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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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‘Paytm means pay to Modi’, says Rahul Gandhi; opposition stages ‘Black Day’ protest in Parliament

Politics | Dec 08, 2016, 12:23 PM IST

The Congress-led opposition parties today staged a ‘black day’ protest near Gandhi statue in the Parliament against the government’s demonetisation policy.

President, PM and other leaders condole Jayalalithaa’s

President, PM and other leaders condole Jayalalithaa’s demise

Politics | Dec 06, 2016, 07:31 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Union Ministers, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and various other top leaders tonight condoled Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's demise.

Akhilesh with Rahul

SP-Congress alliance can win over 300 seats in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

Politics | Dec 02, 2016, 06:09 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that he was not averse to an alliance with the Congress party for UP Assembly polls and said that such a combine can win over 300 seats in the 403-member House.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi slams PM, says Modi ‘prisoner of his own image’

Politics | Dec 02, 2016, 02:27 PM IST

Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who today chaired a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) in the absence of party president Sonia Gandhi, launched a fresh round of attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation,

Rahul Gandhi, President, Pranab Mukherjee,I-T Bil

Rahul Gandhi meets President over passage of I-T Amendment Bill, says ‘parliamentary procedure not followed’

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 09:14 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee to raise objection on the manner in which the Income Tax Amendment Bill was passed in Lok Sabha.

IT ministry, Delhi Police, Rahul Gandhi, Twitter

IT ministry, Delhi Police probing Rahul Gandhi's social media account hack; Twitter denies security breach

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 06:53 PM IST

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has started a probe into the hacking of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's official Twitter account.

File pic of Rahul Gandhi

Explained: How hackers may have laid siege to Rahul, Congress Twitter accounts

Dec 01, 2016, 04:59 PM IST

The Congress party and its second-in command Rahul Gandhi became the latest victim of cyber crime when the control of verified accounts of the grand old party and the latter’s office was taken over by unknown hackers.

File pic of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy

‘Insider role’, says Subramanian Swamy on Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account hacking

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 02:30 PM IST

Firebrand BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today took potshots at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over hacking of his Twitter account and abusive tweets posted on his timeline.

File pic Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi

Congress’ Twitter account hacked, abusive tweets follow

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 12:16 PM IST

A day after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s twitter account was hacked, the verified twitter handle of the Indian National Congress’s was taken over by an unidentified hacker.

Rahul Gandhi, Twitter, OfficeOfRG, Tweets

Government asks Twitter to submit details of Rahul Gandhi’s activities on microblogging site

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 12:34 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came under a cyber attack when his official Twitter account @OfficeOfRG was hacked and obscenities were posted on the timeline.

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I-T Act amendments to help people with black money, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 30, 2016, 02:22 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that the amendments in income tax rules were aimed at helping people with black money.

Congress sees Nitish Kumar’s PM ambitions behind his

Upset Congress sees Nitish Kumar’s PM ambitions behind his support to demonetisation

Politics | Nov 30, 2016, 08:43 AM IST

With the opposition failing to put up a strong front against centre’s demonetisation drive, an irked Congress stated that there can be only one prime ministerial candidate from the alliance it is part of.

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Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal having ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah hits back

Politics | Nov 27, 2016, 05:54 PM IST

Battling an all round attack from the opposition parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today countered the remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping Rs 500/1000 notes. Hitting back on the

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Modi govt dares Rahul Gandhi to speak on ‘demonetisation’ in Parliament

Politics | Nov 25, 2016, 07:04 PM IST

The Narendra Modi government has dared Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to participate in the ‘demonetisation’ debate in parliament and express his views on the subject.

Rahul Gandhi speaks to reporters outside Parliament

Will be interesting to see what emotions PM Modi displays in Parliament, says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 25, 2016, 02:28 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the demonetisation drive and challenged the Prime Minister to come to the Parliament for a debate.

Rahul Gandhi speaks to reports outside Parliament

Demonestion: Opposition unites against govt; Rahul Gandhi seeks JPC on ‘note ban info leak’

Politics | Nov 23, 2016, 11:32 AM IST

A united opposition on Wednesday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued silence and absence inside the Parliament despite growing demands for him to speak on the demonetisation issue.

Rahul Gandhi

If PM Modi can speak at ‘pop concerts’ then why not in parliament, asks Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 22, 2016, 02:24 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his absence during debates on ‘demonetisation’ in the Parliament.

PM, Rahul Gandhi, Demonetisation, Narendra Modi

Not super PM, a new term needs to be coined for Modi: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 21, 2016, 08:57 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi today said that the Prime Minister does not even consult with his ministers and does whatever comes to his mind.

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16th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

India | Nov 16, 2016, 07:56 PM IST

Important stories of the day

Rahul Gandhi addressing Congress workers in Bhiwandi

Demonetisation: No action against ‘industrialist friends’ of PM Modi, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 16, 2016, 01:56 PM IST

Training his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday charged that no action was being taken against the ‘real black marketeers’ and the ‘industrialist friends’ of the former.

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