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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 clinch UP polls with two-thirds majority: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 23, 2017, 09:38 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of winning with a two-third majority in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, party President Amit Shah said today. He also claimed that the "family drama" in that state's

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Maoists planning to target PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah during election rallies: Report

Politics | Jan 21, 2017, 12:21 PM IST

Intelligence agencies have warned that Maoists and several other groups may target Prime Minister Narendra Modi during elections rallies in five states that are going to polls from next month.

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People overwhelmingly supported us on note ban: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 06, 2017, 11:39 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah today said that people have overwhelmingly supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's note ban decision, despite facing hardships and the opposition's misinformation campaign Shah also asserted that the BJP's figh

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India could take another 'out of box' action against Pakistan, warns Amit Shah

India | Jan 06, 2017, 06:08 PM IST

If Pakistan continues to indulge in proxy war against India, the Narendra Modi government would not shy away from taking another "out of the box" action against it, BJP President Amit Shah told the party

BJP's two-day National Executive meeting in Delhi to begin

BJP's two-day National Executive meeting in Delhi to begin today

Politics | Jan 06, 2017, 11:00 AM IST

Ahead of the crucial assembly polls in five states including Uttar Pradesh, a two-day BJP National Executive meet will begin here today where the government's demonetisation move is likely to be hailed as an important step in its war against black mo

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Amit Shah dubs Chandigarh win as people's stamp of approval on demonetisation

Politics | Dec 20, 2016, 05:48 PM IST

Elated with BJP's win in Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls, party president Amit Shah today said its victory in elections in different parts of the country following demonetisation shows popular mood and should serve as a

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Cash crunch woes will be largely over by Dec 30, Amit Shah tells Aap Ki Adalat

Politics | Dec 17, 2016, 02:30 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah has said that the 50-day deadline, ending December 30, was fixed after much "careful planning", and most of the cash crunch woes at ATMs and banks would be over by this deadline. Business in factories will be back to normal in

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‘Poisonous snakes’ like SP, BSP, Congress stalling development of UP: Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 16, 2016, 05:13 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah today compared SP, BSP and Congress to "poisonous snakes" and accused them of "stalling" development of Uttar Pradesh forcing its youths to migrate to other states for menial jobs.

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Note ban will change India’s fate for next 50 years, says Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 12, 2016, 02:07 PM IST

Defending the central government’s November 8 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that the move would "change the fate of the country for the next 50 years".

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Samajwadi Party leader announces ‘reward’ for beheading PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah: Report

Politics | Dec 10, 2016, 12:11 PM IST

A leader of Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has announced “appropriate reward” for anyone who would “behead Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah” for creating an “Emergency-like situation” through demonetisation and being “responsibl

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Why a coup in Kolkata when Delhi is the capital, Amit Shah asks Mamata Banerjee

Politics | Dec 06, 2016, 07:10 PM IST

Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her claim of a 'near-coup' following deployment of the Army at two toll plazas in the state "without informing the state", BJP president Amit Shah today asked

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Black money won't turn white just by depositing in banks, warns Amit Shah

Politics | Dec 06, 2016, 04:19 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah today warned that just by depositing black money in bank accounts, it will not get converted into white.

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Arvind Kejriwal demands probe against Amit Shah over 'hidden wealth'

Politics | Dec 04, 2016, 11:55 PM IST

Following allegations that Amit Shah may have used a Gujarat property dealer as a front to disclose unaccounted Rs 13,860 crore, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded a probe against the BJP President. The

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Opposition organising bandhs, BJP winning elections: Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 29, 2016, 06:27 PM IST

An elevated Amit Shah today said that BJP’s win in civic elections and bypolls shows that the countrymen are in support of Prime Minister's demonetisation move and claimed some opposition leaders were upset as their

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Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal having ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah hits back

Politics | Nov 27, 2016, 05:54 PM IST

Battling an all round attack from the opposition parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today countered the remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping Rs 500/1000 notes. Hitting back on the

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Those with black money worried, Amit Shah targets opposition parties

Politics | Nov 22, 2016, 05:50 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP) president Amit Shah today hit out at the opposition parties protesting against demonetisation drive. Addressing a public meeting here, Shah said that the discomfort is evident on the face of the

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Amit Shah attacks Congress, SP over dynastic politics

Politics | Nov 19, 2016, 11:47 PM IST

In an attack on Congress, Samajwadi Party and BSP, the BJP president Amit Shah today said that “most of the parties” have been reduced to families and castes unlike his which “believes in the politics

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Those opposing demonetisation exposing themselves: Amit Shah blasts opposition parties

Politics | Nov 17, 2016, 07:40 PM IST

Coming down heavily on opposition parties for protesting against the demonetisation move, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today said that ‘those opposing the exercise were exposing themselves as anyone who is clean has no reason to q

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BJP yet to decide whether to a project a CM candidate in UP: Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 12, 2016, 04:07 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today said that his party is yet to decide whether to project anyone as chief ministerial candidate in upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

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What is making political parties so jittery? Amit Shah takes on opposition over demonetisation

Politics | Nov 11, 2016, 02:44 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today slammed opposition parties for politicising the demonetisation decision and asked them to tell the nation whether ‘they are with corrupt or honest’.

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