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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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bjp national council likely to meet on aug 9 to ratify shah

BJP National Council likely to meet on Aug 9 to ratify Shah as party chief

Politics | Jul 23, 2014, 08:12 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP's National Council is likely to meet here on August 9 to ratify the appointment of Amit Shah as the party President.Shah had taken over as BJP chief on July 9 after Rajnath

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BJP President Amit Shah discusses Maharashtra assembly polls with the RSS

Politics | Jul 18, 2014, 11:59 PM IST

Nagpur:  BJP president Amit Shah held a closed door meeting with RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryawaha Bhaiyyaji Joshi, at the RSS headquarters in Mahal area of the eastern part of the city, here today.

amit shah holds meets with bjp maharashtra jharkhand units

Amit Shah holds meets with BJP Maharashtra, Jharkhand units

Politics | Jul 15, 2014, 07:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Gearing up for coming assembly elections, BJP President Amit Shah today held meetings with the party units in poll-bound states of Maharashtra and Jharkhand in a bid to firm up the party's strategy

hearing on amit shah s discharge plea adjourned till july 24

Hearing on Amit Shah's discharge plea adjourned till July 24

India | Jul 14, 2014, 08:58 PM IST

Mumbai: A sessions court here today adjourned till July 24 the hearing on a discharge application filed by BJP leader Amit Shah in connection with the alleged fake encounter cases of Tulsiram Prajapati and Sohrabuddin

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Narendra Modi and Amit Shah: Great minds think alike

Politics | Jul 13, 2014, 10:33 AM IST

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi appointed his most trusted aide, Amit Shah Wednesday as President of the BJP, thus clasping fast and steady the reigns of power of the right-wing party that recently achieved a

bjp needs to be made stronger in east and south amit shah

BJP needs to be made stronger in East and South: Amit Shah

Politics | Jul 12, 2014, 12:18 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Setting out his agenda, BJP's new President Amit Shah today said the party needs to be strengthened in eastern and southern parts of India.  “BJP is not yet strong in southern and eastern states.

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Budget will lead to revival of economy: BJP

Politics | Jul 10, 2014, 06:57 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP leaders Thursday welcomed the 2014-15 budget, saying it will lead to revival of economy."The budget has successfully captured the imagination of the people by addressing their hopes and aspirations. It has defined

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Amit Shah stands for communal politics: CPI-M

Politics | Jul 10, 2014, 06:16 PM IST

New Delhi: The CPI-M said Thursday that the selection of Amit Shah as the BJP president showed that the party will pursue "communal politics" that was practiced in Gujarat."The selection of Shah indicates the direction

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Maharashtra assembly polls: SP eyes Congress-NCP fold

Politics | Jul 10, 2014, 10:50 AM IST

Mumbai: A full 10 years after it broke away from the Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party is keen to rebuild the partnership for the ensuing assembly elections, a top leader said Wednesday.State Samajwadi

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In Pics: Amit Shah takes over as BJP President

Politics | Jul 10, 2014, 07:51 AM IST

New Delhi: Amit Shah, who delivered crucial Uttar Pradesh to BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, was today appointed party president, marking Gujarat's firm grip over the ruling dispensation after Narendra Modi's elevation as Prime

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BJP will get stronger under Amit Shah: Narendra Modi

Politics | Jul 09, 2014, 02:25 PM IST

New Delhi: The election of Amit Shah as the BJP's new president will help the party to expand its influence and become stronger, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday.In tweets, Modi said: "Amit Bhai started

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UP hero Amit Shah is the new BJP President

Politics | Jul 09, 2014, 05:43 PM IST

New Delhi: The BJP today declared Amit Shah as the new president of the party with immediate effect.The outgoing president Rajnath Singh made the announcement in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, L K

amit shah to be named bjp president today

Amit Shah to be named BJP president today

Politics | Jul 09, 2014, 09:58 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP general secretary Amit Shah looks set to take over from Rajnath Singh as BJP president on Wednesday. Sources said senior party leaders, in consultation with the RSS leadership, have cleared Shah's name

amit shah set to be named bjp president

Amit Shah set to be named BJP president

Politics | Jul 08, 2014, 08:54 PM IST

New Delhi: Amit Shah, a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is all set to be the new BJP president with the party's highest decision-making body expected to announce his name tomorrow.The BJP Parliamentary

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Amit Shah may be announced BJP president Wednesday

Politics | Jul 08, 2014, 02:37 PM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah may be named the next BJP president Wednesday, party sources said.The parliamentary board of the BJP, its top decision making body, will be meeting in

amit shah to get z plus security

Amit Shah to get Z-plus security

Politics | Jul 03, 2014, 04:47 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP leader Amit Shah will soon get Z-plus level security from the central government as the home ministry has given the go-ahead for it, sources said.The decision was taken in the first review

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CPI-M flays government opposition to judge

Politics | Jun 26, 2014, 03:50 PM IST

New Delhi: The CPI-M Thursday described as "shameful" the government's opposition to Gopal Subramaniam as a Supreme Court judge, forcing the latter to opt out."Subramaniam has withdrawn his name for appointment as a judge in

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Amit Shah to become BJP president this week?

Politics | Jun 26, 2014, 03:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, may be named the next BJP president by the end of this week, a party leader said Thursday.With assembly elections due in Maharashtra,

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Know Amit Shah - Narendra Modi's 'right- hand man' who is new president of BJP

Politics | Aug 27, 2014, 07:49 AM IST

New Delhi: Finally, Amit Shah has been elected as the new President of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).Today his election as BJP president has been ratified by BJP national council at its day long

bjp s new star amit shah all set to be party chief

BJP's new 'star' Amit Shah all set to be party chief

Politics | Jun 20, 2014, 03:23 PM IST

New Delhi: Amit Shah, the man who engineered a stunning victory for the BJP in UP in the Lok Sabha election, is set to take over as the next president of the Bharatiya Janata Party