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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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All border fencing gaps with Pakistan, Bangladesh to be filled by 2022: Amit Shah

India | Jul 17, 2021, 01:19 PM IST

Amit Shah asserted that all border fencing gaps with neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh will be filled till 2022.

He also praised Cabinet decisions on CSS, Gram Nyayalayas

Amit Shah on DA hike: Central Govt employees will get great relief

India | Jul 14, 2021, 06:47 PM IST

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to restore Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for central government employees and pensioners from July 1, 2021 while increasing the rate of allowance to 28 per cent.

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Amit Shah will do good job as Union Cooperation Minister: Shiv Sena

India | Jul 13, 2021, 10:17 AM IST

The Central government recently carved out a new Ministry for Cooperation, which earlier was a small department in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 

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Ahmedabad: Jagannath Temple Rath Yatra begins, CM Rupani offers prayers

India | Jul 12, 2021, 09:12 AM IST

Lord Jagannath Temple Rath Yatra procession commenced in Ahmedabad today.

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Amit Shah performs 'aarti' at Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad

India | Jul 12, 2021, 10:45 AM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah performed 'aarti' at Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad on early Monday morning before the annual Rath Yatra takes off from the temple.

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Home Minister Amit Shah calls on President Kovind

India | Jul 09, 2021, 03:09 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday met President Ram Nath Kovind and the meeting was described as a courtesy call.

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Amit Shah to be on three-day Gujarat visit from Saturday

India | Jul 09, 2021, 02:13 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to his home state Gujarat from Saturday to take part in a host of programmes.

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Home Minister Amit Shah gets additional charge of Ministry of Cooperation in new Modi cabinet

India | Jul 07, 2021, 11:12 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been handed over the additional charge of the newly formulated Ministry of Co-operation in Modi's new cabinet.

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All India Services officers should stay away from publicity: Amit Shah

India | Jul 01, 2021, 10:55 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah asked young IPS officers to do the needful for improving the image of police while serving their respective organisations and said there is a need for increasing public contact.

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India to soon come out with policy to deal with emerging security threats

India | Jun 30, 2021, 07:52 AM IST

The meeting discussed various other aspects, including equipping the security forces with modern equipment and involving more youngsters, start-ups and the strategic community in the field.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ghulam Nabi Azad reveals what Mehbooba said about Pak in all-party meeting with PM Modi

India | Jun 26, 2021, 12:00 AM IST

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held Jammu and Kashmir all-party meeting, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad — who represented the grand old party in meeting with PM — in an exclusive conversation with India TV gave insights of the conversation of J&K leaders with PM Modi, issues which were discussed and Centre's conduct towards the opposition.

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Told PM we don't stand with what was done on Aug 5, 2019: Omar Abdullah

India | Jun 24, 2021, 08:05 PM IST

We told PM that we don't stand with what was done on 5th Aug 2019. We're not ready to accept it, said National Conference leader Omar Abdullah after attending PM Modi's Jammu & Kashmir all-party meeting.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over PM Modi's

Why was Jammu and Kashmir statehood removed, country's name tarnished globally: Mamata

India | Jun 24, 2021, 05:30 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement questioning the removal of Jammu and Kashmir statehood came as PM Modi is heading J-K all-party meeting in New Delhi.

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PM Modi, other BJP leaders pay tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on death anniversary

India | Jun 23, 2021, 09:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP leaders on Wednesday paid tributes to party ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who founded its progenitor Jana Sangh, on his 68th death anniversary.

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Cabinet reshuffle expected? PM holds meeting with union ministers including Shah, Rajnath

Politics | Jun 20, 2021, 05:11 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met union ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, at his official residence.

Dhanker had come to New Delhi to visit Home Minister Amit

Such kind of post-poll violence worst since independence: Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar

India | Jun 19, 2021, 05:12 PM IST

The Calcutta High Court on Saturday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government and observed that the state has not taken any concrete steps to address the complaints pertaining to post-poll violence.

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WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to meet Amit Shah today, arrives at his residence in Delhi

India | Jun 19, 2021, 11:28 AM IST

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who was slated to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah today, arrived at his official residence in Delhi at 11 am this morning. 

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All-round development of people of J&K Modi govt's top priority: Amit Shah

India | Jun 18, 2021, 09:30 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed various development projects being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir and said all-round development and welfare of the people of the union territory is the top priority of the Modi government.

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UP Assembly polls 2022: Amit Shah meets JP Nadda, Swantradev Singh

India | Jun 18, 2021, 03:09 PM IST

BJP national president JP Nadda and UP unit president Swantradev Singh on Thursday met senior leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to discuss the way forward.

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Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar postpones departure from Delhi, likely to meet Amit Shah again

India | Jun 18, 2021, 01:55 PM IST

Dhankhar had a meeting with Shah on Thursday as well during which he is believed to have briefed the home minister about the law and order situation in the state where several incidents of post-poll violence were reported

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