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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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Arunachal IPS awarded MHA excellence award for leading investigation into APSSB recruitment scam

India | Aug 12, 2021, 11:46 PM IST

Harsha Vardhan was posted as the Super Intendent, Special Investigation Cell in Arunachal Pradesh, where he led the investigation into a major recruitment scam in the exam conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB).

The award was presented to KPS Malhotra for the rescue of a

Delhi Police DCP gets MHA excellence award for Delhi riots case, Sushant Singh Rajput death probe

India | Aug 12, 2021, 10:27 PM IST

The first darknet vendor of psychotropic substances, the first cyber terror case and the espionage case was solved under the leadership of KPS Malhotra.

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6 Delhi Police officers get Union Home Minister's 'Medal for Excellence in Investigation for 2021'

India | Aug 12, 2021, 08:28 PM IST

This medal was constituted in 2018, with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize Excellence in Investigation by investigating officers. 

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BJD MPs meet Amit Shah, demand caste based census

India | Aug 11, 2021, 06:21 PM IST

A delegation of BJD MPs from both the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his Parliament chamber and submitted a memorandum in this regard.  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday met Union

Repeal farm laws, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh urges Amit Shah

India | Aug 10, 2021, 09:00 PM IST

Expressing concern over the fear of "inimical powers from across the border trying to exploit the resentment and disgruntlement against the government", Amarinder Singh sought an enduring and expeditious solution to the farmers’ concerns.

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PM ensured pace of development continues even during COVID-19 pandemic: Amit Shah

India | Aug 07, 2021, 05:05 PM IST

Shah said projects worth around Rs 900 crore (of the total project cost of Rs 5,300 crore) are taken up in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency while projects worth Rs 630 crore were inaugurated and foundation stones were laid for other projects worth Rs 241 crore.  

Rape of 9-yr-old in Delhi: 'Culprits should be hanged,'

Rape of 9-yr-old in Delhi: 'Culprits should be hanged,' says CM Arvind Kejriwal

India | Aug 04, 2021, 01:45 PM IST

The four accused persons, including a priest, allegedly cremated the body of the girl without her parent's consent or informing the police. The matter surfaced after the victim's family staged a protest along with the local people on Sunday night.

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NCP chief Sharad Pawar meets Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi

India | Aug 03, 2021, 03:36 PM IST

Sharad Pawar, the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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JD(U) delegation meets Amit Shah to press for caste-based census

India | Aug 02, 2021, 05:03 PM IST

The JD(U) had also passed a resolution in support of the caste-based counting of population, a move with potentially wide political ramifications, in its national executive meeting on Saturday where Singh was elected its president.

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BJP will return to power in UP with massive majority: Amit Shah

India | Aug 01, 2021, 01:46 PM IST

Speaking at the 'bhumi pujan' ceremony of the UP State Institute of Forensic Science (UPSIFS), Amit Shah said that under the leadership of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the state has emerged as a leader.

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No one asked me to resign: Former Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat

India | Aug 01, 2021, 10:37 AM IST

In an interview with IANS, Rawat also said that when he was appointed CM of the state, "some people" started a conspiracy to malign his image.

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Amit Shah to lay foundation of Vindhyachal Corridor Project today

India | Aug 01, 2021, 08:01 AM IST

Vindhyachal Corridor project is being built on the lines of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor project in Varanasi.

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Karnataka CM in Delhi to discuss cabinet expansion with BJP top brass; BSY says won't interfere

India | Jul 30, 2021, 03:51 PM IST

Bommai who is on a Delhi visit on Friday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought his blessings. The CM is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP national president J P Nadda.

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PM Modi, Amit Shah to virtually join Gujarat govt's 5-year celebration from Aug 1 to 9

India | Jul 30, 2021, 12:45 PM IST

About a-year-and-a-half before the state Assembly elections, the govt wants to reach out to the various sections of the society through the celebration.

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Amit Shah launches water supply projects in Meghalaya

India | Jul 25, 2021, 09:44 PM IST

Official sources said the ‘Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme’, conceptualised by the state government and funded by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), will incur an expenditure of Rs 24.08 crore.  

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Centre keen on resolving border disputes among North Eastern states: Amit Shah

India | Jul 24, 2021, 11:28 PM IST

The Modi government aims to link the capitals of all the states of the region by rail, road and airways before 2023-24, he said adding that development can happen only when this geographically remote region is provided with all types of connectivity.

Amit Shah to meet CMs, chief secys of Northeast states in

Amit Shah to meet CMs, chief secys of Northeast states in Shillong today

India | Jul 24, 2021, 09:03 AM IST

Giving detail of Shah's program, the officials said he will inaugurate the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Mawiong in the outskirts of Shillong and the Cryogenic Plant at the New Shillong Township.

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'Aap chronology samajhiye': Amit Shah on alleged Pegasus spyware row

India | Jul 19, 2021, 09:04 PM IST

Amit Shah said that the report claiming use of 'Pegasus' spyware for snooping was released deliberately to disrupt the Monsoon Session of Parliament that began today.

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PM Modi, Amit Shah should clarify on Pegasus spying issue: Shiv Sena

India | Jul 19, 2021, 01:23 PM IST

An international media consortium on Sunday reported that more than 300 verified mobile phone numbers, including of two serving ministers, over 40 journalists, three opposition leaders and one sitting judge besides scores of business persons and activists in India could have been targeted for hacking through the Israeli spyware sold only to government agencies.  

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Yediyurappa calls Legislative Party meet on July 26 amid speculations of change of leadership

India | Jul 17, 2021, 10:22 PM IST

"There are lots of opposition within the party against the chief minister and the issue is likely to be discussed in the meeting between Yediyurappa and central leadership," a party functionary said.

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