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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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Kashmir integral part of India, can't be separated: Amit Shah

Elections | Apr 18, 2019, 03:32 PM IST

Addressing an election rally in Raigarh district headquarters in Chhattisgarh, he said when the Modi government is re-elected at the , Centre, infiltrators will be identified across the country and deported.

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Amit Shah holds roadshow in Kalol

Apr 14, 2019, 09:45 PM IST

The roadshow was kicked off in the evening after Shah paid tributes at the statue of Dalit icon Babasaheb Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary in Kalol town.

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Gujarat: Amit Shah to hold roadshow in Gandhinagar today

Apr 14, 2019, 09:03 AM IST

BJP leaders said Shah will begin his roadshow at Kalol in Gandhinagar district by garlanding the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar to mark the birth anniversary of the architect of the Indian Constitution.

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Gandhinagar: Congress' C J Chavda faces tough battle against Amit Shah

Apr 13, 2019, 02:48 PM IST

There is a talk in political circles that although the seat has been a BJP bastion from the 1990s, a strong opponent could have given a tough fight to Shah.

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Odisha rich in natural resources but its people are poor: Amit Shah

Apr 12, 2019, 02:42 PM IST

Addressing a rally here, Shah said the BJD rule in the state was marked by misrule and corruption.

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Vijayan slams Amit Shah for calling Wayanad as 'Pakistan'

Politics | Apr 11, 2019, 02:01 PM IST

Shah, while campaigning in North India, pointed out that Wayanad resembles Pakistan as he referred to the innumerable green flags of the Indian Union Muslim League, the second biggest ally of the Congress, during Gandhi's visit.  

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People have decided to bring back Modi as PM: Amit Shah

Apr 09, 2019, 04:00 PM IST

Addressing an election meeting on the last day of the Lok Sabha election campaign here, he said during the last five years the Modi government enhanced the country's stature and its biggest achievement was making the country safe and secure.

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Amit Shah cancelled Maharashtra poll rallies as people didn't turn up: NCP

Politics | Apr 08, 2019, 01:30 PM IST

Union minister Hansraj Ahir and BJP MP Ashok Nete are seeking re-election as BJP nominees from Chandrapur and Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha seats respectively, which will go to polls on April 11.

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Amit Shah likely to meet LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi today

Politics | Apr 08, 2019, 11:11 AM IST

Congress party on Tuesday released its manifesto-Jan Awaaz-for Lok Sabha elections 2019 in the presence of veteran Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.

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BJP govt allocated Rs 5.56 lakh crore for Odisha's development in 5 years: Shah

Apr 07, 2019, 04:20 PM IST

"There has been no developmental work during Naveen Babu's tenure in 19 years. He is tired. Therefore, give BJP a chance to meet the aspirations of the people," Shah said promising that the BJP will take Odisha on the path of development.

Amit Shah releases BJP manifesto in Odisha: Here is what it

Amit Shah releases BJP manifesto in Odisha: Here is what it has to offer

Apr 07, 2019, 03:43 PM IST

​Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Sunday released the party's manifesto for Odisha as he slammed the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government, saying it had proved worse than the Congress rule in the state.  

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BJP's 'Shatru' joins Congress, says took the plunge with heavy heart

Apr 06, 2019, 09:01 PM IST

The former Bharatiya Janata Party MP joined Congress at the pert headquarters in the presence of Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala.

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Congress moves Election Commission against Amit Shah, alleges willful non-disclosure of liabilities

Apr 06, 2019, 07:16 AM IST

Congress alleged that the omission of liabilities was "deliberate and not inadvertent."

Rahul Gandhi delusional, says Amit Shah as Congress chief proclaims love for 'all living beings', PM

Rahul Gandhi delusional, says Amit Shah as Congress chief proclaims love for 'all living beings', PM Modi

Apr 05, 2019, 06:02 PM IST

Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi had brought the house down when he proclaimed his love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

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Amit Shah: The modern day Chanakya

Apr 30, 2019, 05:08 PM IST

IndiaTVNews.com brings to you a few interesting and unknown facts about your favourite leaders in a daily feature -- Know Your Politician. Let us strive for a better Lok Sabha. The neta for today is Amit Shah.

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We have shut the doors for Naidu: Amit Shah

Apr 05, 2019, 02:50 PM IST

The BJP chief alleged that last year, Naidu pulled out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as he sensed that there was an anti-incumbency wave in the state. He said Naidu tried to mislead the people by making baseless allegations against the NDA.

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BJP likely to release election manifesto on Sunday

Apr 04, 2019, 10:50 PM IST

All the prominent BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party President Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who also heads the 20-member manifesto committee, and several Union Ministers likely to be present on the occasion.

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Go drown yourself in a pool of water: Amit Shah to Cong leaders on AFSPA promise

Apr 03, 2019, 09:51 PM IST

In its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls released Tuesday, the Congress promised that if voted to power it will review the AFSAP, which provides special powers to the force, in Jammu and Kashmir. It also proposed to omit Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code that defines the offence of 'sedition', saying it has been "misused" and become "redundant because of subsequent laws".   

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Amit Shah to hit campaign trail in JK today

Apr 03, 2019, 06:42 AM IST

In the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir is banking on its star campaigners to leave a mark.  

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Trinamool leader dares Shah to contest from Birbhum

Apr 02, 2019, 12:07 PM IST

Anubrata Mondal, the president of Trinamool's Birbhum district unit, also ridiculed Shah for claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win 23 seats from the state.

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