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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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amit shah set to be re elected as bjp president today

Amit Shah set to be re-elected as BJP president today

Politics | Jan 24, 2016, 09:16 AM IST

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is all set to start a new term from today as he is tipped to be elected unopposed for the top party post.The nomination for the

pm modi to host dinner for bjp office bearers

PM Modi to host dinner for BJP office-bearers

Politics | Jan 22, 2016, 11:19 AM IST

New Delhi: A day before Amit Shah is slated to return for a full-term as the BJP president, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a dinner for party office-bearers on January 23.A BJP functionary said

bjp president amit shah gets clean chit in 2014 hate speech

BJP president Amit Shah gets clean chit in 2014 hate speech case

Politics | Jan 20, 2016, 01:55 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar: BJP president Amit Shah has been given a clean chit by the UP Police in a case of hate speech in Muzaffarnagar district in April 2014 during Lok Sabha elections.The police had on Tuesday

amit shah all set to get full term as bjp president

Amit Shah all set to get full term as BJP president

Politics | Jan 20, 2016, 08:17 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah is all set to get a full term as the president of the party on January 23, the day he completes the remainder of the term of Rajnath Singh,

bjp a champion of backward castes says amit shah

BJP a champion of backward castes, says Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 11, 2016, 08:34 AM IST

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah has said that his party is a champion of backward castes as it 'had given maximum chief ministers from the OBC category' and that 'PM Narendra

bjp a champion of backward castes amit shah

BJP a champion of backward castes: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 10, 2016, 11:49 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today projected his party as a champion of backward castes, asserting that his party had given maximum chief ministers from the OBC category and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi

amit shah meets mohan bhagwat in indore

Amit Shah meets Mohan Bhagwat in Indore

Politics | Jan 02, 2016, 07:59 AM IST

Indore: BJP President Amit Shah yesterday met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat during his visit to the “Vishwa Sangh Shivir” that is underway here.Shah arrived here to take part in the Vishwa Sangh Shivir (World Sangh

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Azad's ouster reflects Modi's dictatorial style of functioning: Congress

Politics | Dec 24, 2015, 06:39 AM IST

New Delhi: Taking a dig at BJP over the ouster of party MP Kirti Azad, the Congress has said that it was an illustration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dictatorial style of functioning.The suspension of

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Amit Shah throws his weight behind Jailtey, says AAP's tactics won't succeed

Politics | Dec 21, 2015, 11:58 PM IST

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah today extended the party's full support to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Rubbishing allegations against Jaitley in the DDCA issue as baseless, the BJP President said that

arun jaitley indirectly targets kirti azad says mp met

Arun Jaitley indirectly targets Kirti Azad, says MP met Sonia Gandhi to fix him

Politics | Dec 20, 2015, 08:11 AM IST

New Delhi: In a veiled attack on his fellow party member and his known detractor Kirti Azad , Union Minister Finanace Arun Jaitley has accused the BJP MP from Darbhanga of targetting him in collusion with

ddca row azad meets amit shah sticks to his guns

DDCA row: Azad meets Amit Shah, sticks to his guns

Politics | Dec 18, 2015, 10:06 PM IST

New Delhi: Amid the ensuing slugfest over charges and counter-charges of corruption between the AAP and ruling BJP, party chief Amit Shah today summoned MP Kirti Azad, a party MP from Darbhanga, to apparently dissuade

bihar defeat impact will be only temporary bjp

Bihar defeat impact will be only temporary: BJP

Politics | Nov 17, 2015, 01:18 PM IST

Kolkata: The catastrophic defeat of the BJP in the Bihar Assembly poll might have resulted in the cancellation of party president Amit Shah's much-touted rally, but the party's state leadership asserted that the drubbing would

nitish set to be elected as grand alliance party leader

Nitish set to be elected as Grand alliance party leader

India | Nov 14, 2015, 10:03 AM IST

Nitish set to be elected as Grand alliance party leaderPatna: JD (U) leader and outgoing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to be elected as Leader of Grand Alliance legislature party today in Bihar

opinion divided in bjp over taking action on dissenters

Opinion divided in BJP over taking action on dissenters

Politics | Nov 12, 2015, 05:50 PM IST

New Delhi: Opinion in the top echelons of BJP remained divided on whether action should be taken against senior party leaders who have attacked Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo over the Bihar poll debacle with Home

gadkari demands action against those criticising pm modi

Gadkari demands action against those criticising PM Modi, Shah

Politics | Nov 12, 2015, 11:08 AM IST

Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari today defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah over the stunning defeat in Bihar Assembly polls."Blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for Bihar

bjp veterans revolt against party leadership after bihar

BJP veterans revolt against party leadership after Bihar debacle

Politics | Nov 10, 2015, 10:18 PM IST

New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar,Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah over the party's poor performance in the Bihar elections."The result of the

jitan manjhi blames rss amit shah for bihar debacle

Jitan Manjhi blames RSS, Amit Shah for Bihar debacle

Politics | Nov 09, 2015, 06:20 PM IST

Patna: Former chief minister and HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday blamed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and BJP president Amit Shah for the debacle of the BJP-led alliance in Bihar."Bhagwat's statement on review of

tmc asks pm modi amit shah to shed arrogance take lessons

TMC asks PM Modi, Amit Shah to 'shed arrogance', take lessons from Bihar

Politics | Nov 09, 2015, 02:32 PM IST

Kolkata: In the wake of BJP's defeat in the Bihar polls, TMC today targeted the saffron outfit as it said that its leaders should "shed arrogance" and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver on

amit shah briefs mohan bhagwat on bjp s drubbing in bihar

Amit Shah briefs Mohan Bhagwat on BJP's drubbing in Bihar

Politics | Nov 09, 2015, 08:19 PM IST

New Delhi: A day after the grand alliance secured a landslide victory in the high-stakes Bihar Assembly polls, BJP president Amit Shah met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat in New Delhi today.Sources told

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Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley responsible for Bihar loss: Arun Shourie

Politics | Nov 08, 2015, 09:53 PM IST

New Delhi: Former Union Minister Arun Shourie today said Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Arun Jaitley should be held accountable for BJP's loss in Bihar elections and predicted that the “silent non-cooperation movement” in the

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