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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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Trained workforce will defeat Mamata Banerjee : Amit Shah

Politics | Jul 08, 2015, 08:03 AM IST

Howrah: BJP National President Amit Shah yesterday said the party's trained workforce will win the 2016 assembly polls in West Bengal and its road to victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls will be through

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Amit Shah kickstarts BJP's Mahasampark Abiyan in Eastern Zone

Politics | Jul 07, 2015, 02:31 PM IST

Kolkata : BJP national president Amit Shah today kicked off the 'Mahasampark Abhiyan' of BJP's Eastern Zone in Howrah district and stressed the need to reach out to the masses and spread the achievements of

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BJP president meets party core group leaders

Politics | Jul 05, 2015, 11:50 PM IST

Bengaluru:  BJP President Amit Shah today met party core group leaders of southern states and discussed about the preparations for the next assembly elections."Our national president met the core group leaders of the southern states

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Amit Shah stresses on 'word of mouth' campaign

Politics | Jul 04, 2015, 07:18 PM IST

New Delhi:  BJP President Amit Shah has asked party leaders to engage in an aggressive "word of mouth" campaign to highlight the Centre's pro-poor and farmer works and not be deterred by negative media reports

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Amarnath Yatra begins today;7 other news events of the day

India | Jul 01, 2015, 10:00 AM IST

1. Amarnath Yatra begins todayJammu: Amid tight security arrangements, annual Amarnath yatra will begin from Jammu today, as the first batch of over 5,000 pilgrims will leave for 3,888-metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir

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BJP top leaders review progress in 'Namami Gange' project

Politics | Jul 01, 2015, 07:28 AM IST

New Delhi: Top BJP leaders yesterday reviewed the progress in the ‘Namami Gange' project to which government has allotted a whopping Rs 20,000 crore.During the meeting which was attended by BJP President Amit Shah, Union

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Amit Shah to inaugurate two-day workshop of party leaders

Politics | Jun 30, 2015, 10:06 PM IST

New Delhi: As part of its national training programme, BJP President Amit Shah will inaugurate a two-day workshop of party leaders from across the country tomorrow that will help the party develop dedicated workers and put in place

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Hindu religion has solution to all problems in world: Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 29, 2015, 12:00 PM IST

Ahmedabad: BJP president Amit Shah has said Hindu religion has solution for all the problems in the world."Hindu religion has solutions for all the problems of the world... I am not saying this because I

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Vasundhara Raje in Delhi today, meeting with PM Modi uncertain

Politics | Jun 27, 2015, 10:50 AM IST

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has arrived in Delhi today morning to attend a NITI Aayog meeting, amid the ongoing calls by the opposition for her resignation in Lalit Modi case.Sources said that

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Amit Shah discusses Lalit Modi case with PM Modi, Raje to continue as Rajasthan CM

Politics | Jun 27, 2015, 11:41 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night and is understood to have discussed the party's strategy over a fresh disclosure that Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was allegedly

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LK Advani missing from event on Emergency but Amit Shah was in attendance

Politics | Jun 25, 2015, 11:23 PM IST

New Delhi: The absence of BJP leader L K Advani at an event to mark 40 years of Emergency, where party chief Amit Shah was the main speaker, set off speculation whether the veteran leader

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Meeting of Joint Parliament Panel on land bill today; 5 other news events of the day

India | Jun 23, 2015, 10:15 AM IST

Meeting of Joint Parliament Panel on land bill todayDelhi: Meeting of Joint Parliament Panel on land bill scheduled at 11am today.BJP president Amit Shah to address public meeting todayGadag (Karnataka): BJP president Amit Shah will

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Amit Shah avoids practicing yoga in Patna

Politics | Jun 21, 2015, 09:41 AM IST

Patna:  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah attended a yoga camp held here on Sunday, but left hundreds of people disappointed by not performing any asanas."Amit Shah participated in yoga camp at Moinul Haque

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Lalit Modi row: Vasundhara Raje cancels Punjab visit, will not meet Shah, Rajnath

Politics | Jun 19, 2015, 05:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has cancelled her visit to Anandpur Sahib in Punjab citing health reasons amid raging Lalitgate row."Due to back pain, the Chief Minster's doctor has advised her to take

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Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah to visit Anandpur Sahib today; 8 other news events of the day

India | Jun 19, 2015, 09:53 AM IST

Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah to visit Anandpur Sahib todayChandigarh: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with BJP president Amit Shah will visit Anandpur Sahib on the occasion of the 350th anniversary celebrations of the holy

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Vasundhara Raje may come face to face with Shah, Rajnath tomorrow

Politics | Jun 18, 2015, 11:37 PM IST

New Delhi:  As Opposition mounted pressure for removal of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on 'Lalit Modigate' row, she is expected to meet BJP chief Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh tomorrow  on the

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Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah to attend Anandpur Sahib celebrations tomorrow

India | Jun 18, 2015, 05:06 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President Amit Shah will visit Sri  Anandpur Sahib tomorrow to participate in 350th anniversary celebrations of the historic town. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter will also attend

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Vasundhara Raje says she did not seek meeting with Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 18, 2015, 03:47 PM IST

Jaipur:  Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has neither sought an appointment with BJP chief Amit Shah nor has she been denied a meeting, her office today said amid reports that the party leadership had distanced

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Amit Shah to take yoga lessons from Muslim teacher

Politics | Jun 17, 2015, 04:31 PM IST

Patna: BJP president Amit Shah will take lessons from a Muslim yoga teacher at a special camp here on June 21 - International Yoga Day.“Yoga experts Mohd Tamanna and Ashok Sarkar will teach yoga to

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Union Cabinet to hold meeting on 'Housing for All' ; 9 other news events of the day !

India | Jun 17, 2015, 10:20 AM IST

1. Union Cabinet to hold meeting on ‘Housing for All'Delhi:  Cabinet meeting today at 11 am south block. In the meeting, cabinet is sought to clear Housing for All by 2022.  Private builders to be

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