- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Born
- 22 October 1964, Mumbai
- Education (declared)
- 12th pass; second year BSc, Gujarat College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
- In current post since
- 30 May 2019
- Seat
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat (Lok Sabha)
Amit Anilchandra Shah was born in Mumbai in 1964 into a Gujarati family. He joined the BJP in 1987 and made his name running L. K. Advani's Gandhinagar campaign in 1991. He entered the Gujarat assembly from Sarkhej in a 1997 by-election and later represented Naranpura.
The Sohrabuddin case
In July 2010 the CBI arrested him over the killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Kauser Bi and Tulsiram Prajapati, alleging that he orchestrated them. He was granted bail by the Gujarat High Court that October and called the case politically motivated. In 2014 a special CBI court discharged him, citing a lack of evidence and political undertones.
Party chief and Home Minister
He was BJP national president from July 2014 to January 2020. He won Gandhinagar in 2019 and became Union Home Minister, and in July 2021 he also became the first Minister of Co-operation. He held Gandhinagar in 2024 with more than 10 lakh votes.
He has denied a 2013 allegation that he ordered surveillance of a woman, and in 2024 India rejected as "absurd and baseless" a Canadian claim linking him to a campaign against Sikh activists in Canada. His 2024 affidavit declares three pending cases from West Bengal and Bihar, none with charges framed, and assets of about Rs 66 crore.
Career at a glance
- 1987Joins the BJP
- 1997Wins the Sarkhej assembly by-election in Gujarat
- Jul 2010Arrested in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case; bail in October
- Jul 2014BJP national president, until January 2020
- 2014Discharged by a special CBI court
- May 2019Wins Gandhinagar; Union Home Minister
- Jul 2021First Union Minister of Co-operation
- 2024Re-elected from Gandhinagar with 76.5% of the vote
Cases and allegations
An allegation, FIR or chargesheet is not proof of guilt. Only a court can convict, and convictions can be overturned on appeal. Status is as last checked on 2 Nov 2026.
The CBI accused him of orchestrating the killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kauser Bi and Tulsiram Prajapati, and arrested him in July 2010. The Gujarat High Court granted bail that October. In 2014 a special CBI court discharged him, noting a lack of evidence and political undertones. He called the accusations politically motivated. Source
Tapes released by Cobrapost and Gulail were used to accuse him of ordering surveillance of a woman in 2009. He denied it. In May 2014 the woman told the Supreme Court the surveillance was at her own request. Source
Canada alleged that he was behind a campaign to intimidate and assassinate members of the Sikh diaspora in Canada. India's external affairs ministry called references to the Home Minister "absurd and baseless". Source
A 2019 FIR in Contai, West Bengal, in which the Calcutta High Court has stayed proceedings; a defamation complaint in Kolkata from 2018; and a 2015 case in Begusarai, Bihar, under IPC 188 and the Representation of the People Act. No court finding. Source
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 3Lok Sabha 2024 affidavit, Gandhinagar; all pending, charges not framed, from West Bengal and Bihar | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Convictions | None declared2024 affidavit | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 65.67 crore2024; liabilities of Rs 42.1 lakh | Source |
| Declared assets, 2019 | Rs 40.33 croreAs listed on the 2024 affidavit page | Source |
| Gandhinagar result, 2024 | Won with 10,10,972 votes76.5% of the vote | Source |
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Sources
Photo: Ministry of Home Affairs, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.
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