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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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'Peace in Manipur top priority' Amit Shah instructs

'Peace in Manipur top priority': Amit Shah instructs officials to strictly deal with rioters

India | May 30, 2023, 08:45 PM IST

Manipur Violence Updates: Amit Shah on Monday night arrived in strife-torn Manipur to try to restore peace by hammering out a solution between the warring communities.

Manipur violence

Manipur Violence: How demography divide turned into ethnic clashes between Kuki-Meitei I EXPLAINED

May 30, 2023, 06:19 PM IST

Manipur violence: What leads to the clash in the northeastern region, which is often dubbed as "The Jewel of India"? Let's decode the ethnic clash.

Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting in Manipur over

Manipur violence: Shah holds crucial meeting with CM Biren to work out peace formula

India | May 30, 2023, 06:33 AM IST

Shah who flew into a tense but peaceful Imphal on a special flight is expected to hold several rounds of meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to assess the situation and plan steps to restore normalcy.

Amit Shah on three-day tour amid violence in Manipur

Amit Shah on three-day tour amid violence in Manipur

India | May 29, 2023, 01:46 PM IST

Manipur violence: Earlier, the Chief Minister also said that clashes broke out in the early hours of the morning at several places in different districts surrounding the Imphal Valley.

RTI activist arrested for derogatory post on PM Modi, Amit

RTI activist arrested for derogatory post on PM Modi, Amit Shah: Mumbai cops

India | May 27, 2023, 10:41 PM IST

The accused made alleged "derogatory" remarks about the Prime Minister and other leaders in a Facebook post, according to a Mumbai police official.

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UP: Man shares morphed photos of PM Modi, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath; arrested

May 26, 2023, 10:46 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a man for allegedly sharing objectionable morphed pictures of PM Modi, Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath on Facebook.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses during the

Amit Shah to visit violence-hit Manipur to resolve all disputes, urges everyone to maintain peace

India | May 25, 2023, 07:27 PM IST

Addressing an even in Guwahati, Union Minister Amit Shah informed that he will visit Manipur to resolve all matters but urged everyone to maintain peace.

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Amit Shah reaches Assam to attend slew of govt programmes in Guwahati | DETAILS

India | May 25, 2023, 02:24 PM IST

Amit Shah in Assam: The Union Home Minister is likely to arrive in the afternoon and attend the programmes at two different venues of Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra and Khanapara Veterinary College field.

PM Modi, Vande Bharat Express train

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Assam CM announced the good news for the qualified 44,703

'As promised...': Assam CM to distribute 44,703 appointment letters of govt jobs on this date

India | May 23, 2023, 08:58 PM IST

Assam government jobs: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government had promised to provide 1 lakh government jobs, and now the government is ready to give jobs to 44,703 qualified candidates.

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Section 144 in Guwahati ahead of Amit Shah's visit amid reports of protest rallies | CHECK details

India | May 22, 2023, 07:55 AM IST

Amit Shah will embark on a two-day visit to Assam starting May 24.

Shah slams Congress over OBC row

'Congress has always neglected the OBC community'- Amit Shah at Modi Samaj event in Ahmedabad

India | May 21, 2023, 04:49 PM IST

'Other Backward Class'- OBC became a political flashpoint between BJP and Congress since Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as an MP over 'Modi' surname defamation case.

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Amit Shah to lay foundation stone of National Academy of Coastal Policing in Gujarat today

India | May 20, 2023, 08:58 AM IST

Amit Shah's Gujarat visit: The Union Home Minister will also e-inaugurate five coastal outposts of BSF situated off the Jakhau coast in the Kutch district as well as one OP Tower at Lakhpatwari in the Sir Creek area in the state.

Amit Shah to preside over 2nd 'Chintan Shivir' of MHA

‘Chintan Shivir’ of senior officers of MHA underway, Amit Shah chairing event

India | May 19, 2023, 01:26 PM IST

The objective of ‘Chintan Shivir’ is to interact with the senior officers of the Ministry and to evolve an action plan for the implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Vision 2047”.

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Manipur violence: CM N Biren Singh visits Delhi to meet PM Modi, Amit Shah to discuss situation

India | May 14, 2023, 06:28 PM IST

Manipur Violence: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has gone to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday to discuss the situation in the state.

SC objects to Amit Shah, others making political statements

SC objects to Amit Shah, others making political statements on Karnataka Muslim quota issue

India | May 09, 2023, 12:39 PM IST

This comes after Shah had defended the state BJP government's decision to do away with the 4% quota for Muslims under the OBC list.

Amit Shah, Kolkata, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

West Bengal: Amit Shah visits 'Jorasakho Thakurbari' on Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

May 09, 2023, 01:58 PM IST

The Home Minister will participate in an event scheduled on Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti to commemorate the birth of the great Bengali poet.

Amit Shah, Assam

Amit Shah's Assam visit postponed to May 26 amid Manipur unrest

India | May 08, 2023, 09:15 PM IST

Amit Shah is busy dealing with the prevailing law and order situation in strife-torn Manipur.

PM Modi's popularity will convert into votes: Amit Shah

PM's popularity will convert into votes: Amit Shah exudes confidence of retaining power in Karnataka

Elections | May 08, 2023, 07:08 PM IST

Shah also questioned Siddaramaiah who had earlier told the media that if the party comes to power in Karnataka, Muslim reservation can be increased from 4 percent to 6 percent.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot's BIG claim, says 'Vasundhara Raje, 2 BJP leaders...'

India | May 08, 2023, 05:57 AM IST

Addressing a programme in Dholpur, Gehlot said his government could be saved because of the support of three BJP leaders -- former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, former assembly speaker Kailash Meghwal and MLA Shobharani Kushwah.