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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 in UP to attend RSS conclave

Politics | Oct 16, 2014, 10:10 AM IST

Lucknow: BJP national president Amit Shah will Thursday arrive in Uttar Pradesh on a two-day visit to attend a RSS conclave, party officials said.Shah will arrive here to participate in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

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Co-operative banks should join Jan Dhan Yojna says Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 14, 2014, 05:25 PM IST

Ahmedabad: BJP president Amit Shah today asked the co-operative sector banks of Gujarat to join the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna' and take up a movement to ensure that everyone in the state has a

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Maharashtra polls: Vidarbha set to see multi-cornered fight

Politics | Oct 14, 2014, 04:51 PM IST

Nagpur: Set for tomorrow's Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Vidarbha region will witness a multi cornered contest for the 62 seats in the 11 districts of the region.The campaign for the polls ended last evening on

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Maharashtra Polls: Amit Shah's "mouse" remark will backfire on BJP, says Shiv Sena

Politics | Oct 13, 2014, 01:23 PM IST

Pune: Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra Minister Shashikant Sutar today asserted that BJP's mocking at the Sena by calling it a “mouse” had created a rage among the Sainiks and galvanised them into a

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Haryana Polls: BJP slams Rahul, says he can't see through 'foreign glasses'

Politics | Oct 10, 2014, 05:38 PM IST

Hansi (Haryana): BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for questioning NDA government's abilities in handling Pakistan and China, saying the Congress Vice President could not see what the Centre was doing as he was

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Maharashtra Polls: Anandiben Patel to jump into the BJP poll campaign

Politics | Oct 10, 2014, 11:21 AM IST

Mumbai: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will jump into the BJP poll campaign in Maharashtra during the weekend, a party official said here Friday.Over the next two days, she is expected to address rallies in

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Will give account of our work at next elections: BJP chief

Politics | Oct 09, 2014, 11:41 PM IST

Rajura: Responding to Congress' demand to give account of the work done by the Narendra Modi government so far, the BJP today said it will do so in the next elections.“Soniaji, people have given us

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Giving tit-for-tat to Pakistan: Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 08, 2014, 08:02 PM IST

Chalisgaon (Maharashtra): Facing criticism over government's response to ceasefire violations by Pakistan resulting in civilian casualties, BJP today launched a counter attack on Congress, saying India under the new dispensation retaliates which was not the

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One day Chautala clan will contest on all 90 seats: Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 07, 2014, 09:48 PM IST

Chandigarh: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed dynastic politics in Haryana, BJP chief Amit Shah today attacked the Chautalas, saying the way that family has taken a plunge in politics, that day may not be

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Cops who filed charge sheet against Amit Shah transfered

Politics | Oct 04, 2014, 08:09 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar: Two policemen who were involved in preparation of the charge sheet against BJP President Amit Shah for alleged hate speech, which was rejected by a local court, have been transfered.Deputy Superintendent of Police (New

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Would you prefer to go to Tihar jail for getting work done, Modi asks people in Karnal rally

Politics | Oct 04, 2014, 03:39 PM IST

Karnal: Prime Minister today addressed his first election rally in Haryana to seek votes for his party in upcoming assembly elections.Targeting INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala who has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in

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Cleanliness campaign should become a mass movement: Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 02, 2014, 11:33 PM IST

Mumbai: The cleanliness campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi should become a mass movement with participation of all sections of society, BJP president Amit Shah said here today.“All political parties, social and religious organisations

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Aditya Thackeray to BJP: If a person can vote at 18 and marry at 21, how can you call him immature at 24?

Politics | Oct 02, 2014, 04:40 PM IST

Mumbai: 25-year-old Shiv Sena and BJP alliance is now a history but wounds still remain fresh and raw. Speaking to a news channel, Yuva Sena leader Aditya Thackeray emotionally expresses his anguish at the BJP

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Amit Shah and D P Yadav are 'birds of a feather', says Congress

Politics | Oct 01, 2014, 05:44 PM IST

New Delhi:  Congress today targeted BJP chief Amit Shah over his sharing of the dais with mafia don-turned-politician DP Yadav during an election rally, saying birds of a feather flock together.The party also expressed displeasure

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Resentment in BJP over Amit Shah sharing dais with DP Yadav

Politics | Oct 01, 2014, 02:16 PM IST

New Delhi: Resentment within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has surfaced after party president Amit Shah was seen sharing dais with controversial politician DP Yadav, who was thrown out of the party a decade ago,

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Press lotus symbol so hard that current is felt in Italy: Amit Shah

Politics | Sep 29, 2014, 05:52 PM IST

Chandigarh: Launching BJP's campaign for Haryana Assembly polls, party president Amit Shah today alleged that corruption had flourished during the successive governments in state and sought a decisive mandate for all-round development of the state.

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Maharashtra, Haryana polls: Last day of filing nominations today

Politics | Oct 01, 2014, 03:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Today is the last day of filing the nominations for the upcoming Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections, which will take place on October 15. The filing of nominations will end at 3 pm.Maharashtra

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Maharashtra Polls: Sena-BJP alliance on the verge of collapse

Politics | Sep 25, 2014, 01:40 PM IST

Mumbai: Amid indications that the 25-year-old Shiv Sena-BJP alliance might be on the verge of collapse, both parties are making efforts to win over the smaller members of the ‘Mahayuti'.“Whatever happens, the allies will be

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BJP president Amit Shah's Mumbai visit cancelled

Politics | Sep 25, 2014, 11:29 AM IST

Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah's Mumbai visit has been cancelled, party sources said today morning.Shah was expected to arrive here to take part in an event at Rambhau Mhalgi, Bhayandar.BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe

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Amit Shah to clinch alliance with Shiv Sena, others

Politics | Sep 24, 2014, 11:48 PM IST

Mumbai: Amidst threats by smaller parties to quit the Grand Alliance in Maharashtra, BJP president Amit Shah is likely to arrive here Thursday and seal the deal with the Shiv Sena, party sources said late

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