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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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Latest visuals from the site of violence in Kolkata

BJP, TMC lash out at each other as violence erupts during Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata

May 15, 2019, 12:10 AM IST

News agency ANI reported that sticks were hurled at BJP president Amit Shah's truck during Kolkata roadshow. Police had to resort to lathi-charge to prevent the situation from going out-of-control.

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Amit Shah roadshow in Kolkata draws huge response as Mamata Banerjee fights against BJP surge

May 14, 2019, 05:55 PM IST

Amit Shah roadshow in Kolkata (from Dharamtala to Maniktala) is turning out to be grand show for the BJP drawing parallels from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi roadshow. Thousands have come out on streets, bringing Kolkata to a standstill.

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Amit Shah to hold roadshow in North Kolkata today

May 14, 2019, 09:17 AM IST

On Monday, Amit Shah was denied permission to hold a rally in West Bengal’s Jadavpur. He was also denied permission to land the chopper.  

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE Updates

Lok Sabha polls, May 14: As it happened

May 14, 2019, 11:01 PM IST

The day of result of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls is just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, PM Modi will address four election rallies in UP, Bihar and Chandigarh today.

TMC leader and Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien

Amit Shah a 'low-life' who 'insulted' West Bengal: Derek O'Brien on 'Kangal Bangla' remark

May 13, 2019, 09:50 PM IST

Hitting out at BJP president Amit Shah over his "Kangal Bangla" remark, TMC leader and Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien Monday called him a "low-life" who "insulted" the state.

Shah covers 301 Lok Sabha constituencies during campaign

Amit Shah covers 301 Lok Sabha constituencies during campaign

May 13, 2019, 04:31 PM IST

)Lok Sabha election campaign entering its fin With the al lap, BJP president Amit Shah has held public rallies and programmes in over 301 of the total 543 constituencies so far, totting up a total distance of over 1.51 lakh km since January, party sources said on Monday.

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Arrest me if you have guts: Amit Shah dares Mamata Banerjee

Politics | May 13, 2019, 02:28 PM IST

“Mamata didi, I am chanting Jai Shri Ram here and leaving for Kolkata, arrest me if you have guts,” said Amit Shah.

Nine seats will go to polls in the last phase of the

Amit Shah denied permission for Jadhavpur rally, BJP terms it 'murder of democracy' by Mamata

May 13, 2019, 01:38 PM IST

"This is murder of democracy. The EC should take cognizance of the matter. If important leaders are not allowed to hold rallies then what is the meaning of elections," Prakash Javadekar said.

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BJP announces protests over 'denial' of permission to Shah's rally in Bengal

Politics | May 13, 2019, 10:41 AM IST

Amit Shah's rally was scheduled for Monday in Jadhavpur, which goes to the polls on May 19 in the last phase, but the permission for it was denied at the last minute by the state administration.

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Shah denied permission to hold rally in Bengal’s Jadavpur: Sources

Politics | May 13, 2019, 09:58 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is also denied permission to land the chopper.

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BJP to scrap Art 370 if voted back to power: Shah

May 12, 2019, 03:28 PM IST

Targeting Pitroda further, the BJP chief said, "If you ask a question regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Congress says 'hua to hua'. If you ask a question regarding the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai and migration of Kashmiri Pandits, Congress says 'hua to hua.'

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Amit Shah holds roadshow, rally in Patna

May 12, 2019, 06:36 AM IST

Amit Shah arrived here after addressing a rally in Arrah Lok Sabha constituency where another Union minister, R K Singh, is seeking to retain his seat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Delhi CEO notice to BJP for 'airing poll-related content' on NaMo TV: Official

May 11, 2019, 06:09 PM IST

All seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital will vote on May 12 and there are over 1.43 crore voters in the city. A silence period of 48 hours kicked in from 6 pm Friday and will last till 6 pm on Sunday.

Pitroda's comments expose Cong's mindset, Modi govt

Pitroda's comments expose Cong's mindset, Modi govt punished anti-Sikh riots accused: Amit Shah

India | May 11, 2019, 03:50 PM IST

"Thousands of Sikhs were killed mercilessly. The then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi justified it. No one was punished. Manmohan Singh was made (by the Congress) to apologise. What Sam Pitroda has said exposes the Congress' mindset," said BJP president Amit Shah

Congress, BJP candidates 'politically insignificant' in

Congress, BJP candidates 'politically insignificant' in Haryana: JJP leader Dushyant Chautala

May 10, 2019, 04:31 PM IST

"Last time also the contest was with Modiji this time also it is with him, people hardly know anything about BJP candidate, same is case with Congress candidate, both are politically insignificant," Chautala

Don't consider Modi as PM? Get ready for 5 more years: Shah

Don't consider Modi as PM? Get ready for 5 more years: Shah warns Mamata

May 07, 2019, 04:50 PM IST

Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that she does not consider Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said she should rather prepare herself for another five years as Modi is set to return at the helm following the Lok Sabha polls.  

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'Will Lord Ram's name be taken in Pakistan, if not in India': BJP chief Amit Shah

Politics | May 07, 2019, 02:54 PM IST

“Election in West Bengal is for restoring democracy in the state, where BJP will win more than 23 seats,” said BJP chief Amit Shah. To constitute the 17th Lok Sabha, the general election is currently being held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019.

Top News this hour

From CBSE Class 10 results to CJI clean chit: Top news this hour

India | May 06, 2019, 07:32 PM IST

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared its 2019 Class 10 results. Over 92 per cent of students have cleared the exams while 13 students scored 499 out of 500. And Phase 5 polling went by and large peaceful with Amethi being the focus. Here's our top news this hour.

SC asks EC to decide by May 6 Congress complaints alleging

SC asks EC to decide by May 6 Congress complaints alleging poll violations by PM Modi, Amit Shah

India | May 02, 2019, 04:17 PM IST

The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Election Commission to decide by May 6 nine complaints of the Congress party alleging MCC violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.  

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Rahul Gandhi and his company sulked after airstrike in Balakot, says Amit Shah

Apr 30, 2019, 07:18 PM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he and his party "sulked" after the Balakot airstrike as his dreams of becoming prime minister got shattered.

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