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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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Amit Shah condemns Rahul Gandhi’s ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark, calls it ‘insult’ to Indian Army

Politics | Oct 07, 2016, 01:17 PM IST

​Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah today condemned Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s “Khoon ki dalali” remark and said that it was “shameful” and an insult to the Indian Army.

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Rahul Gandhi defends his ‘Khoon ki dalali’ remark against PM Modi, says won’t support using Indian Army in political posters

Politics | Oct 07, 2016, 12:00 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today defended his controversial ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he will not support using Indian Army in political posters.

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PM Modi encashing sacrifices made by our soldiers, hiding behind their blood: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Oct 06, 2016, 07:47 PM IST

Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi today castigated the PM saying he was doing business over the dead bodies of Army jawans and hiding behind their blood.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi comes in contact with live wire in Agra, narrowly escapes from electric shock

Politics | Oct 02, 2016, 10:31 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday had a narrow escape during his Kisan Yatra in Agra when he came in direct contact with a live electricity wire.

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Rahul Gandhi praises PM Modi for surgical strikes against Pakistan, says ‘first step by Modi worthy of a PM’

Politics | Sep 30, 2016, 01:52 PM IST

Probably for the first time in last 28 months of Modi government, the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has openly praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deciding to go for surgical strikes against militant camps based in Pakistan-occupied Kashm

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RSS trying to ‘divide’ India, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Sep 29, 2016, 05:02 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today flayed the ideology of the RSS saying it is trying to ‘divide’ India.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi speaks during a road

Rahul Gandhi mounts attack on BJP; says Congress can pull nation out of grip of communalism, poverty

Politics | Sep 28, 2016, 10:56 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi today said Congress has all the capabilities and competency to pull the nation out of the grip of communalism, poverty, lawlessness and free the farmers from their debt burden.

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Scuffle between Congress supporters and SPG at Rahul Gandhi’s road show in Bareilly

Politics | Sep 28, 2016, 06:40 PM IST

A scuffle broke out between a Congress leader and the SPG personnel at Rahul Gandhi's road show in Bareilly

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Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP of making cow ‘an election stunt’

Politics | Sep 28, 2016, 06:10 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused the BJP of making cow ‘an election stunt’.

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PM Modi obliges only 15-20 people, ignores rest: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Sep 27, 2016, 06:28 PM IST

Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the shoe-hurling incident, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said that the PM works only for 15-20 people and doesn’t care about the rest. Attacking Modi during

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Congress wants Pak stripped of MFN status, declared terrorist state; demands special session of Parliament

Politics | Sep 26, 2016, 06:44 PM IST

The Congress Party today called on the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament for a detailed discussion on the prevailing security situation in the country post the Uri terror attack. The party also

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Rahul Gandhi not alone, these 7 leaders also faced shoe-attacks

India | Sep 26, 2016, 05:32 PM IST

A man identified as Hari Om Mishra was today held for hurling a shoe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi during a road show in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur. The shocking incident took place during Rahul Gandhi's

Rahul Gandhi at a road-show in Lucknow on Friday

Shoe hurled at Rahul Gandhi in UP’s Sitapur, man detained

Politics | Sep 26, 2016, 04:04 PM IST

A shoe was hurled at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi during a road-show in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur on Monday, during his Deoria to Delhi Kisaan Yatra.

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi during his Kisan Yatra in Kanpur

Need for Kisan budget as Modi govt not paying heed to farmers problems Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Sep 22, 2016, 11:37 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said he had demanded a Kisan Budget because Modi government was not paying any heed to the problem of farmers.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi

'Short-sighted' PDP-BJP alliance opened space for terrorism in Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Sep 20, 2016, 08:26 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Bhartiya Janata Party’s short-sighted alliance with the Mehbooba Mufti's PDP opened the space for terrorism in Kashmir.

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Rahul Gandhi not reluctant to take over as Congress president: Digvijaya Singh

Politics | Sep 20, 2016, 03:38 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh today made it clear that the elevation of Rahul Gandhi from vice-president post to present post is certain but the timing of anointment will be decided by the Gandhi scion only.

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Kashmir situation would not have worsened if Rahul Gandhi was PM: Congress

Politics | Sep 20, 2016, 10:44 AM IST

In light of Uri terror attack, GPCC president Bharat Solanki on Monday blamed the PDP-BJP led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir for the rise in "Pak-sponsored" terror attacks in that state. The situation in

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Would like to see Priyanka in active politics: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Sep 20, 2016, 09:20 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has said that he is willing to see his younger sister Priyanka taking a role in active politics but added that the decision entirely rests with her. "I trust my

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during his kisan yatra

Rahul Gandhi labels PM Modi ‘selfie and promise-making machine’, says 'achhe din' not meant for poor

Politics | Sep 19, 2016, 11:30 PM IST

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday labelled Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a selfie and promise-making machine

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Before take off, Rahul Gandhi’s SPG guards demand to see licences of IndiGo pilots

Politics | Sep 17, 2016, 02:49 PM IST

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s security personnel seemed extra concerned of his safety as they asked the pilots of a private airline to show their licenses. The flight was to fly Mr Gandhi from New

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