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Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi

Height: 1.71 m DOB: 19 June 1970

Rahul Gandhi is the Congress leader and has been representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer with a margin of 4,31,770 votes. However, Gandhi was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Zubin Irani from his family's stronghold Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes in the 2019 polls. Rahul Gandhi won three consecutive elections from Amethi in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari and Asheesh Shukla in the 2004 and 2009 polls respectively from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi again won the Amethi constituency in 2014 by defeating Smriti Zubin Irani with a margin of 1,07,903 votes. Gandhi was the president of the Congress party from 2017 to 2019.

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Rahul Gandhi will take years to understand RSS: BJP

India | Mar 03, 2021, 04:18 PM IST

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that RSS is like a large school and Rahul Gandhi will need time to understand what the organisation stands for.

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Emergency was a mistake: Rahul Gandhi

India | Mar 02, 2021, 11:52 PM IST

In a conversation with Kaushik Basu, professor in the Cornell University in the US and India's former chief economic advisor, Gandhi said he is all for internal democracy in the Congress, which fought for India's independence, gave the country its Constitution and stood for equality.

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Bengal polls 2021: 'Hate Modi only agenda of Congress', says BJP

Elections | Mar 02, 2021, 03:48 PM IST

The Congress party is contesting the West Bengal assembly elections in alliance with the Left and ISF but is fighting the CPI-M in Kerala as the principal opposition party.

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'Can't be selective...': Anand Sharma slams Congress' tie-up with ISF in Bengal

India | Mar 01, 2021, 09:13 PM IST

In a series of tweets, Anand Sharma demanded answers from the Congress' Bengal unit while describing the alliance decision as 'painful and shameful'.

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Group dance, push-ups with students: Rahul Gandhi's day out at Tamil Nadu school | WATCH

India | Mar 01, 2021, 03:16 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi also showcased his dancing skills during the school tour. He partnered a few students of St. Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School on the stage for a group dance.

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What Ghulam Nabi Azad said on whether he will join BJP after PM Modi's praise | Exclusive

India | Feb 27, 2021, 07:16 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in an exclusive conversation with India TV on Saturday raised the issue of the party as well as the opposition becoming weak. He also shared views on other pressing issues within the party.

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G23 vs Rahul Gandhi? 'Congress becoming weak,' dissenters raise common concern in Jammu

India | Feb 27, 2021, 07:10 PM IST

In the first-ever show of strength, the dissenters in the Congress (G23) shared a public platform in Jammu and participated in the Shanti Sammelan, raising internal issues of the Congress like party becoming weak in the past decade, leadership, while at the same time, sharing a piece of advice for the young generation.

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Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi over Sino-India standoff; says Chinese know PM is 'scared'

India | Feb 27, 2021, 02:55 PM IST

Launching his three-day tour of Tamil Nadu ahead of the April 6 Assembly polls, the Congress leader, while interacting with advocates here, reiterated his 'hum do hamare do' jibe at the ruling dispensation at the Centre.

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Rahul Gandhi ignored farmers protest in Delhi, going to sea with Kerala fishermen: CM Vijayan

India | Feb 25, 2021, 07:07 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi, who represents Kerala's Wayanad in Lok Sabha, turned seafarer and pulled the net with local fishermen in high sea in Kollam.

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'Divide, lie and rule': PM Modi hits out at Rahul Gandhi over fisheries ministry remark

India | Feb 25, 2021, 01:51 PM IST

PM Modi said he was shocked to know that the former Congress chief was unaware about the ministry which was set up by his government in 2019 itself. 

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'Wisdom of electors must be respected’, Kapil Sibal reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s 'North vs South' remark

India | Feb 25, 2021, 09:18 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi is facing a barrage of criticism from the BJP over his controversial 'North vs South' remark made in his home constituency Wayand in Kerala

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'Grateful to Amethi voters': Congress firefights after Rahul's 'north-south' politics remark

India | Feb 24, 2021, 06:30 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma defended Rahul Gandhi describing the statement as the former party president's personal experience'

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UP gave opportunities to Gandhis but...: Yogi on Rahul's North-South politics remark

India | Feb 24, 2021, 05:33 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday targeted Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi over a recent speech comparing politics in north and south India and said that the opposition leader was playing divisive politics.

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BJP attacking Rahul Gandhi to divert attention from real issues: Congress

India | Feb 24, 2021, 02:50 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday triggered a North vs South controversy as he described his stint as a Lok Sabha member from Wayanand in Kerala as 'refreshing' after 15 years of representing Amethi in the Lok Sabha.

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‘Sahabzaade’ has lost it, Giriraj Singh responds after Rahul Gandhi repeats Fisheries Ministry gaffe

India | Feb 24, 2021, 02:46 PM IST

Notably, the Modi government after the 2019 Lok Sabha election had set up the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The ministry was formed from the department of same name under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

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Noisy scenes in UP Assembly after minister's remarks against Rahul Gandhi, state Congress chief

India | Feb 24, 2021, 02:18 PM IST

In reply to a question regarding irrigation facilities in Bundelkhand, Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh called Lallu a 'Tathakathit adyaksh' (so-called president) when the latter said that the Bundelkhand area was witnessing maximum number of suicides by farmers.

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BJP launches no-holds-barred attack on Rahul Gandhi over 'North vs South' remark

India | Feb 24, 2021, 09:30 AM IST

BJP leaders have launched an all-out attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and called him an opportunist who is trying to create a north-south divide. 

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South politics is refreshing, says Rahul Gandhi; 'divide & rule politics won’t work', BJP hits back

India | Feb 23, 2021, 11:36 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda slammed Rahul Gandhi for his remark. Nadda said the former Congress president has a habit of trying to divide people on regional lines.

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National Herald case: Delhi HC asks Sonia, Rahul to file reply on Swamy's plea by April 12

India | Feb 22, 2021, 01:08 PM IST

Advocate Satya Sabharwal, appearing for the BJP MP, and advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for Gandhis and others, confirmed that the high court has issued notice in the matter and stayed the trial court proceedings till April 12.

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Aaj Ki Baat, February 17, 2021: Full Episode

India | Feb 17, 2021, 11:54 PM IST

India's Number One and the 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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