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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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BJP CEC meeting, Lok Sabha Elections 2024

PM Modi, BJP's top brass meet in Delhi to pick candidates on remaining seats for Lok Sabha polls

India | Mar 24, 2024, 12:55 AM IST

BJP's top brass including PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath among others met on Saturday to pick candidates for remaining seats in various states.

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CAA: Modi govt launches helpline number to assist applicants for Indian citizenship

India | Mar 21, 2024, 07:24 PM IST

A new helpline number, 1032, has been introduced to assist applicants of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, providing free guidance and support throughout the day.

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Amit Shah takes a jibe at Rahul Gandhi on electoral bonds, says, 'from where he got hafta vasooli'

India | Mar 21, 2024, 10:06 AM IST

Amit Shah on electoral bonds: The Electoral Bond Scheme was a way for political parties in India to get money without revealing the donor's identity. But, the Supreme Court, in a ruling in February, struck down the Centre's Electoral Bond Scheme and ordered the SBI to stop issuing Electoral Bonds.

FACT CHECK

FACT CHECK: Did the Chief Election Commissioner dodge a question on PM Modi? Here's the truth

Mar 20, 2024, 11:56 PM IST

A video circulating online claims Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar dodged a question about alleged Model Code of Conduct violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The video, cropped from a press conference on March 16, 2024, suggests Kumar avoided addressing the

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BJP trying to 'steal' a Thackeray: Uddhav after MNS chief meets Amit Shah

Mar 20, 2024, 06:59 AM IST

MNS chief Raj Thackeray met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital over seat-sharing in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will take place in first five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20.

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Why is BJP trying to woo Raj Thackeray's MNS in Maharashtra ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024?

Mar 20, 2024, 07:29 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will take place in first five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. The results of the general elections will be out on June 4.

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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 19, 2024

India | Mar 19, 2024, 11:09 PM IST

India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Raj Thackeray meets Amit Shah in Delhi over seat-sharing in Maharashtra

India | Mar 19, 2024, 01:34 PM IST

Raj Thackeray called on Amit Shah in Delhi over seat-sharing in Lok Sabha elections 2024.

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Lok Sabha polls 2024: When will Varanasi, Wayanad and Lucknow vote? Know poll dates of all VIP seats

India | Mar 16, 2024, 10:15 PM IST

The upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases, beginning from April 19 till June 1 and the results will be announced on June 4. With the announcement, the Model Code of Conduct has now officially come into effect.

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CAA will never be rolled back, law does not violate Constitution: Amit Shah slams Opposition

India | Mar 14, 2024, 09:41 AM IST

Dismissing the criticism that the "CAA is unconstitutional", Home Minister Amit Shah said that the law does not violate the constitutional provisions.

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OPINION | NO NEED TO PANIC OVER CAA

India | Mar 12, 2024, 05:41 PM IST

Soon after the rules were notified, several Muslim organisations protested, with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi describing it as a poll gimmick.

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PM Modi acknowledged for granting citizenship to refugees through CAA: Amit Shah

Mar 12, 2024, 04:12 PM IST

Amit Shah listed the achievements of the Modi government, including the abolition of Article 370 and the construction of the Ram Temple, emphasising Modi's commitment to corruption-free governance.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

CAA implemented in India: Full text of Citizenship Amendment Act notification

India | Mar 11, 2024, 08:21 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the omplementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Only objective of Sonia Gandhi is to make Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister: Amit Shah slams Congress

Mar 09, 2024, 05:15 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in Bihar on Saturday to inaugurate the memorial of a veteran BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra and addressed a public meeting of the party's OBC Morcha.

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Bihar: Amit Shah to unveil statue of veteran BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra in Patna today

Mar 09, 2024, 12:10 PM IST

Amit Shah in Bihar: During one one-day Bihar visit, Amit Shar will unveil the statue of veteran BJP Leader Kailashpati Mishra at ICAR Building premises, Jagdev Path, Patna.

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TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu meets Shah, Nadda amid buzz over pre-poll alliance with BJP

India | Mar 08, 2024, 09:57 AM IST

This comes amid reports claiming both parties are open to joining hands but a lot will depend on whether they reach a mutually agreeable seat-sharing arrangement. The upcoming Lok Sabha elections and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh are slated to be held simultaneously.

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Watch video: Asha Bhosle sings 'Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar' for Amit Shah at photo biography release

Mar 06, 2024, 01:33 PM IST

During her meeting with Union Minister Amit Shah, veteran singer Asha Bhosale also sang three songs for him. In the video, Padma Vibhushan Asha Bhosale can be seen singing one of her most famous songs, Abhi Na Jao Chod Kar from the film Hum Dono.

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India | Mar 05, 2024, 11:55 PM IST

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Lok Sabha elections: BJP declares 15 candidates each for Gujarat, Rajasthan ahead of polls | DETAILS

Mar 02, 2024, 10:32 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Union agriculture minister Parshottam Rupala, who hails from neighbouring Amreli district, will fight from Rajkot in place of Kundariya. Mandaviya, who is from Bhavnagar district, has been fielded from Porbandar in place of Dhaduk.

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Lok Sabha Elections: BJP releases first list of 195 candidates, PM Modi to contest from Varanasi

India | Mar 03, 2024, 12:05 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP fields Union minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, former chief minister Biplab Deb from Tripura.

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