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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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LS polls 2019: 'Our aim is to defeat the BJP', says Rahul Gandhi after meeting Naidu

Nov 01, 2018, 11:47 PM IST

The meeting comes amid seat-sharing talks between the two parties for the Assembly elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

BJP irked at Congress for mocking Modi

Politics | Nov 01, 2018, 03:37 PM IST

The height of the statue's foot is bigger than Modi. 

MP polls 2018

MP polls: Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia indulge in verbal spat in presence of Rahul Gandhi

Nov 01, 2018, 10:46 PM IST

Interestingly, all this happened in front of the Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Chandrababu Naidu

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to discuss opposition unity with Rahul Gandhi today

Politics | Nov 01, 2018, 08:47 AM IST

In his second visit to New Delhi in less than a week, Naidu will call on Gandhi as part of his efforts to bring all opposition parties on a common platform.

PM Modi Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi repeating things like a 'stuck gramophone', people won't accept his 'childish lies': PM Modi

Politics | Nov 01, 2018, 12:05 AM IST

Interacting with BJP booth level workers via video conferencing, PM Modi said Rahul Gandhi's keeps repeating things like a 'stuck gramophone'.

Devendra Fadnavis Rahul Gandhi Ram temple

EXCLUSIVE: Rahul Gandhi is visiting temples, should clarify his stand on Ram mandir too, says Fadnavis

India | Nov 01, 2018, 12:05 AM IST

In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Fadnavis said if Rahul Gandhi is trying to become a 'good Hindu' by visiting temples across the country, then he should also make it clear whether he would support construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya or not.

Former PM Indira Gandhi

Modi, Manmohan, Sonia, Rahul pay tributes to Indira Gandhi

India | Oct 31, 2018, 02:42 PM IST

Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh also visited the memorial of India's first woman prime minister. 

MP polls 2018

Rahul Gandhi appeals journalists to be fearless

Oct 31, 2018, 09:10 AM IST

"The journalist wrote a news piece on this, and after 10 days, the media house for which he was working sacked him," the Congress chief alleged.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, MP Jyotiraditya Scindia

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: Congress not declaring CM candidate as part of strategy, says Rahul Gandhi

Oct 30, 2018, 10:53 PM IST

Gandhi, who was on a two-day campaign of Madhya Pradesh, was asked why his party had not projected a face against BJP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was seeking a fourth term in office.

Telangana elections: KT Rama Rao accuses Rahul Gandhi of uttering lies

Telangana Elections: TRS leader KT Rama Rao accuses Rahul Gandhi of uttering ‘lies’ over irrigation projects

Oct 30, 2018, 10:20 PM IST

Taking a dig at Gandhi, he said the Congress chief talked about winning seats at Kamareddy, but his party lost a municipality under his Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.

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'BJP's 'Achhe Din' over in 4 years', Rahul Gandhi's jibe at PM Modi

Politics | Oct 30, 2018, 05:12 PM IST

As he sharpened his barbs, Gandhi uttered the said "chowkidar" and the crowd attending a rally here roared back: "chor hai". It was the Congress leader's last leg of a two-day visit to the state.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, MP polls 2018

Will consider if he apologizes: Chouhan on Gandhi's remark that his son was named in Panama Papers

Oct 30, 2018, 02:58 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day tour of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh (MP).

MP Polls 2018

'I got confused': Rahul makes U-turn on corruption charges against Shivraj Chouhan's son

Oct 30, 2018, 11:43 PM IST

In MP, where elections are scheduled to be held on November 28, the Congress has been struggling to oust the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) from power for the last 15 years.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Kartikey Singh Chouhan, Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MP polls 2018: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan threatens to file defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi

Oct 30, 2018, 08:14 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi possibly stares at a criminal defamation case as he incorrectly claimed that CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son (instead of CM Raman Singh's son) has been named in Panama Papers.

Rahul Gandhi holds roadshow in Indore

MP Elections: Rahul Gandhi holds roadshow in Indore amid chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev'

Oct 29, 2018, 11:13 PM IST

During his roadshow, Gandhi waved at the people and shook hands with some of them as he proceeded with the three-km journey from the Bada Ganpati intersection.

Rahul Gandhi

'Urjit Patel finally defending RBI from Mr 56', Rahul Gandhi launches scathing attack on PM Modi

India | Oct 29, 2018, 10:46 PM IST

He said it was not too late for the RBI governor to stand in defence of the Reserve Bank of India, after reports said there was a rift between Patel And 'Team Modi'.

Rahul Gandhi

MP polls: Rahul Gandhi to begin Malwa tour after worshipping Mahakal in Ujjain

Oct 29, 2018, 02:58 PM IST

Shah had visited the abode of Lord Shiva on July 14 this year before flagging off the "Jan Ashirwad Yatra" of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

MP Elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi to kick start Malwa tour tomorrow

MP Elections: Rahul Gandhi to kick start Malwa tour tomorrow with visit to famous 'jyotirlinga' in Ujjain

Oct 28, 2018, 07:25 PM IST

Gandhi is set to address rallies in Jhabua, Indore, Dhar, Khargone and Mhow during his two-day tour and will also take part in a road show in Indore.

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Tharoor quotes 'RSS source' to make controversial remark on PM Modi; BJP demands Rahul's apology

India | Oct 28, 2018, 05:24 PM IST

In a prompt response, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came all guns blazing on Rahul Gandhi and demanded his apology for the Congress leader's controversial statement.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Personal ambitions leading to degeneration of Congress ideology: Arun Jaitley

India | Oct 27, 2018, 10:50 PM IST

Delivering the first Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture at the India Ideas Conclave in New Delhi he asked whether Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi have ever gone to a congregation where 'Bharat ke tukde honge' slogan was raised.

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