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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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Amit Shah Bihar visit: Is the Home Minister coming to give Bihar special status? says Tejashwi Yadav

India | Sep 22, 2022, 06:35 PM IST

Amit Shah's consecutive rallies are scheduled on Friday in Purnia and Saturday in Kishanganj districts. These two districts are considered as Muslim-dominated districts of Seemanchal region.

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AIADMK interim gen secy Palaniswami calls on HM Amit Shah in Delhi amidst ongoing leadership tussle

India | Sep 20, 2022, 07:14 PM IST

The AIADMK party's interim general secretary K Palaniswami called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Tuesday and said he didn't discuss politics.

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Amit Shah security breach: TRS leader parks car in front of HM's cavalcade | Watch what happens next

India | Sep 17, 2022, 02:52 PM IST

A few days back, Mumbai Police arrested a man for allegedly impersonating the PA of an MP from Andhra Pradesh and breaching the security of Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Mumbai.

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Amit Shah in Hyderabad: 'People now will have to bear the Nizam-rule for only 13 more months'

India | Sep 17, 2022, 01:37 PM IST

Amit Shah in Hyderabad: He has also requested the three chief ministers – K Chandrasekhar Rao of Telangana, Basavaraj Bommai of Karnataka and Eknath Shinde of Maharashtra – to observe the inaugural day of commemoration with suitable events in their states.

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Assam: Peace accord inked with 5 militant groups, Rs 1,000 crore package announced

India | Sep 15, 2022, 11:42 PM IST

Tripartite peace accord: The peace deal was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the Ministry of Home Affairs in North Block.

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Pak-backed group issues threat to Ghulam Nabi, says he's part of BJP's plan

India | Sep 15, 2022, 01:46 PM IST

The Resistance Front (TRF), believed to be a shadow group of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed that Azad's recent reinvigoration of J&K's political scene is part of a well-thought-out strategy by Union home minister Amit Shah and NSA Ajit Doval.

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Central government to sign tripartite peace agreement with 5 militant outfits of Assam today

India | Sep 15, 2022, 11:05 AM IST

Assam news: The peace agreement is expected to be signed by the Central government, Assam government and five rebel outfits of Assam- All Adivasi National Liberation Army, Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam, Birsa Commando Force, Santhal Tiger Force and Adivasi People's Army.

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Hindi Diwas: Amit Shah praises language, says 'it unites nation in a thread of unity' | Watch

India | Sep 14, 2022, 09:00 AM IST

Hindi Diwas 2022: Every year Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14. The day is dedicated to the Hindi language after it was announced as the official language of the Union of India.

Gujarat Assembly elections

Amit Shah's swipe at Arvind Kejriwal: 'Dream sellers won't win in Gujarat'

India | Sep 13, 2022, 05:07 PM IST

Gujarat Assembly elections: Speaking virtually, Shah also said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will once again form a government in Gujarat, his home state, with a two-thirds majority and hailed the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

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Shah takes swipe at Rahul, says Cong can only practice vote bank, appeasement politics

India | Sep 10, 2022, 06:40 PM IST

Amit Shah attacks Rahul Gandhi: Addressing the Rajasthan BJP's booth functionaries, he also hit out at the state government over the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal by Muslim extremists and the Karauli violence and alleged the Congress can only practice politics of vote bank and appeasement.

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Amit Shah addresses BJP OBC Morcha meet on Gehlot's home turf Jodhpur

India | Sep 10, 2022, 04:53 PM IST

The national working committee meet of the BJP's OBC Morcha in Jodhpur is aimed at strengthening the party's OBC vote bank in the state ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections.

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Home minister Amit Shah's security breached in Mumbai, impersonator arrested

India | Sep 08, 2022, 10:34 AM IST

The cops have also found an identity card of the personal secretary of a Member of Parliament (MP) from Andhra Pradesh on 32-year-old Hemant Pawar in addition to a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) identity card.

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Govt sets up 47-member panel to draft National Cooperation Policy document

India | Sep 06, 2022, 06:06 PM IST

Amit Shah has earlier announced that the government would bring out a new cooperation policy to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country.

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Amit Shah meets filmmaker Rohit Shetty in Mumbai; see INSIDE pics

Celebrities | Sep 05, 2022, 11:16 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Monday, met filmmaker Rohit Shetty in Mumbai. Pictures from their meeting are going viral on social media platforms. Take a look.

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Amit Shah asks southern states to explore joint solution to water dispute

India | Sep 03, 2022, 06:36 PM IST

Amit Shah on water dispute: Apart from water, Amit Shah also asked Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to mutually resolve their pending issues.

Hyderabad Liberation

75 yrs of Hyderabad liberation: Centre plans year-long commemoration from September 17

India | Sep 03, 2022, 02:52 PM IST

The Government of India has approved the year-long commemoration of 'Hyderabad State Liberation' from Sep 17, 2022, to Sep 17, 2023.

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Kerala: Amit Shah chairs 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting in Thiruvananthapuram

India | Sep 03, 2022, 12:46 PM IST

Amit Shah in Kerala: The council meeting will discuss matters of interest among the states and also between the states and the central government, a release issued by the Chief Minister's office said.

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Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: PM Modi, President Droupadi Murmu extend wishes on auspicious occasion

India | Dec 15, 2022, 04:11 PM IST

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated every year with great fervour in India with thousands of devotees thronging temples and 'Ganeshotsav pandals' to offer their prayers.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Amit Shah to visit Delhi Police HQ to discuss G-20, forensics

India | Aug 29, 2022, 08:06 PM IST

G20 Summit: During his visit, Amit Shah will discuss about the national security, action plan of 2024 and about the security arrangements made available for G-20 summit.

Home Minister Amit Shah chairs high level meeting on Jammu

Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting on J&K with L-G, NSA, Army and RAW chiefs

India | Aug 25, 2022, 10:45 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir: The meeting was attended by NSA Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Army Chief Manoj Pandey, J&K LG Manoj Sinha along with Research & Analysis Wing Chief Samant Goel, CRPF DD Kuldeep Singh.

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