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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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Shah assures end of Naxalism by Mar 31, says 'it never benefitted society'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Maoism never benefitted any society and spread destruction wherever it existed and cited examples of nations like Columbia, Peru and Cambodia.

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 2:50 PM IST

India needs to get rid of destructive communist ideology: Amit Shah

Shah said the people of India should understand the truth of this ideology

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2026 | 7:56 PM IST

Agrement to create Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority 'historic': PM

Centre signed a tripartite agreement with the Nagaland govt and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation for formation of 'Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority' aimed at addressing their demands

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Updated On : 06 Feb 2026 | 1:15 PM IST

Mamata seeks rollback of BSF jurisdiction expansion over border fencing

The chief minister also claimed that Amit Shah, who recently alleged that state was not providing land for border fencing, is not furnishing the full data of land given by the West Bengal government

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2026 | 10:58 PM IST

Amit Shah to roll out Bharat Taxi, cooperative ride-hailing app, on Feb 5

The platform provides emergency assistance, verified ride data and allows drivers to work on other platforms without exclusivity clauses

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2026 | 8:34 PM IST

Budget 2026 lays roadmap for building developed India by 2047: Amit Shah

Shah said the Budget demonstrates that the vision of an "Atmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat" is not merely a slogan but a firm resolve of the government

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2026 | 2:56 PM IST

Chicken's Neck is India's land, no one can lay hands on it: Amit Shah

He said Delhi Police had arrested those who raised such slogans, but alleged that leaders of the opposition 'INDIA' alliance had attempted to secure their release

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2026 | 9:16 PM IST

Amit Shah accuses TMC of shielding infiltrators, says party will lose power

Addressing a BJP workers' meeting at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas, Shah also asserted that the TMC government was "certain to go" in the upcoming assembly elections

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2026 | 3:12 PM IST

Amit Shah unveils development projects worth ₹1,715 crore in Assam

He laid the foundation stone for the ₹284 crore second legislative assembly complex and MLA hostel as a part of the government's efforts to establish Dibrugarh as the second administrative hub

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Updated On : 30 Jan 2026 | 1:13 PM IST

Padma awardees hailed as torchbearers of social change, says Amit Shah

Ninety awardees are women, and the list also includes six individuals from the category of foreigners, NRI, PIO, OCI, and 16 posthumous awardees, besides 45 unsung heroes

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2026 | 8:03 PM IST

Nitin Nabin to take charge as BJP President: Early life, political career

The formal announcement for the post of BJP national president will take place between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm

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Updated On : 20 Jan 2026 | 10:48 AM IST

'Pillar of trust': Shah hails NDRF on Raising Day, pays tribute to martyrs

National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) was raised on January 19, 2006, as a multi-skilled stand-alone Disaster Response Force to respond to all natural and man-made disasters

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Updated On : 19 Jan 2026 | 9:05 AM IST

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