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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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VIDEOS

BJP Chief Amit Shah performs Ganga aarti at Sangam, Allahabad

News | Jul 27, 2018, 12:56 PM IST

BJP Chief Amit Shah performs Ganga aarti at Sangam, Allahabad

BJP to play up Vasundhara Raje as Chief Ministerial face in Rajasthan

Politics | Jul 22, 2018, 08:29 AM IST

The assembly election will be contested under her leadership and she will again become the chief minister with a thumping majority, he said at the concluding session here of the BJP's state working committee meeting.

Amit Shah takes a dig at Congress in Ahmedabad, says 'New India' will be sans 'appeasement'

Politics | Jul 14, 2018, 01:20 PM IST

Amit Shah takes a dig at Congress in Ahmedabad, says 'New India' will be sans 'appeasement'

Dopahar 10 | July 24, 2018

Politics | Jul 24, 2018, 04:02 PM IST

Watch 10 News in 10 Minutes in India TV's program 'Dophar Top 10'.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Meeting between Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar ends

Politics | Jul 12, 2018, 01:37 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Meeting between Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar ends

Meeting between Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar begins; seat-sharing on agenda

Politics | Jul 12, 2018, 11:47 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: The two leaders are scheduled to meet over breakfast at the State Guest House and again for dinner at the chief minister's official residence today.

Bihar: Amit Shah arrives in Patna

Politics | Jul 12, 2018, 11:23 AM IST

Bihar: Amit Shah arrives in Patna

Bihar: Amid hiccups in alliance, Amit Shah and Nitish Kumar to meet over dinner today

Politics | Jul 12, 2018, 08:51 AM IST

Bihar: Amid hiccups in alliance, Amit Shah and Nitish Kumar to meet over dinner today

Kurukshetra: Will PM Modi form grand alliance?

Kurukshetra | Jul 10, 2018, 07:28 PM IST

Kurukshetra: Will PM Modi form grand alliance?

Muslim women showers flower over CM Yogi Adityanath and Amit Shah's convoy in Agra

News | Jul 06, 2018, 11:18 AM IST

Muslim women showers flower over CM Yogi Adityanath and Amit Shah's convoy in Agra

BJP workers fight for food packets during CM Adityanath and Amit Shah's event in Varanasi

News | Jul 05, 2018, 05:02 PM IST

BJP workers fight for food packets during CM Adityanath and Amit Shah's event in Varanasi

Mamta Banerjee orders removal of Amit Shah's poster ahead of his visit in WB

Politics | Jun 27, 2018, 11:47 AM IST

Mamta Banerjee orders removal of Amit Shah's poster ahead of his visit in WB

Amit Shah tears into Congress and PDP in his rally in Jammu and Kashmir

Politics | Jun 24, 2018, 07:41 AM IST

Shah asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to either take action against senior Congressmen Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saifuddin Soz for their recent statements or apologise to the nation.

Amit Shah meets Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena hints truce

Politics | Jun 07, 2018, 08:33 AM IST

According to the BJP, the meeting was in connection with its Sampark for Samarthan (contact for support) campaign being led by the party president in the run-up to next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

BJP chief Amit Shah meets Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray in run up to 2019 LS polls

Politics | Jun 07, 2018, 07:03 AM IST

According to the BJP, the meeting was in connection with its Sampark for Samarthan (contact for support) campaign being led by the BJP president in the run up to next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

BJP President Amit Shah meets Shiv Sena chief Uddav Thackeray at 'Matoshree'

Politics | Jun 06, 2018, 10:32 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah meets Shiv Sena chief Uddav Thackeray at 'Matoshree'

BJP chief Amit Shah reaches Matoshree to meet Shiv Sena chief Uddav Thackeray

Politics | Jun 06, 2018, 08:41 PM IST

Sampark for Samarthan: BJP chief Amit Shah reaches Matoshree, to meet Shiv Sena chief Uddav Thackeray

Saamana disses BJP's Sampark for Samarthan ahead of Amit Shah-Uddhav Thackeray meet

Politics | Jun 06, 2018, 11:14 AM IST

Questioning the motives of Amit Shah's meeting with NDA allies after consecutive poll losses, Shiv Sena mouthpiece clarified that the party is determined to fight 2019 Lok Sabha polls alone.

BJP's Amit Shah to call on Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray today

Politics | Jun 06, 2018, 07:21 AM IST

BJP's Amit Shah to call on Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray today

Amit Shah to meet shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray tomorrow in Mumbai

Politics | Jun 05, 2018, 12:28 PM IST

Amit Shah to meet shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray tomorrow in Mumbai

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