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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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election commission lifts ban on amit shah s campaign in up

Election Commission lifts ban on Amit Shah's campaign in UP

India | Apr 18, 2014, 07:57 AM IST

New Delhi: In a major relief to Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah, the Election Commission yesterday lifted its ban on his participation in Lok Sabha poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh after he assured the

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Even best bowlers bowls a non-ball: Amit Shah on EC ruling

India | Apr 16, 2014, 11:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Narendra Modi's close aide and BJP leader Amit Shah today agreed to abide by the Election Commission's decision of censuring him for violation of the Model Code of Conduct and compared himself with

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After ban on campaign, EC censures Amit Shah, Azam Khan for remarks

India | Apr 16, 2014, 10:32 PM IST

New Delhi: The Election Commission today censured Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for making controversial remarks during campaigning.The EC's decision came days after it had banned the two

cds of azam khan amit shah hate speeches being examined

CDs of Azam Khan, Amit Shah hate speeches being examined

India | Apr 16, 2014, 01:50 PM IST

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police have begun probing the hate speeches made by BJP general secretary Amit Shah and senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan, officials said today.The CDs of the speeches will undergo forensic

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Congress wants ban on Paresh Rawal for 'defamatory' speech

Politics | Apr 14, 2014, 12:42 PM IST

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress has lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission seeking to restrain BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Ahmedabad East and Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal from holding any more poll rallies due

bjp seeks review by ec on ban order against amit shah

BJP seeks review by EC on ban order against Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 12, 2014, 11:41 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today approached the Election Commission to seek a review of its order banning Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah from campaigning in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of his "revenge" remarks.Shah has

amit shah booked in two more cases by up police

Amit Shah booked in two more cases by UP police

India | Apr 12, 2014, 06:46 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar: UP police today registered two cases against Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah in Muzaffarnagar for alleged violation of the model code of conduct following a direction of the Election Commission, which has also

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How can Amit Shah protect UP when he can't protect his hair: Azam Khan

India | Apr 11, 2014, 02:15 PM IST

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, has recently given a series of controversial remarks from attacking Narendra Modi to Kargil War.Now he has again made an objectionable remark on Amit Shah, who is BJP's

ec seeks cd of amit shah s speech from up poll officials

EC seeks CD of Amit Shah's speech from UP poll officials

Politics | Apr 10, 2014, 11:58 PM IST

New Delhi: The Election Commission has sought the original CD of Amit Shah's speech from the Uttar Pradesh poll officials for handing it over to the BJP leader, who has been issued a notice for

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Criminal case against Amit Shah, a calculated design: BJP

Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 11:44 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today slammed Samajwadi Party, Congress and BSP over registration of a criminal case against Amit Shah over his controversial “revenge” remark saying it was done as a calculated design to polarise election

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2 FIRs against Amit Shah for 'revenge' speech, under EC scrutiny

India | Apr 06, 2014, 11:53 PM IST

Bijnore/New Delhi: Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah is in trouble for his ‘revenge' speech with two FIRs being lodged against him by authorities today and the outburst also under the scrutiny of Election Commission.BJP

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EC should ban Modi, Shah for communalising elections: Beni

Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 05:52 PM IST

Lucknow: Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma today alleged SP and BJP were hand in glove with each other in communalising elections and sought a “ban” by the Election Commission on campaigning by leaders Narendra Modi

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Avoid controversies, Arun Jaitley to BJP workers

Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 05:40 PM IST

New Delhi: Against the backdrop of the row generated by Amit Shah's “revenge” comment, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said party workers should avoid controversies to maintain focus on campaign issues and warned them against

modi aide s remark sparks row congress aap seek arrest

Modi aide's remark sparks row, Congress, AAP seek arrest

Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 12:51 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress and the AAP Saturday rapped on the Election Commission's door against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah over his remark on the Muzaffarnagar riots. The Bharatiya Janata

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Take revenge for insult during UP riots in the polls: Shah

Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 12:05 AM IST

Bijnor: Raising the communal temperature in riot-affected western UP going to polls on Monday, Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah spoke of the current elections as being an opportunity to take "revenge for the insult"

ramdev defends shah s remarks

Ramdev defends Shah's remarks

Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 12:08 AM IST

New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev today defended controversial remarks by Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah, saying he has only spoken of revenge against those who have looted the country for the last six decades

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AAP demands action against Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 05, 2014, 06:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Demanding a crackdown on Amit Shah for his “objectionable remarks” on revenge in riot-hit Uttar Pradesh, AAP today asked the Election Commission to register a case against the former Gujarat minister for spreading

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Congress moves EC for arrest of Amit Shah, ban on his campaigning

Politics | Apr 06, 2014, 12:02 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress today demanded that Amit Shah be arrested and banned from campaigning by Election Commission for his “hate speeches” in riot affected western UP districts, alleging that Narendra Modi and his aides were

amit shah calls for revenge in riot affected western up

Amit Shah Calls for revenge in riot affected western UP

Politics | Apr 05, 2014, 04:47 PM IST

Bijnor: Raising the communal temperature in riot-affected western UP going to polls on Monday, Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah spoke of the current elections as being an opportunity to take "revenge for the insult"

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Varanasi,UP to lay foundation for NDA Govt,says Modi's General

Politics | Apr 03, 2014, 11:34 AM IST

Varanasi: Narendra Modi's candidature from Varanasi will help BJP gain more seats in eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as neighbouring Bihar and lay the foundation for an NDA government, his close aide Amit Shah said