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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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Balakot air strikes

Balakot air strikes anniversary: Country's security paramount under PM Modi, says Amit Shah

India | Feb 26, 2021, 02:06 PM IST

The air strikes were undertaken days after 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed in a terror attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14.  

BJP President JP Nadda addresses the concluding session of

Nadda to launch BJP's election manifesto crowdsourcing campaign in Bengal today

India | Feb 25, 2021, 12:05 AM IST

BJP chief Nadda to launch poll manifesto crowdsourcing campaign in West Bengal on Thursday.

File photo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses an

BJP's win on over 85 per cent seats a victory of our govts' functioning, its principles: Amit Shah

India | Feb 23, 2021, 11:17 PM IST

After BJP registered a sweeping performance in Gujarat's local body elections on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said municipal corporation poll results show that Gujarat has again established itself as BJP's stronghold.

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Amit Shah in action mode as Maharashtra, Kerala witness scary surge in COVID cases

India | Feb 22, 2021, 11:24 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the country amid an upward trajectory in cases in a few states. The review meeting was attended by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and top officials of the two ministries.

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Voters will establish Gujarat as BJP's stronghold, says Amit Shah on local body polls

Elections | Feb 21, 2021, 11:50 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that the people of the state will establish Gujarat as the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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'Bengal wants its own daughter' is TMC's new poll slogan

India | Feb 20, 2021, 11:59 PM IST

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday launched its slogan for the upcoming assembly elections -- 'Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaye', adding to theshrill insider vs outsider debate while portraying Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the daughter of Bengal.

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan Exclusive conversation with India TV on

TMC has only 1 factor and its Mamata Banerjee, says Nusrat Jahan | Exclusive

India | Feb 20, 2021, 11:05 PM IST

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Nusrat Jahan in an exclusive conversation with India TV spoke on the newly launched party slogan for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal -- 'Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaye' (Bengal wants its own daughter) saying Bengal believes in emotions and Didi (Mamata Banerjee) understands the emotion of Bengal. Nusrat also responded on BJP's campaign, Jai Sree Ram slogan, other issues.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah waves at party workers during

Amit Shah summoned by Bengal court after Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee files defamation case

India | Feb 19, 2021, 07:05 PM IST

The judge directed that Amit Shah's attendance either personally or through a lawyer is necessary to answer to a charge of defamation under section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).  

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Aaj Ki Baat, February 18, 2021: Full Episode

India | Feb 19, 2021, 06:32 PM IST

India's Number One and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath was launched just before the 2014 General Elections.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has challenged Home Minister Amit

'First contest against Abhishek, then me': Mamata's open challenge to Amit Shah

India | Feb 18, 2021, 05:10 PM IST

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday challenged Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah to contest against her nephew Abhishek Banerjee first and then her, in the upcoming assembly election in the state, scheduled to be held later this year.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting to

BJP will end cut-money culture, bring development in Bengal if voted to power: Amit Shah

India | Feb 18, 2021, 04:29 PM IST

Alleging that the TMC government has introduced a "cut-money" culture in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the BJP's fight is to end it and take the state to the path of development if voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls.

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Bengal polls 2021: Amit Shah promises to put Gangasagar on international tourist map

Elections | Feb 18, 2021, 03:40 PM IST

The BJP and ruling Trinamool Congress, headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, are spearheading intense election campaign in West Bengal with the saffron party deploying its enviable political machinery to capture power in the state which it has never ruled.

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Bengal polls 2021: Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee to address rallies in South 24 Parganas today

Elections | Feb 18, 2021, 11:10 AM IST

The BJP and ruling Trinamool Congress are spearheading intense election campaign in West Bengal with the saffron party deploying its enviable political machinery to capture power in the state.

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BJP readies outreach programme to counter opposition's narrative over farm laws

India | Feb 17, 2021, 11:02 AM IST

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi's borders for over two months demanding rollback of the farm laws.

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Bengal polls 2021: PM Modi to address rally in Hooghly on Feb 22, Shah to visit Kolkata this week

India | Feb 15, 2021, 12:21 PM IST

Ahead of Assembly polls 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit West Bengal to address a rally in Hooghly on February 22.

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BJP to go global! Biplab Deb claims 'Amit Shah shared plans to form govts in Nepal & Sri Lanka'

India | Feb 15, 2021, 10:30 AM IST

Biplab Deb raised eyebrows when he disclosed Amit Shah’s alleged plan to expand party in Nepal and Sri Lanka and establish party's governments in the two countries.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met Union Home

Haryana CM Khattar meets Amit Shah; farmers protest, new law against protesters discussed

India | Feb 13, 2021, 10:57 PM IST

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed on various including the ongoing farmers protest, cabinet expansion, the political situation in his state among other issues.

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Jammu & Kashmir will get statehood at appropriate time: Amit Shah

India | Feb 13, 2021, 10:53 PM IST

In August 2019, the Union Government abrogated Article 370 which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the region into two Union Territories- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Amit Shah-led high level committee approves Rs 3,113 crore for 5 states as disaster relief

Amit Shah-led high level committee approves Rs 3,113 crore for 5 states as disaster relief

India | Feb 13, 2021, 12:51 PM IST

The committee, under the chairmanship of the home minister, has approved the additional central assistance to the five states and UT, which were affected by floods, cyclones (Nivar and Burevi) and pest attack during 2020.

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