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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, Kamal Nath

Unfortunate, I don't appreciate it: Rahul Gandhi disapproves of Kamal Nath's 'item' remark

Elections | Oct 20, 2020, 02:49 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed 'unfortunate', the remarks by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath against a woman candidate during a poll rally in the state.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Even Pakistan, Afghanistan handled COVID better than India: Rahul on IMF projections

India | Oct 16, 2020, 10:29 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Centre on Friday over IMF's projection that the Indian economy is set to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year, saying it was another "solid achievement" by the government.

Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt over IMF's per capita GDP

‘Bangladesh set to overtake India’: Rahul targets Modi govt over IMF's per capita GDP projections

India | Oct 14, 2020, 09:56 PM IST

Earlier on Tuesday, the IMF projected that India is set to drop below Bangladesh in terms of per capita GDP as the economy is projected to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year.

'Solid achievement' of BJP's 'hate-filled cultural nationalism': Rahul Gandhi on IMF projections

'Solid achievement' of BJP's 'hate-filled cultural nationalism': Rahul Gandhi on IMF projections

India | Oct 14, 2020, 12:20 PM IST

Gandhi also shared a graph citing its source as the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook report which showed Bangladesh closing in on India and almost catching up with it in terms of per capita GDP this year. "Solid achievement of 6 years of BJP's hate-filled cultural nationalism: Bangladesh set to overtake India," Gandhi said in a sarcastic tweet accompanied by clapping emojis.

Farooq Abdullah, Rahul Gandhi, BJP, Article 370, China

'Farooq Gandhi or Rahul Abdullah' 2 sides of same coin: BJP slams two leaders over anti-India stand

India | Oct 12, 2020, 11:41 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday came down heavily on National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi saying whether you call 'Farooq Gandhi' or 'Rahul Abdullah', both are two sides of the same coin and that there is no difference between the two leaders.

Farooq Abdullah, Article 370, China, BJP, Rahul Gandhi

Hero in China: BJP lambasts Farooq Abdullah over remark 'reinstating Article 370 with China's help'

India | Oct 12, 2020, 07:49 PM IST

The BJP has termed National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah's remark on reinstating Article 370 with China's help, "seditious and anti-national" adding he had become a "hero in China".

Why is your CM mortgaging your future for Modi: Rahul Gandhi to people on GST compensation

Why is your CM mortgaging your future for Modi: Rahul Gandhi to people on GST compensation

India | Oct 12, 2020, 11:49 AM IST

In August, the Centre gave two options to the states to borrow either Rs 97,000 crore from a special window facilitated by the Reserve Bank of India or Rs 2.35 lakh crore from the market. It had also proposed extending the compensation cess levied on luxury, demerit and sin goods beyond 2022 to repay the borrowing.

CM Yogi, his police say no one was raped because for them she was 'no one': Rahul Gandhi on Hathras

CM, his police say no one was raped because for them she was 'no one': Rahul Gandhi on Hathras case

India | Oct 11, 2020, 10:35 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Yogi Adityanath dispensation over the death of a Dalit woman from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras after being allegedly gang-raped, saying the chief minister and his police say no one was raped because for them and many other Indians, she was "no one".

Rahul Gandhi expresses grief and sorrow over the demise of

'Ram Vilas Paswan left lasting imprint on politics, public service': Rahul Gandhi

India | Oct 09, 2020, 04:42 PM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan, 74, died at a private hospital in Delhi on Thursday evening after recently undergoing a heart surgery. T

Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra, Rahul Gandhi

Itni achhi quality ka ye nasha laate kahan se hain: Madhya Pradesh minister taunts Rahul Gandhi

India | Oct 08, 2020, 08:10 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra took a jibe at former Congress president Rahul Gandhi saying how does he manage such a fine quality Nasha (drug) after later's statements when he said that they would have thrown out China in less than 15 minutes if Congress would have been in power.

Rahul Gandhi, Congress, PM Modi, LAC

Would have thrown out China in less than 15 minutes if Congress was in Power: Rahul Gandhi

India | Oct 07, 2020, 04:56 PM IST

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his recent rant against the BJP-led NDA government has said if Congress would have been in power, it would have thrown out China in less than 15 minutes.

Rahul Gandhi counters with PM Modi plane jibe day after trolled for cushion on tractors

Rahul Gandhi counters with PM Modi plane jibe day after trolled for cushion on tractors

India | Oct 06, 2020, 07:56 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi was trolled by the BJP for using a cushion while riding a tractor on the third day of his tractor rally in Punjab on Tuesday. But the former Congress president countered the trolls for not asking questions about the Prime Minister's recently refurbished aircraft.

'India's fight, not just of farmers': Rahul Gandhi steps up attack on Modi govt over farm laws

'India's fight, not just of farmers': Rahul Gandhi steps up attack on Modi govt over farm laws

India | Oct 06, 2020, 05:48 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday kept up the attack on the Centre over new farm laws, saying the fight against these legislations was not of farmers or labourers alone, but it was "India's fight".

Congress tractor rally: Haryana authorities allow Rahul Gandhi, some party leaders to enter state

Congress tractor rally: Haryana authorities allow Rahul Gandhi, some party leaders to enter state

India | Oct 06, 2020, 05:08 PM IST

Amid high-drama at Haryana's border with Punjab, state authorities allowed former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and a few party leaders to enter the BJP-ruled state as part of his rally against farm laws.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij

Can't allow Rahul to bring huge crowd from Punjab to disturb Haryana's atmosphere: Anil Vij

India | Oct 05, 2020, 11:26 PM IST

Haryana government has no problem if Rahul Gandhi enters the state with a few people for his tractor rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday, but he will not be allowed to bring a big crowd to "disturb" the atmosphere, Home Minister Anil Vij has said.

Life-size cutout of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi put on displayed during Kheti Bachao Yatra against

After Punjab, Rahul Gandhi to hold tractor rallies in Haryana on October 6

India | Oct 05, 2020, 11:18 PM IST

In a slight change in the schedule of Rahul Gandhi's visit to Haryana, the Congress leader will now be arriving for a day-long visit to the state on Tuesday instead of earlier two days as part of his tractor rally against the new farm laws.

Union Minister Smriti Irani

'VIP kisan, sits on sofa on tractor': Smriti Irani ridicules Rahul Gandhi over Punjab rally

India | Oct 05, 2020, 07:22 PM IST

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday ridiculed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a "VIP kisan" after photographs showed him sitting on a cushioned seat on a tractor during his party's protest rally in Punjab against the Centre's new farm laws.

Rahul man of 'foreign mentality', should learn nationalism from nationalists: UP BJP MLA

Rahul man of 'foreign mentality', should learn nationalism from nationalists: UP BJP MLA

India | Oct 05, 2020, 07:10 PM IST

Singh was reacting to Gandhi's tweet on his controversial statement on Saturday that "rapes can only be stopped if parents teach sanskar (values) to their daughters".

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

No one will be allowed to break law: Haryana CM

India | Oct 04, 2020, 11:33 PM IST

Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's proposed visit to oppose the agricultural laws in Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said no one will be allowed to take law and order in their own hands within the state.

I give you guarantee Cong will scrap the three 'black laws' if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi to farme

I give you guarantee Cong will scrap the three 'black laws' if voted to power: Rahul to farmers

India | Oct 04, 2020, 04:19 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Sunday over the three new agriculture laws, asking why were the farmers agitating if these were meant for them. Addressing a public meeting in Badhni Kalan in Punjab's Moga district, Gandhi asserted that the contentious Acts would be revoked if the Congress was voted to power.

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