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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 will seek to identify illegal immigrants in country if it wins Lok Sabha elections 2019: Shah

News | Sep 24, 2018, 11:18 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that his party will seek to identify illegal immigrants living in the country if it comes to power after the Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Amit Shah hits out at Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Rajasthan

Politics | Sep 12, 2018, 08:31 AM IST

Amit Shah hits out at Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Rajasthan

Have the best leadership in world, will win 2019 with huge margin, says Amit Shah

News | Sep 08, 2018, 01:02 PM IST

"We have the best leadership in the world. We will win the upcoming Assembly elections and also the 2019 general elections comprehensively," BJP president Amit Shah said as he opened two-day national executive meeting in New Delhi on Saturday.

BJP's two-day national executive meeting from today with an eye on Assembly, 2019 polls

Politics | Sep 08, 2018, 10:53 AM IST

During the meeting, the BJP is likely to highlight the Narendra Modi government's steps for 'social justice' and 'economic successes'.

OMG: Mamata Banerjee, Amit Shah gear up for Mission Bengal

Oh My God | Aug 25, 2018, 08:24 AM IST

OMG: Mamata Banerjee, Amit Shah gear up for Mission Bengal

Final Goodbye: Vajpayee's ashes handed over to BJP state heads for immersion in 100 rivers

News | Aug 22, 2018, 12:55 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah handed over 36 urns with Vajpayee's ashes to party leaders at a function held at the party's old office at 11 Ashoka Road in New Delhi.

Vajpayee's funeral will be held at 4 pm at Smriti Sthal: Amit Shah

News | Aug 16, 2018, 10:16 PM IST

Vajpayee's funeral will be held at 4 pm at Smriti Sthal: Amit Shah

Amit Shah addresses a rally, vows to uproot TMC from West Bengal

Politics | Aug 12, 2018, 09:06 AM IST

Amit Shah addresses a rally, vows to uproot TMC from West Bengal

BJP president Amit Shah addresses rally in Kolkata

Politics | Aug 11, 2018, 03:14 PM IST

Launching a double-pronged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday demanded the Opposition leaders to clear their stand in Bangladeshi infiltrators.

Special coverage on Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, Rahul's public meet in Jaipur

News | Aug 11, 2018, 03:05 PM IST

Special coverage on Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, Rahul's public meet in Jaipur

BJP will win 74 Lok Sabha seats in UP, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 11, 2018, 08:54 AM IST

BJP will win 74 Lok Sabha seats in UP, says Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah claims party will win 74 out of 80 seats in UP

Politics | Aug 06, 2018, 08:22 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah claims party will win 74 out of 80 seats in UP. He said that even if Rahul, Akhilesh and Mayawati form an alliance, they will not be able to defeat BJP.

Amit Shah meets MS Dhoni as a part of BJP's Sampark for Samarthan

Politics | Aug 06, 2018, 08:22 AM IST

Amit Shah meets MS Dhoni as a part of BJP's Sampark for Samarthan. In the meeting Amit Shah informed him about Government's Achievements

Amit Shah flags off Vasundhara Raje's 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra', target Congress

Politics | Aug 05, 2018, 08:30 AM IST

Amit Shah flags off Vasundhara Raje's 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra', target Congress

India TV show Kurukeshtra on August 1: On Assam NRC, it's BJP vs TMC

Kurukshetra | Aug 01, 2018, 08:45 PM IST

India TV show Kurukeshtra on August 1: On Assam NRC, it's BJP vs TMC

Assam NRC draft would lead to civil war, bloodbath in country: Mamata Banerjee

Politics | Aug 01, 2018, 10:12 AM IST

Attacking BJP, Mamata Banerjee said that the saffron party is trying to divide the country and added that this will not be tolerated.

BJP President Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee on Assam NRC Draft

Politics | Jul 31, 2018, 05:46 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee on Assam NRC Draft

Was not allowed to speak in Rajya Sabha: Amit Shah on Assam NRC row

Politics | Jul 31, 2018, 04:58 PM IST

Was not allowed to speak in Rajya Sabha: Amit Shah on Assam NRC row

BJP President Amit Shah targets oppositions on NRC Draft in Rajya Sabha

Politics | Jul 31, 2018, 04:51 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah targets oppositions on NRC Draft in Rajya Sabha

BJP parliamentary party meet: Shah felicitates Modi for defeating the no-confidence motion

Politics | Jul 31, 2018, 11:40 AM IST

BJP parliamentary party meet: Amit Shah felicitates Modi for defeating the no-confidence motion