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Who is Amit Shah

Amit Shah

About Amit Shah

Who is Amit Shah

A businessman-turned-politician and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Amit Shah has been serving as the Union home minister since the second term of the Narendra Modi-led central government. He represents Gandhinagar constituency in Lok Sabha.
 
Since 1989, Amit Shah has fought 29 elections, including various local body polls, and not lost any to this day. Shah was elected as an MLA from Gujarat’s Sarkhej in four consecutive elections — 1997 (by-election), 1998, 2002 and 2007.
 
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Shah contested from Gandhinagar, a seat previously held by BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani and won
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Amit Shah launches NSG's national IED data management platform in Manesar

The national IED data management system (NIDMS), according to the NSG, will be a digital platform developed by the NBDC for systematic collection, collation, and dissemination of IED-related data

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 12:43 PM IST

TMC MPs protest outside Home Ministry office over raids on I-PAC, detained

The protest came a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at the office of political consultancy I-PAC and the residence of its chief

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 11:23 AM IST

Palaniswami meets Shah, discusses prevailing political situation in TN

Recalling that Amit Shah had said that he would not interfere in the internal affairs of the AIADMK, Palaniswami wondered why the media was raking up the issue of taking back the expelled leaders

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Updated On : 08 Jan 2026 | 12:36 PM IST

Police examine complaint over sloganeering against PM Modi, Shah at JNU

Police officials said the complaint is currently under review to determine the appropriate course of legal action

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 11:00 AM IST

Amit Shah orders 'war-footing' response to typhoid outbreak in Gandhinagar

Survey teams from the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation have surveyed more than 20,800 households, covering a population of over 90,000

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Updated On : 05 Jan 2026 | 7:19 AM IST

Budget 2026-27 likely to signal new cooperative sector's ambition

A blueprint is likely on the anvil to spell out how the sector will reach 500 million people and treble its economic contribution

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Updated On : 04 Jan 2026 | 11:11 PM IST

Tamil Nadu, West Bengal will join NDA's list of victories: Amit Shah

Addressing a mega BJP rally here, Shah listed out BJP-NDA's wins since 2024, including a third consecutive win in Haryana and said it was now the turn of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

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Updated On : 04 Jan 2026 | 10:11 PM IST

Andaman & Nicobar to play major role in India's economy in 10 years: Shah

Shah was speaking at the inauguration and foundation stone-laying of various projects worth ₹ 373 crore in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Updated On : 03 Jan 2026 | 8:20 PM IST

Amit Shah chairs Parl panel meet in Andaman, stresses cybercrime strategy

Shah stressed on "pronged strategy" involving convergence, coordination, communication, and capacity to combat cybercrime

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Updated On : 03 Jan 2026 | 2:59 PM IST

Amit Shah set to arrive in Andamans to chair Parl panel meeting on Jan 3

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, along with several MPs, will also participate in the meeting

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Updated On : 02 Jan 2026 | 11:22 AM IST

Home Ministry in 2025: From near-defeat of Naxalism to cyber security push

According to the review, the government is on track to make India free from Left-Wing Extremism by March 31, 2026

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Updated On : 01 Jan 2026 | 9:25 AM IST

Bengal polls: Shah outlines BJP's roadmap, projects Dilip Ghosh as key face

Shah held the meeting to take stock of the BJP West Bengal unit's preparedness for the assembly polls next year

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Updated On : 31 Dec 2025 | 5:58 PM IST

Amit Shah chairs meeting of BJP MLAs, MPs in Kolkata ahead of 2026 polls

Amit Shah is visiting the state and holding a series of meetings with party leaders as part of the BJP's organisational outreach

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Updated On : 31 Dec 2025 | 3:49 PM IST

Amit Shah to visit Andaman and Nicobar Islands on January 2: Official

The Home minister had visited Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 12 to commemorate the 116th anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's (Veer Savarkar) iconic poem, 'Sagara Pran Talamala'

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Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 4:01 PM IST

TMC hits back at Amit Shah, says BJP won't cross 50 seats in Bengal polls

Addressing a press conference, Shah had claimed that the BJP would form the next government in the state with a "two-thirds majority in 2026"

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Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 3:03 PM IST

Shah to hold series of organisational meetings on 2nd day of Bengal visit

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold back-to-back closed-door meetings with the BJP's MLAs and MPs, besides representatives in various civic bodies

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Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 11:01 AM IST

Amit Shah on day-long visit to Assam; to inaugurate projects, address rally

The home minister will begin his visit by paying homage to martyrs of the Assam movement against illegal infiltrators at the newly constructed 'Swahid Smarak Kshetra'

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Updated On : 29 Dec 2025 | 10:05 AM IST

Amit Shah to arrive on 2-day Assam visit on Sunday, to inaugurate projects

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said the state government has taken efforts to restore the sanctity and grandeur of Batadrava Than, which has been freed from encroachments

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Updated On : 27 Dec 2025 | 8:50 PM IST

Amit Shah calls for strong, unified anti-terror grid across India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India must strengthen a unified and technology-driven anti-terror framework as emerging threats reshape the nature of terrorism

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Updated On : 26 Dec 2025 | 11:14 PM IST

India entered semiconductors late but will soon start exporting: Amit Shah

Speaking at the Abhyudaya Madhya Pradesh Growth Summit, he praised the BJP government in the state for the registration of 4.57 lakh MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) in just one year

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2025 | 9:05 PM IST