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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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PM, Assam CM have roadmap for tribal development in Assam, win must: Shah

On the recent violence in the adjoining Garo hills of Meghalaya, Shah said that infiltrators sought to capture power in the Garo council by marrying tribal women, and this led to the strife

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2026 | 2:54 PM IST

Shortcut to 'change' lies through Bhabanipur: Shah's challenge to Mamata

Shah said while the BJP would otherwise have to win 170 seats to form the government, a victory for Adhikari in Bhabanipur alone would automatically bring change to the state's politics

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2026 | 1:42 PM IST

West Bengal's existence at stake due to infiltration, says Amit Shah

He also accused the Mamata Banerjee regime of reducing West Bengal to a state of lawlessness when incidents of firing and bombing take place almost every day

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2026 | 1:08 PM IST

WB polls: Shah to join Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in Bhabanipur

The roadshow will pass through different parts of Bhabanipur before ending at the Survey Building, where Adhikari will file his nomination papers

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2026 | 10:08 AM IST

India moves closer to being Maoist-free, Amit Shah lists govt's steps

35 'most-affected' districts in 2014 down to zero; only 2 remain: Shah

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2026 | 10:57 PM IST

TMC counters Shah's chargesheet, seeks answers on Manipur violence

"Shah should first answer about violence in Manipur, which has bled continuously for the past three years," TMC MP Moitra said

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2026 | 5:53 PM IST

Bengal polls key to national security: Shah releases 'chargesheet' on TMC

Shah alleged that during its 15-year rule, the state had become the country's 'principal corridor for infiltration, appeasement politics and border insecurity'

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2026 | 3:19 PM IST

India has no LPG shortage, fuel prices stable amid global spike: Amit Shah

Responding to criticism of the government's handling of the crisis, he said the Centre has shouldered the financial burden to shield citizens by slashing excise duty on oil products

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2026 | 6:52 AM IST

Shah to table CAPF bill on recruitment, promotion in Rajya Sabha on Monday

The posts in the ranks of Special Director General and Director General shall be filled by deputation only, it proposes

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Updated On : 21 Mar 2026 | 8:29 PM IST

Confident that BJP will again form govt in Assam, says Amit Shah

In the current 126-member assembly, the ruling BJP's strength is 64, while its allies AGP has nine MLAs, UPPL has seven, and the BPF has three members

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Updated On : 15 Mar 2026 | 8:13 PM IST

Amit Shah lays foundation for ₹2,092 crore health projects in Assam

Shah inaugurated the Rs 675 crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati, at a programme held on its premises

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Updated On : 15 Mar 2026 | 12:09 PM IST

Amit Shah to launch ₹2,092 cr health projects, address BJYM meet in Assam

Shah will inaugurate the ₹675 crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) here, and virtually launch cancer centres at Golaghat and Tinsukia

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Updated On : 15 Mar 2026 | 9:53 AM IST

BJP to go solo in Punjab; Shah promises to put an end to drug menace

Shah said the Bhagwant Mann government is steeped in corruption and has become an 'ATM' for party chief Arvind Kejriwal

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Updated On : 14 Mar 2026 | 8:51 PM IST

Lok Sabha rejects motion to remove Speaker Om Birla by voice vote

Amid protests and sloganeering by the opposition seeking an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Jagdambika Pal, who was in the chair, announced that the no-confidence motion was defeated

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2026 | 9:00 PM IST

Amit Shah to address Lok Sabha today on no confidence motion against Birla

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the debate on the motion seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla.

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2026 | 10:16 AM IST

CISF to manage drone security for critical infrastructure: Amit Shah

Amit Shah says CISF will act as the nodal agency for drone security at airports, ports and industrial hubs as the force expands its role in protecting critical infrastructure nationwide

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2026 | 10:01 PM IST

Traffic curbs in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack for Amit Shah visit: Details here

The Commissionerate Police of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack has imposed traffic restrictions on certain routes on March 5 and 6 in view of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's two-day visit to Odisha

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Updated On : 04 Mar 2026 | 3:00 PM IST

Amit Shah vows to 'throw out infiltrators' if BJP wins in Bengal polls

Shah said the TMC had turned Bengal into a "swarg (heaven) for infiltrators" and alleged that the border state's security was compromised because the ruling dispensation allowed illegal immigration

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Updated On : 02 Mar 2026 | 4:32 PM IST

Shah flags rising religious conversions in Punjab, urges Mann govt to act

Shah invoked the sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur while addressing the 'Hind-Di-Chadar' commemoration event to mark the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2026 | 7:18 PM IST

I earned only honesty in my life: Kejriwal after relief in liquor case

Kejriwal further said that PM Modi and Shah should apologise to the country, claiming that the court had dubbed the case against him "totally fake" and unfit for trial

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2026 | 5:35 PM IST