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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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India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma

OPINION | EVMs: FREE, FAIR AND FAST POLLING

India | Jun 19, 2024, 06:10 AM IST

To me, the entire EVM issue is one in which one goes on raising doubts and questions, and telling lies, and the sole objective seems to create doubts in the minds of people. The funny part here is, that Elon Musk raised questions about EVMs being used in a primary election in Puerto Rico, USA.

Kerela BJP chief mocks Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate Wayanad seat

Cong considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul's decision to vacate Wayanad seat

India | Jun 17, 2024, 09:09 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will retain the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh and vacate his Wayanad seat in Kerala from where his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut.

Rahul Gandhi to retain Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, Priyanka to contest Wayanad bypoll

Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, Priyanka to make electoral debut in Wayanad bypoll

India | Jun 18, 2024, 06:24 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi had won from Wayanad and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituencies and he has to vacate one of the seats within 14 days of the Lok Sabha results, which came out on June 4.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Congress rally

'EVMs in India are a black box', Rahul Gandhi joins Elon Musk to criticise electronic voting machine

India | Jun 16, 2024, 01:56 PM IST

Gandhi's X post marked as the return of EVMs debate in the political circles. The opposition parties have been raising concerns over EVMs for some time now. They had demanded a 100 per cent count of the VVPAT slips which was not allowed.

Fact Check

Fact Check: No, Rahul Gandhi did not ‘pose’ with CISF constable who ‘slapped’ Kangana Ranaut

Jun 15, 2024, 08:07 PM IST

It was claimed that Rahul Gandhi posed with the CISF constable who allegedly slapped actor-politician Kangana Ranaut. The claim turned out to be false.

Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad

Will Rahul Gandhi give up Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala Congress chief drops major hint

India | Jun 12, 2024, 04:17 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi won both Rae Bareli and Wayanad by a margin of 3,90,030 and 3,64,422 votes respectively. The Congress leader is yet to decide which seat he will represent as MP.

Fact check, Rahul Gandhi

Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi's old, edited video used to show him watching PM Modi's oath ceremony

Jun 11, 2024, 09:14 PM IST

Fact Check: A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi watching PM Modi taking oath as the Indian Prime Minister for the third time is going viral on social media. However, the truth is something else.

Rahul, Priyanka hold Aabhar Sabha in Rarebareli

'Had Priyanka Gandhi fought in Varanasi, PM Modi would have lost': Rahul Gandhi at 'Aabhar Sabha'

Jun 11, 2024, 07:54 PM IST

After the Congress clinched both the seats of Amethi and Raebareli, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a thanks-giving program in UP's Raebareli. They also credited unity between Samajwadi Party and Congress for the win.

Congress leader Deependra Hooda.

No Congress-AAP alliance for Haryana Assembly election? Deepender Hooda's big claim

India | Jun 11, 2024, 09:10 AM IST

The alliance between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party under the INDIA bloc may break ahead of the upcoming Assembly election in Haryana. Both the parties are also not likely to contest together in Delhi next year.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka to visit Rae Bareli to thank voters after Congress' win in two key UP seats

Jun 11, 2024, 08:38 AM IST

The Congress party won election from both the Lok Sabha seats including Rae Bareli and Amethi. The two constituencies have remained a stronghold of the Grand Old Party for long, however, in 2019, BJP's Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi but in this election, Congress reclaimed the seat.

Breaking news: June 11 live updates

Breaking News, June 11 Highlights: Rahul, Priyanka hold 'Aabhar Sabha' in Raebareli

India | Jun 11, 2024, 11:44 PM IST

IndiaTV News provides you all the breaking news, latest news, breaking story videos, Live TV on a single platform to ensure you don't miss the biggest happenings in India and the world.

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka meet Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi

India | Jun 10, 2024, 04:37 PM IST

Sheikh Hasina was in the national capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to return to her country on Monday. She arrived on Saturday and joined other foreign leaders at a banquet hosted by President Murmu after the glittering ceremony.

Former Pakistani minister Fawad Chaudhry

After supporting Rahul Gandhi and Kejriwal, Pak's Fawad Chaudhry calls for 'friendship' with India

World | Jun 09, 2024, 04:52 PM IST

Chaudhry had earlier criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the Indian leader and his "extreme ideology" need to be defeated. He also extended support to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during the elections.

CWC meeting, CWC passes resolution to appoint Rahul Gandhi as LoP in Lok Sabha, Lok Sabha election r

Rahul Gandhi likely to retain Raebareli seat, may quit Wayanad constituency: Sources

India | Jun 09, 2024, 12:02 AM IST

CWC meeting: KC Venugopal said that the revival of Congress has begun, and the atmosphere in the Congress Working Committee is entirely different now from what it was four months back.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during

Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad, Rae Bareli next week to decide which seat he will keep: Sources

India | Jun 08, 2024, 02:55 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi won both Rae Bareli and Wayanad by a margin of 3,90,030 and 3,64,422 votes respectively. The Congress leader is yet to decide which seat he will represent as MP.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders

Should Rahul Gandhi take over as Congress chief? CWC meet underway amid Lok Sabha poll results

India | Jun 08, 2024, 02:02 PM IST

A section within the party strongly feels that former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi should take over as leader of the party and opposition in the Lok Sabha. The issue is likely to be discussed in the meetings of the CWC and the Parliamentary Party.

congress working committee meeting, Lok Sabha Election results 2024, CWC meeting, Congress convenes

Congress convenes CWC meeting today in Delhi to discuss Lok Sabha Election results 2024

India | Jun 08, 2024, 12:01 AM IST

CWC meeting: The party will also hold meeting of Congress Parliamentary Party comprising all newly elected Lok Sabha MPs and Rajya Sabha MPs followed by a dinner at Hotel Ashok at 7:00 pm.

DK SHivakumar, Shashi Tharoor pitch for Rahul to be LoP

DK Shivakumar, Shashi Tharoor bat for Rahul Gandhi as Parliament to get LoP after 10 years

India | Jun 07, 2024, 08:20 PM IST

The post of the Leader of Opposition is vacant for past 10 years as all the opposition parties lacked to fulfil the criteria required. As Congress has got the numbers to make LoP, leaders are pitching for the Gandhi scion.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Bengaluru Court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in defamation case filed by BJP Karnataka unit

Jun 07, 2024, 11:26 AM IST

Earlier, the Bengaluru court exempted the appearance of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 1 but stated that he must be present on June 7.

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