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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 to announce new team of bjp office bearers soon

Amit Shah to announce new team of BJP office bearers soon

Politics | Aug 12, 2014, 08:45 AM IST

New Delhi: After the ratification of his appointment as the BJP president, Amit Shah is all set to announce his new team of office bearers soon.Party sources said the all-new team under Shah could be

bjp rss differences coming out in open says congress

BJP-RSS differences coming out in open, says Congress

Politics | Aug 11, 2014, 02:06 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress party today wondered whether difference between RSS and BJP have started manifesting in view of the contradictory remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.“Paradox- schisms between

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Credit for Modi government formation goes to people, not to any individual: RSS

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 06:53 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said the credit for formation of BJP-led NDA government at the Centre goes to the people and not to any individual or party as the change was possible due

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Jitan Ram Manjhi slams Amit Shah for questioning grand alliance in Bihar

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 05:23 PM IST

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today slammed BJP President Amit Shah for dubbing the grand alliance formed by the JD(U), RJD and Congress as “unholy” and said it was formed to collectively take

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Priyanka joining politics solely Gandhis' call: Rajiv Shukla

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 12:28 PM IST

Kanpur: Congress leader Rajiv Shukla today said that whether or not Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins politics is a matter to be solely decided by the Gandhi family, and people should leave the issue to them.

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India needs 200 PMs: Narendra Modi

Politics | Aug 10, 2014, 11:54 AM IST

New Delhi: In a 30 minute speech at the BJP National Council meet Saturday PM Narendra Modi jovially remarked that India requires 200 PMs- Primary members. His sense of humor filled the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

hooda asks party workers to ensure poll win

Hooda asks party workers to ensure poll win

India | Aug 09, 2014, 07:52 PM IST

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today exhorted the party workers to work hard to make Congress victorious for the third consecutive term in the state during the upcoming Assembly elections.Hitting out at Narendra

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Prepare for upcoming assembly polls in four states, Amit Shah tells BJP workers

Politics | Aug 09, 2014, 08:19 PM IST

New Delhi: Ratified by the National Council as President, BJP chief Amit Shah today sought fresh milestones of victory by seeking victory in coming elections in all four states saying the country was still not

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BJP national council meet: I will fulfill people's expectations, says Narendra Modi

Politics | Aug 09, 2014, 06:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he will fulfill all expectations of the people of India.Modi was speaking at the Bharatiya Janata Party's first national council meet at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here.Modi

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The Hundred-Foot Journey movier review: Visually brilliant but lacks drama

Hollywood | Aug 07, 2014, 05:36 PM IST

Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais and adapted by Steven Knight, "The Hundred-Foot Journey" is a charmingly frothy fable about an immigrant family and their endeavour to blend in a foreign land.Rating: ***

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Bengal BJP ropes in Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley

Politics | Aug 07, 2014, 08:21 AM IST

Kolkata: Trying to revive the fortunes of the party in a state where it has traditionally been weak, the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in West Bengal has roped in the services of two of party

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Remove offending references to Narendra Modi, SC tells IAS officer

Politics | Aug 07, 2014, 08:02 AM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Gujarat cadre IAS officer Pradeep Sharma, now under suspension, to remove offending references to then chief minister Narendra Modi before it takes up his plea for transfer of

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Snoopgate: Scandalous allegations against Modi must be deleted, SC tells petitioner

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 02:53 PM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ordered Snoopgate petitioner to delete scandalous allegations against Narendra Modi which accused him of instructing police to illegally spy on a woman. Pradeep Sharma, a suspended bureaucrat from Gujarat

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We will use Amit Shah's expertise in Maharashtra polls: Devendra Fadnavis

Politics | Aug 05, 2014, 12:06 PM IST

Mumbai: BJP will use the expertise of party president Amit Shah in replicating the success his “formula” got in Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, in ensuing Maharashtra Assembly polls, state unit president Devendra Fadnavis

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Amit Shah to inaugurate Modi's public relations office in Varanasi

Politics | Aug 04, 2014, 06:01 PM IST

Lucknow: In his first visit to Uttar Pradesh after being elevated to the post of BJP president, Amit Shah will address a workers' convention in Lucknow on August 19 and inaugurate a public relations office

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Amit Shah asks BJP MPs to remain connected with voters

Politics | Jul 31, 2014, 02:21 PM IST

New Delhi: New BJP President Amit Shah today warned party MPs against any disconnect with voters and asked them to remain connected ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in four states and bypolls in some

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Birender Singh meets Amit Shah amid speculation of joining BJP

Politics | Jul 30, 2014, 08:19 AM IST

New Delhi: On a day when Haryana Power Minister Ajay Yadav quit the Hooda government, senior party leader from the state Birender Singh today held a closed-door meeting with BJP President Amit Shah here, amid

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BJP launches 'Constituency Connect App' to connect Delhi MPs with voters

India | Jul 29, 2014, 01:04 PM IST

New Delhi: With a motto of minimizing the bridge between people and their elected representatives, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a mobile phone app ‘Constituency Connect App' for Delhiities through which they can

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Amit Shah will visit Lucknow on Aug 19

India | Jul 28, 2014, 08:00 PM IST

Lucknow: BJP national president Amit Shah would be visiting Lucknow on August 19 on his first trip to the city after being elevated to the top post of the party.  “Our national president Amit Shah

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Amit Shah asks BJP women workers to highlight government's works

Politics | Jul 27, 2014, 09:57 AM IST

New Delhi: Noting that the party is the bridge between the government and the people, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah said that women workers of the party should lead the way in taking