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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 rally will be victory of masses: BJP

Politics | Nov 28, 2014, 08:16 PM IST

Kolkata:  The BJP today claimed that the ruling Trinamool Congress had tried hard to stop its November 30 rally which is scheduled to be addressed by the party's national president Amit Shah, but the High

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BJP to move Calcutta HC against denial of permission for Amit Shah's rally

Politics | Nov 28, 2014, 10:54 AM IST

Kolkata: Two days after BJP President Amit Shah was denied permission to hold rally outside Victoria Hall, the party will today approach Calcutta High Court seeking permission for the same.On Wednesday both the city corporation

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BJP adamant on holding Amit Shah Kolkata rally

Politics | Nov 28, 2014, 10:25 AM IST

Kolkata: Notwithstanding the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the fire department denying permissions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said it will go ahead with the proposed November 30 city rally of its national

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BJP to restart talks with Sena from tomorrow, says Fadnavis

Politics | Nov 27, 2014, 04:39 PM IST

Mumbai: Notwithstanding the recent bickering between the former allies, the BJP today announced that it will start afresh talks with Shiv Sena on the issue of the latter's joining the four-week-old government in Maharashtra.  “From

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Jharkhand Polls: Modi's poll rally in the state tomorrow

Politics | Nov 24, 2014, 05:52 PM IST

Jamshedpur: BJP is leaving no stone unturned in poll-bound Jharkhand and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two election rallies withing a week.  The first election rally at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district would hold

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Jharkhnad Polls: Amit Shah cautions against Congress-RJD-JD(U) alliance in Jharkhand

Politics | Nov 24, 2014, 06:18 PM IST

Adityapur (Jharkhand): BJP President Amit Shah today charged Congress with promoting corruption in the Jharkhand and also in the country and urged voters to be cautious against the “unholy” alliance of Congress-RJD-JD(U).“A scam of Rs

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Sena would be accommodated in Cabinet expansion: BJP Minister

Politics | Nov 23, 2014, 07:22 AM IST

Mumbai: BJP leader and Maharashtra PWD Minister Chandrakant Patil said the estranged ally Shiv Sena "will be accommodated" in the Cabinet expansion before the winter session of the Assembly starts on December 8.The Sena, on

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CBI arrests 3 CPI-M activists in RSS leader murder case

Politics | Nov 21, 2014, 07:28 AM IST

Kannur: CBI today arrested three CPI-M activists in connection with the September 1 murder of RSS leader E Manoj in the district, official sources said.This is the first arrest after CBI took over the case

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J&K Polls: BJP chief promises probe into 'embezzling' of funds

Politics | Nov 20, 2014, 04:52 PM IST

Ramban (JK): Alleging misappropriation of central funds meant for development in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP chief Amit Shah today promised that a probe will be carried out and the guilty punished if his party comes

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J&K Polls: Only BJP can bring about complete integration of JK, says Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 20, 2014, 04:38 PM IST

Ramban (JK): Only BJP can bring about “complete integration” of Jammu and Kashmir with rest of India, party chief Amit Shah today said, without directly raking up its pet theme of abrogation of Article 370

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J&K Polls: Amit Shah reviews BJP's poll preparation

Politics | Nov 19, 2014, 11:51 PM IST

Jammu: BJP national president Amit Shah tonight reviewed the party's preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and exuded confidence of victory, saying the state's people wanted to get rid of the

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Delhi BJP leaders discuss poll preparations

Politics | Nov 19, 2014, 11:03 PM IST

New Delhi: A day after BJP national president Amit Shah asked state leaders to work at the booth level to ensure a “historic victory” in the upcoming Assembly elections, the Delhi unit of the party

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Amit Shah directs Delhi unit to start massive poll campaign

Politics | Nov 18, 2014, 11:17 PM IST

New Delhi: With an eye on capturing power in the capital, BJP president Amit Shah today directed the Delhi unit of the party to start a “massive” campaign focusing on over 11,000 booths to ensure

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Narendra Modi, Shah in top decision makers in 'Global Thinkers' list

Politics | Nov 18, 2014, 08:04 AM IST

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named as the top decision maker in a list of 100 global thinkers by a leading American foreign policy magazine.Modi is placed at the top followed by German

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Jharkhand Polls: Contradiction in Jharkhand cabinet as parties fight each other, says Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 17, 2014, 07:33 PM IST

Hussainabad/Garhwa (Jharkhand): BJP President Amit Shah today said that there was a "contradiction" in Jharkhand Cabinet as the ruling alliance have been contesting against each other in the Jharkhand Assembly elections.Addressing separate election meetings at

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Jharkhand polls: Amit Shah accuses Congress of looting Jharkhand

Politics | Nov 16, 2014, 10:11 PM IST

Lohardaga (Jharkhand): BJP president Amit Shah today charged the Congress with looting the mineral rich Jharkhand “by supporting an Independent Chief Minister”.  Without naming Madhu Koda, who was an Independent Chief Minister supported by Congress

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BJP promises stability, transparency, welfare state in Jharkhand

Politics | Nov 13, 2014, 12:26 PM IST

Ranchi: The BJP today said the party's three main focus points for Jharkhand is stability, transparency and making it a welfare state in the next five years, if voted to power.“Stability, transparency (in governance) and

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Jaitley stresses on single rule for Jharkhand's progress

Politics | Nov 11, 2014, 11:16 PM IST

Ranchi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said “political dealings” in Jharkhand would come to an end if the people voted for one party rule in the ensuing Assembly elections.“The voting behaviour here (Jharkhand) should

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Jharkhand polls: Amit Shah to release BJP manifesto today

Politics | Nov 11, 2014, 07:32 AM IST

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah will release party's manifesto for Jharkhand Assembly polls today.The BJP is contesting Assembly polls in alliance with the Sudesh Mahto-led All Jharkhand Students Unions (AJSU) and

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Amit Shah granted exemption in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case

Politics | Nov 10, 2014, 05:57 PM IST

Mumbai: A special CBI court here today granted exemption from appearance to BJP President Amit Shah, an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, till the framing of charges.Shah had sought permanent exemption but

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