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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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Maharashtra, Amit Shah, Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, Amit Shah on BJP CM face in Maharashtra

Amit Shah in key meet says Maharashtra will have BJP CM after Assembly Elections: Sources

Oct 01, 2024, 06:07 PM IST

Amit Shah attended a key meeting with the BJP officials in Mumbai on Tuesday ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections and made it clear that the next chief minister of the state after the polls will be from the BJP.

Goa, BJP, Pramod Sawant

Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane meet BJP high command in Delhi

India | Sep 30, 2024, 11:53 PM IST

Sawant and Rane were summoned to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda.

Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress party is determined to get caste census done, says Mallikarjun Kharge

India | Sep 30, 2024, 01:36 PM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge said a survey conducted by the Central government says that 92% of the workers cleaning urban sewers and septic tanks come from SC, ST, OBC categories.

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Shah slams Kharge for dragging PM into his ill health: 'May he live to see Viksit Bharat's creation'

India | Sep 30, 2024, 10:26 AM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge had fallen ill while addressing an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir and said that he would "not die so early" and would "stay alive till PM Modi is removed from power". Amit Shah slammed Kharge over his "disgraceful" remark and said that he has "outperformed himself".

Jammu and Kashmir, J-K elections, JK assembly poll, Amit Shah

'No more need of bunkers as nobody has guts to open fire': Amit Shah roars in J-K | VIDEO

Sep 22, 2024, 01:04 PM IST

During a rally in Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Amit Shah declared that no terrorist or stone-pelter would be released from jail.

Jammu Kashmir Assembly election, Amit Shah says Jammu Kashmir Assembly election going to end rule of

'J-K Assembly election going to end Shahenshahat of three families': Amit Shah | VIDEO

Sep 22, 2024, 07:14 AM IST

Amit Shah in Jammu-Kashmir: Home Minister said that the work of spreading and promoting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 90s was done by the families of Abdullah, Mufti and the Congress Party.

Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, September 20, 2024

Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, September 20, 2024

India | Sep 20, 2024, 11:33 PM IST

India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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PM Modi decided that Naxal violence, ideology to be wiped out from India: Amit Shah

India | Sep 20, 2024, 12:18 PM IST

The Union home minister Amit Shah said security forces have achieved significant success in their operations against Maoists as the problem is now confined to just four districts of Chhattisgarh.

Joint Parliamentary Committee members

Waqf Bill row: JPC members object to Amit Shah's remarks, decide to visit four cities for consensus

India | Sep 19, 2024, 09:26 PM IST

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8 and referred to the JPC after a heated debate with the government asserting the proposed law did not intend to interfere with the functioning of mosques and the opposition calling it a targeting of Muslims.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Congress-NC and Pakistan have same agenda: Amit Shah after Islamabad's remarks on Article 370

India | Sep 19, 2024, 01:59 PM IST

Amit Shah said the remarks made by Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif on Article 370 had exposed Congress and accused the party of sharing the same agenda as Islamabad. The National Conference has openly called for the restoration of Article 370 while the Congress has remained silent.

Naxal victim families to meet Home Minister today on the

Naxal victim families to meet Home Minister Amit Shah on CM Vishnu Deo Sai's initiative

India | Sep 19, 2024, 12:38 PM IST

The delegation will be accompanied by members of the Bastar Peace Committee, who will help present the families’ concerns to the government.

one nation one elections

One Nation, One Election: Amit Shah, CM Yogi hail Cabinet approval, call it 'milestone'

India | Sep 18, 2024, 06:08 PM IST

The 'One Nation, One Election' report submitted by the Kovind committee has recommended the transition to simultaneous elections in two phases. Union Home Minister and UP CM have appreciated the government and called it vital for the nation.

One Nation, One Election President Droupadi Murmu Ram Nath Kovind

What is 'One Nation, One Election'? Know about Modi govt's ambitious plan for simultaneous polls

Sep 18, 2024, 04:47 PM IST

'One Nation, One Election': The Union Cabinet has approved the "One Nation, One Election" proposal, aiming to synchronise Lok Sabha and state assembly elections. This initiative, advocated by PM Modi, seeks to reduce costs, administrative burdens, and voter fatigue.

Waqf Bill

'Waqf Bill to be passed in Parliament in coming days,' says Amit Shah ahead of JPC meeting

India | Sep 17, 2024, 04:43 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was addressing a press conference on 100 days of the third term of the Modi government. He said that the bill will be passed in the parliament in the coming days.

Amit Shah on census

When will government conduct national census? Here's what Amit Shah said

India | Sep 17, 2024, 02:11 PM IST

The Census in India is a nationwide exercise conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is one of the largest and most detailed censuses in the world, providing critical data about the population and its demographics.

Amit Shah presents NDA's 100-day report card

NDA govt completes 100 days: Amit Shah hails political stability in country, sets new goal for 2029

India | Sep 17, 2024, 11:34 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office for the third consecutive term on June 9 this year.

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Manipur gets 16 new Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars, why is it big relief for common people?

Manipur | Sep 16, 2024, 11:22 PM IST

16 new Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars are divided equally for both regions - Vally and hill areas. While the valley districts of Manipur is inhabited by the majority Meiteis, the hill areas are inhabited by the tribal Kuki community.

Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, September 16, 2024

Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, September 16, 2024

India | Sep 16, 2024, 11:56 PM IST

India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections

J-K: Amit Shah slams Congress-NC alliance, questions Omar Abdullah’s stance on Afzal Guru execution

Sep 16, 2024, 09:38 PM IST

During a rally in Kishtwar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the Congress-NC alliance, attacking Omar Abdullah for his comments on Afzal Guru and warning of a return to instability if the opposition gains power in Jammu and Kashmir.

Home Minister Amit Shah

Rahul baba, sister Priyanka rode snowmobile because we made Kashmir safe: Amit Shah at BJP rally

India | Sep 16, 2024, 08:00 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed several BJP poll events in election-bound Jammu and Kashmir, reiterated that Article 370 is now history and will never be a part of India’s constitution again.

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