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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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vanzara blames modi shah for encounter killings

Vanzara blames Modi, Shah for 'encounter' killings

Politics | Sep 03, 2013, 06:47 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Jailed Gujarat police officer D.G. Vanzara has quit the police service after blaming Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former home minister Amit Shah of betraying police officers now in jail for alleged "encounter deaths".In

vanzara blames modi shah for encounter killings

Vanzara blames Modi, Shah for 'encounter' killings

India | Sep 03, 2013, 11:41 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Jailed Gujarat police officer D.G. Vanzara has quit the police service after blaming Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former home minister Amit Shah of betraying police officers now in jail for alleged "encounter deaths".In

upa govt responsible for country s economic crisis amit shah

UPA govt responsible for country's economic crisis: Amit Shah

Politics | Sep 03, 2013, 06:43 AM IST

Agra: Terming the UPA government a failure on all fronts, BJP's UP in-charge Amit Shah yesterday held the "poor" policies of the Congress-led government responsible for the economic crisis in the country.Economic growth of the

sc modifies bail condition of modi s confidante amit shah

SC modifies bail condition of Modi's confidante Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 12, 2013, 02:13 PM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today modified its order and exempted BJP General Secretary and Gujarat MLA Amit Shah from appearing on alternate Saturdays before CBI in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case."We are

sc to take up amit shah s plea on monday

SC to take up Amit Shah's plea on Monday

Politics | Aug 09, 2013, 07:46 AM IST

New Delhi, Aug 9: The Supreme Court will Monday hear BJP leader Amit Shah's plea seeking modification of its order asking him to report to the CBI office every alternate Saturday after he was allowed

don t ignore grass root workers amit shah

Don't ignore grass root workers: Amit Shah

Politics | Jul 31, 2013, 07:15 AM IST

Lucknow, July 31: BJP's Uttar Pradesh in charge Amit Shah Tuesday asked state leaders to fan out to every corner of the state and to ensure that the party workers were handled with due respect

rajnath singh defends shah on ram temple

Rajnath Singh defends Shah on Ram temple

Politics | Jul 07, 2013, 08:38 AM IST

Nagpur/New Delhi, July 7: BJP president Rajnath Singh Saturday defended party general secretary Amit Shah who has pitched for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying he had only expressed his wish."What I got to know

amit shah visits ayodhya rakes up ram temple issue

Amit Shah visits Ayodhya, rakes up Ram temple issue

Politics | Jul 06, 2013, 09:41 PM IST

Ayodhya, July 6: With an eye on the Lok Sabha elections, BJP today raked up the Ayodhya Ram temple issue in a bid to boost the party's morale in Uttar Pradesh where good performance in

ishrat jahan encounter vanzara said he got clearance from

Ishrat Jahan encounter: Vanzara said he got clearance from Modi, Amit Shah, says DSP

Politics | Jul 05, 2013, 09:05 AM IST

Ahmedabad, July 5: DSP  Crime Branch D H Goswami has told a magisrate that he heard  DIG crime branch D G Vanzara telling his junior officer G L Singhal that he had got permission from

people will punish corrupt congress in 2014 amit shah

People will punish corrupt Congress in 2014: Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 14, 2013, 07:35 AM IST

Lucknow, June 14: Launching a scathing attack on the Congress for its "corruption", BJP general secretary and in charge of Uttar Pradesh Amit Shah Thursday warned that the people of the country would punish it

bjp s good times to begin from up says amit shah

BJP's good times to begin from UP, says Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 13, 2013, 07:42 AM IST

Lucknow, June 13: BJP general secretary Amit Shah Wednesday said good times for his party would begin from Uttar Pradesh and a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government would be formed after the 2014 general polls.He

amit shah to begin up innings june 12

Amit Shah to begin UP innings June 12

Politics | Jun 06, 2013, 05:15 PM IST

Lucknow, June 6: Amit Shah, a close aide of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and national general secretary of the BJP, will begin his innings as party in-charge of Uttar Pradesh June 12.Sources in the

amit shah s elevation means narendra modi is on his way to

Amit Shah's elevation means Narendra Modi is on his way to become the PM candidate

Politics | May 23, 2013, 11:50 AM IST

New Delhi, May 23: The recent developments in BJP have left nothing to doubt so far as Modi's PM candidature is concerned. It seems the central leadership has finally bowed to the immense pressure that

modi did not recommend amit shah for up says rajnath

Modi did not recommend Amit Shah for UP, says Rajnath

Politics | May 20, 2013, 10:21 PM IST

New Delhi, May 20: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Monday defended the decision to hand over charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh to Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah but stressed that

bjp appoints amit shah as incharge of up

BJP appoints Amit Shah as incharge of UP

India | May 20, 2013, 06:51 AM IST

New Delhi, May 20: The BJP yesterday appointed party general secretary Amit Shah, considered close to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, as incharge of electorally crucuial Uttar Pradesh.The announcement of incharge of states along with

bjp appoints modi s confidante amit shah as up in charge

BJP appoints Modi's confidante Amit Shah as UP in-charge

Politics | May 19, 2013, 11:13 PM IST

New Delhi, May 19:  Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and BJP General Secretary Amit Shah was today appointed in charge of politically crucial Uttar Pradesh.In a list of state in-charges, convenors and in

upa should declare its pm candidate first bjp

UPA should declare its PM candidate first: BJP

Politics | May 18, 2013, 09:02 AM IST

Jammu, May 18: BJP on Friday said, the Congress-led UPA should declare its Prime Ministerial candidate first and whether Rahul Gandhi is a stakeholder for the top job or not.While insisting that BJP Parliamentary Board

will come out clean in sohrabuddhin case amit shah

Will come out clean in Sohrabuddhin case: Amit Shah

Politics | May 06, 2013, 10:55 AM IST

Raipur, May 6: BJP leader and former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah, an accused in the Sohrabuddhin Sheikh staged shootout case, Sunday said he had been falsely implicated as a result of political vendetta.Shah, who

sc grants relief to amit shah in prajapati murder case

SC grants relief to Amit Shah in Prajapati murder case

Politics | Apr 08, 2013, 07:19 PM IST

New Delhi, Apr 8: In a breather to BJP General Secretary Amit Shah, the Supreme Court today restrained CBI from conducting a separate trial against him in the Tulsiram Prajapati murder case and said it

sc reserves verdict on amit shah s plea

SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah's plea

Politics | Mar 06, 2013, 10:33 PM IST

New Delhi, March 6: The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on a petition by Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah challenging the filing of a separate chargesheet by the CBI in