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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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Chhattisgarh: 11 dead in Dantewada attack - Timeline of major Naxal attacks in last 5 years

India | Apr 26, 2023, 05:01 PM IST

A look at cowardly Naxal attacks in the past five years in the country.

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Hours after SC ruling on Muslim quota, Amit Shah in Karnataka says, 'We believe reservation...'

Elections | Apr 25, 2023, 03:49 PM IST

The Home Minister's remarks came hours after the Supreme Court directed that the state government's decision of scrapping the quota for Muslims will not be implemented till May 9.

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'Comment was only on present CM, not all...': Shettar on Siddaramaiah's 'Corrupt Lingayat CM' remark

Elections | Apr 24, 2023, 09:54 PM IST

I joined the Congress party because of the disrespect to me, it hurt me. Looking at the treatment by BJP, so many people started joining Congress. It shows BJP diminishing in Karnataka and rising of Congress. As per my analysis, Congress will get a clear majority, said Jagadish Shettar.

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'Whose reservation will they reduce': Shah on Cong promise to restore Muslim reservation in K'taka

Elections | Apr 24, 2023, 08:36 PM IST

Karnataka: Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday visited Karnataka for the upcoming polls in the state and slammed Rahul Gandhi for his "40% commission BJP government in Karnataka" remark.

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Telangana: 'Countdown for BRS Government has begun,' says Amit Shah

Apr 23, 2023, 08:53 PM IST

Telangana: Union Minister Amit Shah on Sunday while addressing Vijay Sankalp Sabha said that the countdown for the BRS government has begun.

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Assam, Arunachal sign agreement to end border dispute in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah

India | Apr 20, 2023, 07:26 PM IST

Home Minister Shah termed the border agreement as a "historic" event and said it ended decades-long disputes.

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2002 Gujarat riots: All accused, including Maya Kodnani, acquitted in Naroda Gam massacre case

Apr 20, 2023, 05:57 PM IST

2002 Gujarat riots: Eleven persons were killed in communal violence in Naroda Gam area of Ahmedabad city on Feb 28, 2002, during a bandh called to protest the Godhra train burning a day before in which 58 passengers, returning from Ayodhya, were killed.

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Will resign if proven I dialled Shah over TMC's national status, says Mamata

Apr 19, 2023, 06:09 PM IST

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari had claimed that Banerjee had dialled Shah to request him to intervene and restore the Trinamool's national status after the Election Commission revoked national party status.

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Amit Shah asks all state govts to keep aside political differences, join fight against narcotics

India | Apr 19, 2023, 05:29 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah at the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) meeting said, "Modi government has set target to make India drug-free by 2047, its 100th year of independence."

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Amit Shah holds first high-level meeting on Uniform Civil Code, top officials in attendance

India | Apr 18, 2023, 01:40 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah had previously said that their government is committed to bringing the UCC in the country but at an appropriate time and after following all democratic procedures.

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BJP will form government in Karnataka in upcoming Assembly elections: Amit Shah

India | Apr 16, 2023, 07:45 PM IST

Amit Shah in Goa: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a massive rally in Goa as a part of BJP's campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

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Maharashtra: Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Mumbai to discuss poll strategy

Apr 16, 2023, 12:04 AM IST

The Home Minister will hold meetings with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit leaders to discuss the party's strategy for the upcoming elections.

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'Pilot ji whatever you do... but Gehlot ji's contribution is more in Congress's treasure': Amit Shah

India | Apr 15, 2023, 05:04 PM IST

Rajasthan: Union Minister Amit Shah holds a rally in Rajasthan's Bharatpur along with former CM Vasundhara Raje. While addressing people there, he accused current CM Ashok Gehlot of having more contributions to Congress's treasures than Sachin Pilot.

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Karnataka Election: 'Denying me ticket will have...', says Jagadish Shettar in veiled warning to BJP

Elections | Apr 15, 2023, 02:43 PM IST

Karnataka Elections 2023: "I will wait till Apr 15 and then I will decide my next course of action," Shettar told reporters on Friday. When questioned about the impact on the BJP for treating senior party functionaries in such a manner, he said the ruling dispensation has to think about it.

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After BJP's win in 2024, none will dare attack Ram Navami rallies in Bengal: Amit Shah

Apr 14, 2023, 04:05 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah said that if BJP will get 35 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal then Mamata Banerjee govt will not survive beyond 2025.

Amit Shah chairs high-level J-K security review meeting in

Amit Shah chairs high-level J-K security review meeting, stresses on bolstering regular policing

India | Apr 13, 2023, 08:51 PM IST

J-K security: During the meeting, Shah is expected to assess how the security grid is operating and other security-related issues and give the required instructions for adhering to the zero-tolerance policy against terrorism in the valley.

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Karnataka Elections 2023: Amit Shah holds meeting with JP Nadda over BJP candidate list

Elections | Apr 12, 2023, 02:37 PM IST

Karnataka Elections 2023: According to BJP sources, former Karnataka Chief Minister and six-time BJP MLA Jagadish Shettar has started showing a rebellious attitude and has been called to Delhi.

Amit Shah in Assam's Dibrugarh

Amit Shah lays foundation stone of BJP Dibrugarh, slams Congress

India | Apr 11, 2023, 06:25 PM IST

He said that 130 crore people of the country and all my Assam people are praying day and night for PM Modi's long life.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inspects the border outpost

'Objections over Amit Shah's Arunachal visit does not stand to reason': India's stern reply to China

India | Apr 11, 2023, 06:05 PM IST

China criticised Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, stating that it violated Chinese sovereignty over the area, days after India slammed Beijing's move to rename some places in the border state in an attempt to stake its claim over the area.

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