with over 2,60,884 votes

India | May 23, 2019, 04:53 PM IST

Counting of votes in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency has begun. Asaduddin Owaisi has taken an early lead.

Gandhinagar results 2019

Gandhinagar Lok Sabha result: Amit Shah wins by 5.7 lakh votes

India | May 23, 2019, 09:18 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah has won the Gandhinagar constituency of Gujrat by 5.7 lakh votes defeating Dr C J Chavda of the Indian National Congress. 

Lavasa has recused himself from MCC violation cases, saying

Dissent in model code violation cases would not be made public: EC

India | May 21, 2019, 05:58 PM IST

Rejecting the demand of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, the 'full commission' Tuesday ruled that dissents and minority views in EC orders in cases of model code violations would not be made public.

Rajbhar also claimed that he and his son Arun Rajbhar,

Powerful liquor lobby influencing CM Adityanath, alleges sacked UP Minister

India | May 20, 2019, 07:02 PM IST

Infuriated over his sacking, controversial Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath succumbed to the powerful liquor lobby and did not implement prohibition in the state.

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BJP gears for May 23, begins prepping up for big day

India | May 20, 2019, 05:52 PM IST

Most exit polls Sunday forecast another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 seats to comfortably cross the majority mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha.

Mamata writes to EC hours before the final phase of polling

Mamata writes to EC hours before the final phase of polling

India | May 18, 2019, 08:34 PM IST

The EC should ensure that Sunday's polling is held without the "undue interference of the central government" and any "intervention by the ruling party at the Centre", Banerjee, West Bengal chief minister said in the letter written on her official letterhead.

PM Narendra Modi's press conference

300-plus majority, say Amit Shah-PM Modi in a joint press conference; Rahul says wait until May 23 | Watch

India | May 18, 2019, 07:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a press conference with BJP president Amit Shah at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.