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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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Home Minister Amit Shah to brief union Cabinet on Delhi violence

Home Minister Amit Shah to brief Union Cabinet on Delhi violence

India | Feb 26, 2020, 11:13 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday will brief the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Delhi violence which claimed the lives of 17 people so far.

Shah, Mamata to meet at EZC for the first time post-CAA

Shah, Mamata to meet at EZC for the first time post-CAA

India | Feb 25, 2020, 11:17 PM IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Bhubaneswar on Friday for the first time after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was enacted.

Kolkata Police grants permission for Amit Shah rally

Kolkata Police grants permission for Amit Shah rally

India | Feb 25, 2020, 07:29 PM IST

After days of "dilly-dallying" over granting permission for Union Home Minister Amit Shah's proposed rally here on March 1, the Kolkata Police has finally accorded it, a senior BJP leader said on Tuesday.

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Kejriwal appeals to Delhiites to maintain peace, amid violence over anti-CAA protests

India | Feb 25, 2020, 11:59 AM IST

Amid violence in Delhi over anti-CAA protests, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday made an appeal to all Delhiites to maintain peace. He said they worried about the violence in Northeast Delhi. At least 7 people have lost their lives in the violence so far.

'Amit Shah should talk to these people', Amanatullah Khan pulls up Centre over CAA violence

'Amit Shah should talk to these people', Amanatullah Khan pulls up Centre over CAA violence

India | Feb 25, 2020, 07:30 AM IST

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Amanatullah Khan, on Monday, visited Jaffrabad where anti-CAA protest has been ongoing since Saturday night. The AAP MLA urged the Modi government to hold talks with the protestors and address their concerns. 

Amit Shah calls urgent meeting over Jaffrabad violence

Northeast Delhi violence: Amit Shah calls urgent meeting over CAA clashes

India | Feb 24, 2020, 08:10 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah called an urgent meeting of top officials of Delhi over the Jaffrabad violence, which started as pro and anti-CAA groups clashed.

Northeast Delhi clashes: CM Kejriwal urges LG, HM to restore law and order

Northeast Delhi clashes: CM Kejriwal urges LG, HM to restore law and order

India | Feb 24, 2020, 04:29 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to restore law and order in the wake of violence in parts of northeast Delhi during protests for and against the new citizenship law.

A file photo of PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah

PM Modi, Amit Shah can't always help BJP: RSS mouthpiece Organiser

Politics | Feb 20, 2020, 09:51 PM IST

"Narendra Modi and Amit Shah cannot always help out in the Assembly level elections and there is no option but to rebuild the organisation in Delhi to address the local aspirations," read the article in RSS mouthpiece Organiser

Amit Shah pro-CAA rally Hyderabad march 15

Amit Shah to address pro-CAA rally in Hyderabad on March 15

India | Feb 20, 2020, 08:32 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to address a massive pro-CAA public meeting here on March 15, BJP Telangana President K Laxman said on Thursday.

No intention to remove Article 371: Amit Shah

No intention to remove Article 371 from NE: Amit Shah

Politics | Feb 20, 2020, 06:34 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured that the Central government has no intention to remove Article 371 which provides special powers to the northeast, and warned that those trying to spread rumours will not succeed in their attempts.

A file photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah (PTI)

China 'firmly opposes' Amit Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh; India hits back

India | Feb 20, 2020, 05:44 PM IST

Reacting to China's remarks on Amit Shah's visit, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar reiterated at his weekly press briefing that "Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India."

Fruitful meeting, says Kejriwal after meeting Shah

Fruitful meeting, says Arvind Kejriwal after meeting Amit Shah

Politics | Feb 19, 2020, 05:30 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and said the two had a good and fruitful meeting.

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Arvind Kejriwal to meet Amit Shah at 2.30 pm today

India | Feb 19, 2020, 12:54 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today, sources have indicated. The meeting is set to take place at 2.30 pm. This is his first meeting with Shah after his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept assembly elections in Delhi, winning 62 of the 70 assembly seats.

AMIT Shah targets Hemant Soren govt over killing of 7

Amit Shah targets Hemant Soren government over killing of 7 tribals

India | Feb 17, 2020, 06:57 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday targeted the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand over the brutal killing of seven tribal people in West Singhbhum district in January.

Shah to undertake two-day Odisha visit from Feb 28

Shah to undertake two-day Odisha visit from Feb 28

India | Feb 16, 2020, 08:15 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to Odisha from February 28 during which he is slated to address a pro-CAA meeting, a senior BJP leader said on Sunday.

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Heavy police deployment in Shaheen Bagh as protesters wait for permission to meet Amit Shah

India | Feb 16, 2020, 03:34 PM IST

Heavy police deployment is in place at Shaheen Bagh where hundreds of women protesters are waiting for permission to meet Home Minister Amit Shah for a dialogue over the new citizenship law.

A file photo of protestors at Shaheen Bagh

No meeting between Shaheen Bagh protestors and Amit Shah planned for Sunday: MHA sources

Politics | Feb 15, 2020, 06:09 PM IST

While a section of CAA protestors at Shaheen Bagh wants to hold talks with the government, another group of protestors is vociferously opposed to holding any talks

Muslim women protesting in Shaheen Bagh to meet Amit Shah on Sunday

Muslim women protesting in Shaheen Bagh to meet Amit Shah on Sunday

India | Feb 15, 2020, 12:42 PM IST

Muslim women who are protesting in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh against the amended Citizenship law will meet Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday.

BJP suffered because of hate statements made by party leaders: Amit Shah after polls debacle

Statements like 'goli maro' should not have been made: Amit Shah after Delhi poll debacle

India | Feb 14, 2020, 12:00 AM IST

After the humiliating defeat in the Delhi Assembly Election 2020, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the party may have suffered the loss because of the hate statements made by some of the party leaders.

Meeting of Delhi BJP MPs convened after exit poll results misses Amit Shah's presence

Meeting of Delhi BJP MPs convened after exit poll results misses Amit Shah's presence

India | Feb 08, 2020, 10:28 PM IST

Hours after the voting came to an end in Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party on Saturday convened a closed-door meeting of party leaders. However, Union Minister Amit Shah was absent from the meeting. According to Party sources, the meeting was called to review all exit polls.

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