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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 to visit Amarnath on June 30

India | Jun 17, 2019, 03:48 PM IST

The Union Minister will pay obeisance at the Amarnath Cave Shrine on June 30, a day ahead of this year's annual Amarnath Yatra beginning officially on July 1.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

‘Another strike on Pakistan’: Amit Shah after India’s spectacular win over Pakistan

India | Jun 17, 2019, 10:58 AM IST

Pakistan could only manage a score of 212 for the loss of six wickets in response to India's massive score of 336.

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After Modi Mango, here comes a new mango variety named after Amit Shah

India | Jun 14, 2019, 12:34 PM IST

The new mango variety that is being named after Shah is both "good in weight and taste" and will be called "Shah" mango. The Shah mango is ready and is likely to ripen in the coming days when it will enter the market.

Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah

BJP yet to reach its peak despite success in Lok Sabha polls: Amit Shah

India | Jun 13, 2019, 04:09 PM IST

The ruling BJP is set to launch its membership drive as the party begins the process for its organisational polls, party general secretary Bhupendra Yadav said on Thursday.

Mamata Banerjee

Amit Shah trying to encourage party workers to create communal tension: Mamata Banerjee

Politics | Jun 13, 2019, 02:04 PM IST

In a strong retort to Mamata Banerjee, state BJP president Dilip Ghosh said if voted to power, the saffron party would work towards making the state the "second Gujarat" as it would create employment for its jobless youth.

Amit Shah likely to remain BJP President till December

Amit Shah likely to remain BJP President till December

India | Jun 13, 2019, 02:43 AM IST

Sources have indicated that there is every possibility that Amit Shah will continue as President till December this year to oversee important state elections in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand where BJP is the incumbent.

Amit Shah compliments Yuvraj Singh; calls him 'cricketing

Amit Shah compliments Yuvraj Singh; calls him 'cricketing icon'

India | Jun 10, 2019, 09:35 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday lauded cricketer Yuvraj Singh as a 'fighter', saying the all-rounder has given the country countless memories to cherish. 

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Bengal governor meets PM Modi, Amit Shah amid Bengal violence

India | Jun 10, 2019, 04:17 PM IST

The Governor first called on the Prime Minister, describing it as a "courtesy meeting", and then met Shah for some 20 minutes at the North Block.

Governors of as many as five states to meet Home Minister,

Governors of five states meet Home Minister Amit Shah

India | Jun 10, 2019, 04:12 PM IST

The governors met Shah separately and officials described the meetings as courtesy calls on the new Home Minister, who assumed charge about 10 days ago.

Amit Shah prepares for assembly polls

Amit Shah holds meetings with BJP leaders from 3 Assembly poll-bound states

India | Jun 09, 2019, 11:49 PM IST

Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana will go to assembly polls later this year. Amit Shah met with BJP leaders of these three states at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.

West Bengal violence

West Bengal: 3 BJP workers, 1 TMC activist killed in clashes over removal of party flags

India | Jun 09, 2019, 08:03 AM IST

At least four persons were allegedly killed and three others severely injured in clashes that broke out between the TMC and the BJP in Nazat area in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday night, sources in both the parties claimed.

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Saket Kumar appointed Private secretary to Home Minister Amit Shah

India | Jun 07, 2019, 10:19 PM IST

IAS officer Saket Kumar was Friday appointed as private secretary to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a government order said.

Rajnath Singh

Amid speculations of dissatisfaction over omission, Rajnath Singh added to four more key panels

India | Jun 07, 2019, 07:41 AM IST

Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was added to four more committees of the Union cabinet late on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet Secretariat released the list of committees reconstituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the exercise reflecting the special stature granted to Home Minister Amit Shah, who was made part of all the eight panels.

Amit Shah to get PM Vajpayee's bungalow

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Krishna Menon Marg residence is now Amit Shah's new address

India | Jun 06, 2019, 09:17 PM IST

Late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's family was residing in the bungalow till November last year after he passed away in the month of August. The bungalow will now be allotted to Union Minister Amit Shah.

PM Modi reconstitutes Niti Aayog, appoints Amit Shah as

PM Modi reconstitutes Niti Aayog: Rajiv Kumar renamed as vice chairman; Shah, Rajnath appointed ex-officio members

Business | Jun 06, 2019, 08:28 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday approved reconstitution of policy think tank Niti Aayog, renaming Rajiv Kumar as its vice chairman and appointing Home Minister Amit Shah as ex-officio member.

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Amit Shah to be part of all eight Cabinet Committees, Rajnath Singh in two

India | Jun 06, 2019, 01:39 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reconstituted the Cabinet Committees, in an exercise which reflects the special importance given to Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been made part of all the eight panels, while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is a member of only two.

Amit Shah and Giriraj Singh

Amit Shah warns Giriraj for 'iftaar' tweet after Nitish, Ram Vilas Paswan lodge protest

India | Jun 04, 2019, 11:09 PM IST

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday mocked his NDA colleagues Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan for attending 'iftaar' parties, drawing sharp reactions from them that prompted BJP president Amit Shah to step in to douse the fire by admonishing the fiery Hindutva leader and asking him to avoid making such comments.

BJP president Amit Shah 

Amit Shah admonishes Giriraj Singh for Iftaar tweet, asks him to refrain from making such remarks

India | Jun 04, 2019, 08:20 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday rebuked Union minister Giriraj Singh for his snide tweet targeting NDA leaders in Bihar on their presence in 'Iftar' parties and asked him to refrain from making such remarks, party sources said.

Home Minister Amit Shah

Amit Shah hits the ground running, deliberations on for Delimitation Commission in J&K

India | Jun 04, 2019, 02:25 PM IST

With the latest push, the government hopes to correct regional imbalance for Jammu.

Home Minister Amit Shah paying respect to the martyrs at

India owes great debt to police martyrs: Amit Shah at National Police Memorial

India | Jun 02, 2019, 03:47 PM IST

"I visited the National Police Memorial and paid tributes to our martyrs of the central and state police forces who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. I salute their valour and courage. A grateful nation is indebted to them for their supreme sacrifice," Amit Shah tweeted.

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