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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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Amit Shah dares Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh to debate on CAA

CAA won't be taken back, those protesting may continue: Amit Shah

India | Jan 21, 2020, 04:14 PM IST

"I have come to you for a Jan Jagaran Abhiyan in Lucknow. Our government is hardly 8 months old but we are conducting this campaign to dispell the falsities being spread by the opposition against CAA. I challenged Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav to enegage in a debate on CAA," Amit Shah in Lucknow.

With 'ekadashi' setting in, JP Nadda to replace Amit Shah

JP Nadda elected as BJP's national president, succeeds Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 20, 2020, 03:15 PM IST

BJP working president JP Nadda has been elected as new chief of the party, succeeding Amit Shah. The senior BJP leader was elected unopposed as party's new chief.

BJP set to get new president, Nadda likely to succeed Shah

BJP set to get new president, Nadda likely to succeed Shah

Politics | Jan 19, 2020, 04:51 PM IST

Top party leaders, including those from states, are likely to arrive at the BJP headquarters to file nominations in support of Nadda, who has long been seen as the choice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah for the job.

BJP, JDU alliance unbreakable, NDA to contest Bihar polls

BJP, JDU alliance unbreakable, NDA to contest Bihar polls under Nitish: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 16, 2020, 04:16 PM IST

Addressing a public meeting in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Vaishali, he said that this law is not meant to take away anyone's citizenship, but instead to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities.

Modi-Shah misleading people on NRC, CAA: Sonia Gandhi at

Modi-Shah misleading people on NRC, CAA: Sonia Gandhi at Opposition meeting

Politics | Jan 13, 2020, 04:51 PM IST

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of misleading people on the amended Citizenship Act and the NRC.

Amit Shah, BJP president, CAA, NRC, Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur

Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian refugees from Pak have same right on India as we do: Amit Shah

India | Jan 12, 2020, 05:59 PM IST

Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah during a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has said that as much as right people of India and I have over this country, so does all those Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians who have come after facing religious persecution in Pakistan, have on this country.

'We have the power to make people understand the truth': Amit Shah on CAA

'We have the power to make people understand the truth': Amit Shah on CAA

India | Jan 11, 2020, 03:43 PM IST

Amit Shah dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Communists to show him any provision in the CAA, which would take away the citizenship of Muslims in the country. 

Budget, Budget session, Union Budget 2020, Nirmala Sitharaman, PM Modi, Amit Shah, BJP

Union Budget to be presented on Feb 1, Parliament session to commence from Jan 31

Business | Jan 09, 2020, 10:53 AM IST

Union Budget 2020-2021 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 as the first phase of budget session will commence from January 31 and remain effective till February 11

Delhi: 2 women who flashed anti-CAA, NRC banner during Amit

Delhi: 2 women who flashed anti-CAA, NRC banner during Amit Shah rally evicted from house

India | Jan 08, 2020, 11:40 PM IST

Two women who protested from the balcony of a Delhi apartment when Union Home Minister Amit Shah was holding an outreach programme in support of the contentious citizenship law, said they have been evicted from their house.

Amit Shah speaks to Delhi LG on JNU violence

Amit Shah speaks to Delhi LG; requests him to call JNU representatives for talks

India | Jan 06, 2020, 11:06 AM IST

Violence broke out in JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police which conducted a flag march.

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi instigated riots by misleading people: Amit Shah

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi instigated riots by misleading people: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 05, 2020, 02:12 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday accused Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of misleading the people over the amended Citizenship Act and instigating riots.

BJP will not move back even an inch on Citizenship Amendment Act: Amit Shah in Jodhpur

Shah dares Rahul Gandhi to debate on CAA, says can provide Italian translation of law to him

India | Jan 03, 2020, 04:36 PM IST

At a time when there are growing protests over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a massive pro-CAA rally in Jodhpur. He said that the BJP will not move back an inch on the new Citizenship law.

A file photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Ram Mandir trust will be announced before Feb 9: Amit Shah

India | Jan 02, 2020, 11:39 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the government will announce the Ram Mandir trust before February 9. “The trust will be announced by February 9. The trust will then decide the way forward on constructing the temple,” Shah said

BJP launches toll-free number to garner support for CAA

BJP launches toll-free number to garner support for CAA

India | Jan 02, 2020, 05:10 PM IST

As part of the BJP's programme to mobilise support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the party on Thursday launched a toll-free number for people to give missed calls to register their endorsement of the law ahead of its 10-day mass contact drive from January 5. 

A watershed year for BJP but new challenges emerge

A watershed year for BJP but new challenges emerge

Politics | Dec 31, 2019, 01:48 PM IST

​The year 2019 will go down as a watershed in the BJP's journey as the party not only achieved its highest ever tally in Lok Sabha but also realised its decades-long ideological planks with the Modi government pushing the saffron agenda with renewed vigour in its second term.

NCP's Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray 

Maharashtra cabinet expansion: List of newly inducted ministers

India | Dec 30, 2019, 03:52 PM IST

35 MLAs were inducted in Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra on Monday. Ajit Pawar has been once again made deputy chief minister while Aaditya Thackeray also took as minister for the first time.

2 held for spoofing Amit Shah's phone to demand Rs 3 crore

2 held for spoofing Amit Shah's phone to demand Rs 3 crore

India | Dec 29, 2019, 09:29 PM IST

The Delhi Police claimed to have arrested two persons for allegedly spoofing landline numbers of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence and office to dupe a Minister in Haryana. The accused have been identified as Jagtar Singh and Upkar Singh.

'Understand the chronology': Priyanka takes dig at Amit Shah over NRC remarks

'Understand the chronology': Priyanka takes dig at Amit Shah over NRC remarks

India | Dec 27, 2019, 03:45 PM IST

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday took a veiled dig at Home Minister Amit Shah over his "understand the chronology" remark on the National Register of Citizens and Citizenship Amendment Act and said "youngistan will not budge".

Oppsition led by Cong created confusion over CAA, misled

Oppsition led by Congress created confusion over CAA, misled people: Amit Shah

India | Dec 27, 2019, 07:41 AM IST

Taking on Chief Minister Kejriwal, he said the AAP dispensation has obstructed Centre's schemes and urged people to choose a government in next election that will ensure peace in Delhi."Kejriwal has not implemented Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat. He only wants to put his name on our pet projects," Shah said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks at an event in Delhi

Time has come to punish 'tukde-tukde' gang for disturbing peace: Amit Shah in Delhi

India | Dec 26, 2019, 03:11 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah has hit out at Congress party under whose influence the 'tukde-tukde' gang carried out violent protest and asked the people of Delhi that time has come to punish them, indirectly referring to the forthcoming assembly elections in the national capital.

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