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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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Anti-Gujarat elements failed: Gujarat BJP on clean chit to Shah

India | May 07, 2014, 11:56 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Following CBI's clean chit to BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, the state BJP today said “anti-Gujarat elements” have failed.“The conspiracy of ‘anti-Gujarat' elements

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CBI clean chit to Amit Shah in Ishrat Jahan encounter case

Politics | May 07, 2014, 05:25 PM IST

Ahmedabad: The CBI today gave a clean chit to former Gujarat Home Minister and Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others, saying it did

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Ishrat Jahan case: CBI gives clean chit to Amit Shah

India | May 07, 2014, 02:48 PM IST

New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday told a CBI court that it did not have sufficient evidence against BJP leader and close aide of Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.The

ec seeks details on shah s remarks on azamgarh

EC seeks details on Shah's remarks on Azamgarh

Politics | May 06, 2014, 08:13 PM IST

New Delhi: Taking cognisance of BJP leader Amit Shah's controversial remarks calling Azamgarh “a base of terrorists”, the Election Commission today said it has sought a detailed report and a CD of his statement.The EC

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Amit Shah a terrorist : Lalu

Politics | May 06, 2014, 06:00 PM IST

Patna: Attacking Narendra Modi's close confidant and former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah over his Azamgarh comment, RJD President Lalu Prasad today called him a ‘terrorist'.“Amit Shah is a terrorist. He is the right hand

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Amit Shah a terrorist, says Lalu Prasad

India | May 06, 2014, 04:42 PM IST

Patna: Attacking Narendra Modi's close confidant and former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah over his Azamgarh comment, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Tuesday called him a 'terrorist'.“Amit Shah is a terrorist. He

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Digvijay slams Modi, Amit Shah for 'communal' campaign

Politics | May 05, 2014, 03:46 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress today hit out at Narendra Modi and his close aide Amit Shah for carrying out a “communal campaign” and demanded action by the Election Commission against Shah for his controversial remark that

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Mayawati slams Shah's remarks against Azamgarh

Politics | May 05, 2014, 03:46 PM IST

Lucknow: Lashing out at Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah for his controversial remarks against Azamgarh, BSP supremo Mayawati today said Gujarat can be termed as a “base of communalism” by the same parameter and

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Shah dubs Azamgarh 'base of terrorists', SP retorts

Politics | May 05, 2014, 11:33 AM IST

Azamgarh/Ballia: Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah today landed in a controversy by dubbing Azamgarh as the “base of terrorists”, drawing sharp reaction from ruling SP, which demanded that Election Commission should take cognisance immediately

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Congress dares Modi, Shah to answer snoopgate questions

Politics | May 05, 2014, 10:51 AM IST

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday dared BJP leader Narendra Modi and his aide Amit Shah, both accused of illegally snooping on a woman architect, to come clean by answering 10 questions on the entire issue.Alleging

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Amit Shah terms Azamgarh 'base of terrorists'

India | May 04, 2014, 08:43 PM IST

Azamgarh/Ballia: BJP general secretary Amit Shah today termed Azamgargh a “base of terrorists” who, he said, were being backed by the Samajwadi Party government.  Campaigning for BJP's Azamgarh candidate, Ramakant Yadav who is taking on

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Winds of change blowing across country: Amit Shah

Politics | May 03, 2014, 11:20 PM IST

Allahabad: BJP general secretary Amit Shah today said winds of change were blowing across the country and its effect would be visible even in a Congress stronghold like Amethi.Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is seeking re-election

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Congress dirty tricks dept behind 'snoopgate' probe: Shah

India | May 03, 2014, 05:20 PM IST

Varanasi: Slamming the UPA government's move to appoint a judge to head the snoopgate probe, Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah today said that the Congress' "dirty tricks department" was behind it."It is the Congress

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War of photos: BJP brings out picture of Rahul Gandhi with an accused

Politics | Apr 29, 2014, 09:18 PM IST

New Delhi: In an intensification of ‘war of photographs', BJP today came out with a picture which purportedly shows Rahul Gandhi riding pillion on a motor cycle with one Asif Billa, an alleged history sheeter

sp mla threatens to go on fast if ec ban on azam not lifted

SP MLA threatens to go on fast if EC ban on Azam not lifted

Politics | Apr 29, 2014, 06:16 PM IST

Sultanpur (UP): An MLA of Samajwadi Party has threatened to go on a fast unto death if the ban imposed by Election Commission on Uttar Pradesh minister Mohammad Azam Khan's rallies in the state was

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Apprehensions about Modi among Muslims will 'go away': Shah

Politics | Apr 27, 2014, 06:17 PM IST

Varanasi: The apprehensions about Narendra Modi among Muslims will “go away” once he becomes the Prime Minister as there will be policy initiatives to remove such perception, his close aide Amit Shah said today.  Shah,

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Former AMUTA members back Azam

Politics | Apr 23, 2014, 04:31 PM IST

Aligarh: A group of prominent alumni of the Aligarh Muslim University including former leaders of the teachers Association (AMUTA) have voiced their support for the beleaguered UP Cabinet minister Mohd Azam Khan.  In a written

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Amit Shah is a murder accused: Sibal

Politics | Apr 21, 2014, 07:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Law Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said BJP leader Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah is accused in the triple murders of Sohrabuddin, Kausar Bi and Tulsi Ram Prajapati.Sibal, at a press conference Monday,

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Probe allegations against Ajay Rai: Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 19, 2014, 04:51 PM IST

Lucknow: BJP leader Amit Shah today demanded an inquiry into allegations linking Congress candidate Ajay Rai, who is pitted against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi, to illegal gun trade.  “I want to

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Azam Khan threatens to move SC, slams EC's relief to Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 18, 2014, 07:27 PM IST

Rampur (UP): Hitting out at Election Commission for lifting the ban on BJP leader Amit Shah, UP Minister Azam Khan today said he will move the Supreme Court against the poll panel's order barring him