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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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Law & order in Manipur tremendously improved under BJP rule: Amit Shah

India | Nov 22, 2021, 05:01 PM IST

Amit Shah said if a comparison is made between the development witnessed in the last five years in Manipur and the development in previous 70 years in the state, one can see more progress in the last five years.

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TMC delegation to meet Amit Shah in Delhi today, to discuss alleged police brutality in Tripura

India | Nov 21, 2021, 08:35 PM IST

Earlier today, the Tripura police detained West Bengal Trinamool Congress leader Sayani Ghosh for questioning following a complaint by a ruling BJP worker.

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PM Modi has shown remarkable statesmanship: Amit Shah on repealing farm laws

India | Nov 19, 2021, 03:40 PM IST

Amit Shah said the Prime Minister has shown a 'remarkable statesmanship' and Nadda said the decision will 'further the atmosphere of brotherhood in the nation'.

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'Jhoot, Ahankaar, Mehngai': Akhilesh returns BJP's 'JAM' fire

India | Nov 14, 2021, 01:36 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said in Azamgarh on Saturday that 'JAM' in Samajwadi Party meant 'J for Jinnah, A for Azam and M for Mukhtar'.

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JAM stands for 'Jinnah, Azam Khan and Mukhtar': Amit Shah's veiled attack on Akhilesh in Azamgarh

India | Nov 14, 2021, 12:20 PM IST

As the election season is approaching, Akhilesh Yadav is seeing greatness in Mohammad Ali Jinnah, he said, referring to the Pakistan founder.

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Amit Shah to chair 29th meeting of Southern Zonal Council in Tirupati today

India | Nov 14, 2021, 07:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need to leverage cooperative and competitive federalism to achieve all-around growth. 

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Love Hindi more than Gujarati: Amit Shah stresses need to strengthen Rajbhasha

India | Nov 13, 2021, 01:46 PM IST

Ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Union Home Minister also held a review meeting with Vidhan Sabha in charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Varanasi on Friday.

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BJP stands for 'Jandhan, Aadhar...' but SP is for 'Jinnah, Mukhtar...': Amit Shah in Azamgarh

India | Nov 13, 2021, 03:52 PM IST

Amit Shah will be in Azamgarh and Basti on Saturday, BJP’s regional vice-president Dr Satyendra Sinha said.

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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: Amit Shah in Varanasi today, to fine tune poll strategies

India | Nov 12, 2021, 08:50 AM IST

In November, Amit Shah is scheduled to make two important visits to Uttar Pradesh, one of which is going to start today and continue for two days.  

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Amit Shah likely to chair Southern Zonal Council meeting in Tirupati on November 14

India | Nov 10, 2021, 02:20 PM IST

The meet will also be attended by the Lieutenant Governors of the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Puducherry as well as the administrator of Puducherry.

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: Amit Shah to visit Varanasi on Friday

India | Nov 09, 2021, 10:34 AM IST

Amit Shah will also visit Azamgarh, the parliamentary constituency of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, to lay the foundation of a university.

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Gujarat: Amit Shah inaugurates 4.18 km long elevated corridor in Ahmedabad

India | Nov 01, 2021, 10:47 AM IST

Earlier on Sunday, Shah launched the Dairy Sahakar scheme at Gujarat's Anand with the overall objectives of doubling the farmers' income and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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Amit Shah attends 'Rashtriya Ekta Divas' in Gujarat; pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

India | Oct 31, 2021, 02:13 PM IST

National Unity Day is celebrated in India on October 31. It was introduced by the Central government in 2014.

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Amit Shah meets Juna Pithadhishvar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar at Harihar Ashram in Haridwar

India | Oct 31, 2021, 06:47 AM IST

The acharyas discussed certain issues pertaining to Hindu Dharma and culture which require restorative actions from the government.

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Amit Shah in Uttarakhand: 'State has seen overall development in last four years'

India | Oct 30, 2021, 02:49 PM IST

Polls for the 70 member Uttarakhand Assembly are scheduled to take place in early 2022. In the 2017 elections, BJP secured 57 assembly seats, Congress won 11 seats and the rest of the seats were won by others.

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Yogi Adityanath's biggest achievement is eradicating mafia from Uttar Pradesh: Amit Shah

India | Oct 29, 2021, 02:59 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh is slated to go to the polls early next year. In the 2017 polls, the BJP had secured a brute majority, winning 312 seats.

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Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Lucknow on Friday, launch BJP's membership drive ahead of UP Polls

India | Oct 28, 2021, 11:37 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh to attend the various programmes, launch BJP's membership drive.

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Amarinder Singh to meet Amit Shah today to discuss farmers' stir against agri laws

India | Oct 28, 2021, 10:31 AM IST

This will be Amarinder Singh's second meeting with Amit Shah after he resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab on September 18.

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Amit Shah likely to visit Dehradun on October 30

India | Oct 28, 2021, 09:04 AM IST

Amit Shah will release the departmental magazine 'Sahakar Se Samridhi' and will also duly inaugurate the PACS computerization.

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Amit Shah to attend 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' event at Statue of Unity on October 31

India | Oct 27, 2021, 02:54 PM IST

Sardar Patel's birth anniversary on Oct 31 is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas since 2014, with a national-level celebration at the Statue of Unity.

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