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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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Anupriya Ptael spar with Rajbabbar over dynasty politics

Anupriya Patel questions Rahul Gandhi’s credential as a leader, spars with Raj Babbar over dynasty politics

Politics | Sep 16, 2016, 02:05 PM IST

Union Minister Anupriya Patel and Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar today got into a heated argument over caste and dynasty politics and went on to exchange high-pitched barbs against each other. Speaking at a

UP Dalit family borrowed food for Rahul’s Sunday meal

UP Dalit family borrowed food for Rahul’s Sunday meal during ‘Kisan Yatra’

Politics | Sep 15, 2016, 07:30 PM IST

A Dalit family from Bada Gaon village of Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district recently hosted Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for a meal during their ongoing 2500-km long ‘Kisan Yatra’.

Ruckus at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Khaat Sabha’ in Mirzapur

‘Khaat chhodke jaao’: Crowds head home with cots at Rahul's 'Khaat Sabha' in Mirzapur

Politics | Sep 14, 2016, 07:19 PM IST

Apprehensive of the gathering turning Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Khaat Sabha’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur turning into a repeat of Deoria and Ambedkar Nagar, party leaders could be heard making announcements soon after his speech appeali

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BJP ‘jealous’ of success of Rahul Gandhi’s 'Khat Sabha': Congress

Politics | Sep 09, 2016, 05:30 PM IST

Lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for calling Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing ‘Khat Sabha’ a flop show, the Congress party today said that it reflects the jealousy and frustration of the saffron party.

Rahul Gandhi at Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya

Rahul becomes first member of Nehru-Gandhi family to visit Ayodhya after 1992 Babri demolition

Politics | Sep 09, 2016, 12:51 PM IST

On fifth day of his ongoing ‘Kisan Yatra’ in Uttar Pradesh, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today visited Ayodhya and offered prayers at the famous Hanuman Garhi temple.

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Rahul Gandhi is a good boy, should come to UP more often: Akhilesh Yadav's dig at Cong VP

Politics | Sep 14, 2016, 05:26 PM IST

In an apparent dig at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh chief Minister Akhilesh yadav today referred to the 46-year-old as “a good boy” who should visit the state more often. Yadav was

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Ayodhya as part of his ‘Kisan Yatra’ tomorrow

Politics | Sep 08, 2016, 01:45 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Ayodhya on Friday as part of his ongoing ‘Kisan Yatra’ becoming the first member of Nehru-Gandhi family to visit the temple town after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992.

Nathuram Godse's family claims he never left RSS

Nathuram Godse never left RSS, claims his family

India | Sep 08, 2016, 01:46 PM IST

Amid the flip-flops of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi over his comments at an election rally that “RSS people” had killed Mahatma Gandhi, the family of Nathuram Godse has claimed that he was neither expelled

Rahul Gandhi with supporters in UP during Kisan Yatra

Farmer is thief, but Mallya a defaulter: Rahul Gandhi snubs 'khat-chori' controversy

Politics | Sep 14, 2016, 05:28 PM IST

Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi's political Yatra from Deoria to revive his party's fortune in the upcoming Assembly elections took off on a humorous note yesterday. The grand old party was unprepared for this kind

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'What did you do for farmers in 55 years': BJP asks Congress

Politics | Sep 06, 2016, 06:48 PM IST

Hours after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi kicked off his 2,500 km Kisan Yatra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioned the opposition's sudden concern for the farmers questioning what it did for their welfare during

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Deoria

Modi waiving loans of corporates, ignoring plight of farmers, says Rahul Gandhi as he starts 2,500-km ‘Kisan Yatra’ in UP

Politics | Sep 14, 2016, 05:29 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bias towards the rich while ignoring the plight of farmers.

Swamy and Rahul

Rahul Gandhi knows more about Europe's night clubs than problems of Indian farmers: Subramanian Swamy

Politics | Sep 06, 2016, 05:43 PM IST

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy today took a pot-shot at Rahul Gandhi’s 2,500 km-long ‘Kisan Yatra’ and said that the Congress vice-president knows more about the night clubs in Europe compared to the condition of farmers in In

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Khaat Sabha: Chaos at Rahul Gandhi's rally as people fight for cots

Politics | Sep 14, 2016, 05:29 PM IST

Commotion broke out as locals fought for Khatiyas(wooden cots) after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's 'Khat Sabha' ended in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria today. Over 200 cots were arranged for Rahul Gandhi's rally where Congress Vice

Rahul Gandhi kicks off 2,500 km Kisan Yatra from Deoria

Rahul Gandhi kicks off 2,500 km Kisan Yatra from Deoria, promises loan waiver and cheap power tariff

Politics | Sep 14, 2016, 05:30 PM IST

In a bid to capture power in the politically important state of Uttar Pradesh, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched his 2,500 km-long ‘Kisan Yatra’ from Rudrapur in the state's eastern district Deoria.

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi to hold ‘Khaat Sabhas’ during 2500 km-long Kisan Yatra from Deoria to Delhi

Politics | Sep 06, 2016, 10:43 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will today kick-start 2500 km-long Kisan Yatra from Deoria, a district in eastern Uttar Pradesh. During his month-long yatra, which will culminate in Delhi, the Congress leader will hold ‘Khaat Sabhas’ to have one

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Shashi Tharoor backs Rahul Gandhi, says Gandhi killers were from RSS

Politics | Sep 06, 2016, 07:48 AM IST

Former Union minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor threw his weight behind his party vice-president Rahul Gandhi stating that historical evidences suggests that Godse was a member of RSS and that the organization distributed sweets

200 angry Anganwadi workers raise slogans against Rahul

In Amethi stronghold, 200 angry Anganwadi workers raise slogans against Rahul Gandhi, block cavalcade

Politics | Sep 02, 2016, 02:35 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today faced protests by local residents in his own constituency Amethi where he arrived on Wednesday on a three-day visit.

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All India Radio mocks Rahul Gandhi, tweets ‘How he became daring again to defame RSS?’

Politics | Sep 02, 2016, 01:01 PM IST

Public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) kicked-up a row on Thursday after it mocked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for withdrawing his plea in the Supreme Court seeking to quash the defamation case filed against him

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi

A true Hindu would not have killed Mahatma Gandhi, says Congress after Rahul Gandhi tells SC he is ready to face trial

Politics | Sep 02, 2016, 12:08 AM IST

After Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi told the Supreme Court that he was ready to face trial in the RSS defamation case, his party on Thursday sought to take the battle to the Sangh’s court saying,

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi

‘RSS killed Mahatma’: Rahul Gandhi toughens stand, tells SC he is ready to face trial

Politics | Sep 01, 2016, 04:19 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today told the apex court that he stands by his remarks blaming RSS for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and is ready to face trial for it.

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