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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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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi encouraging indecorous behaviour: BJP

Politics | Aug 07, 2015, 01:45 AM IST

New Delhi:  BJP today accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi of "continuously encouraging rude, indecent and indecorous behaviour" of their party members and asked them to "apologise" to the Speaker for

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Voice of opposition being suppressed: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Aug 06, 2015, 03:53 PM IST

New Delhi: The voice of the opposition is "being suppressed in Parliament", said Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the party continued its protest for the third day on Thursday over the suspension of 25 of

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Naga accord shows Modi government's arrogance: Sonia Gandhi

Politics | Aug 06, 2015, 02:53 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today slammed the Modi government over the Naga peace accord, accusing it of not taking chief ministers of north eastern states into confidence and said it showed its "arrogance".Opening

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Congress MPs continue protest for second day

Politics | Aug 05, 2015, 08:36 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that the protest will continue until the Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan revokes her decision to suspend Congress lawmakers.While denying any knowledge of government's proposal to end

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Congress to continue its agitation against Modi government

Politics | Aug 05, 2015, 10:22 AM IST

New Delhi: Stepping up the attack against the Narendra Modi government, Congress lawmakers from both Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha will protest over suspension of the party's MPs at Gandhi statue in Parliament premises from

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Rahul Gandhi on land bill: Government ran off after 'threatening and shouting'

Politics | Aug 04, 2015, 06:16 PM IST

New Delhi: Taking a swipe at government over its U-turn on land bill, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it "ran off" after "threatening" and shouting" in the face of resistance by Congress and vowed that

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Murder of democracy, says Sonia Gandhi on MPs suspension

Politics | Aug 04, 2015, 12:44 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the suspension of 25 MPs of the party by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was anti-democratic and described it as murder of democracy.Congress members from both

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Suspension of Congress MPs 'murder of democracy': Sonia

Politics | Aug 04, 2015, 02:57 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday described the Lok Sabha speaker's decision to suspend 25 of her party MPs as a "murder" of democracy as she led a protest against the decision at

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Sonia, Rahul to lead Congress' protest against suspension of MPs

Politics | Aug 04, 2015, 09:05 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress will today protest in Parliament against the decision of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to suspend its 25 MPs for five days for 'willfully obstructing the business of the House'. Congress president Sonia

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FTII row: Govt blames Rahul Gandhi for politicising protests

Politics | Aug 03, 2015, 03:50 PM IST

New Delhi: As FTTI students demanding the removal of Gajendra Chauhan held protests in the national capital, Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday accused Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi of giving political colour to

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FTII students protest at Jantar Mantar against Chauhan's apppointment

India | Aug 03, 2015, 04:23 PM IST

New Delhi:  Intensifying their 53-day-old stir for removal of BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as chairman, more than 150 students of FTII joined by students from several other institutes and people from various organisations are holding

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Congress have lost faith in democracy, says Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Aug 03, 2015, 01:52 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday accused the Congress of stalling parliamentary proceedings as the party "seems to have lost faith in democracy".Speaking to the media after External Affairs Minister Sushma

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Sonia, Rahul responsible for Parliament deadlock: Prakash Javadekar

Politics | Aug 02, 2015, 09:30 PM IST

Indore:  Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said holding the Parliament to ransom was a "contempt of democracy" and blamed Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for the logjam during the ongoing monsoon session."Sonia and

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Sonia, Rahul ask Manipur government to ensure speedy relief to landslide victims

Politics | Aug 02, 2015, 06:53 AM IST

New Delhi:  Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi tonight deep sorrow at the loss of lives in the landslide in Manipur and asked the state government to ensure speedy relief and adequate

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'Hindu terrorism': BJP rakes up Rahul's 2010 remarks to up the ante

Politics | Aug 01, 2015, 11:14 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today fired yet another salvo at Congress over the issue of 'Hindu terrorism' as it raked up reported comments of Rahul Gandhi in 2010 when he had said radicalised Hindu groups might

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Congress may boycott all party meet if centre doesn't reach out

Politics | Aug 01, 2015, 07:11 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress party may boycott Monday's all-party meeting being convened to end the parliamentary logjam if the government failed to reach out with concrete proposals, the party indicated on Saturday."The government has convened an

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Aaj Ki Baat: Gajendra Chauhan not fit to lead FTII, says Paresh Rawal

Politics | Aug 01, 2015, 12:08 AM IST

New Delhi: Noted bollywood actor and BJP MP from Ahmedabad Paresh Rawal believes that Gajendra Chauhan is not fit enough to lead FTII.In an exclusive interview to India TV, Rawal said, “I personally don't think

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FTII row: RSS and its wings promote mediocrity, says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jul 31, 2015, 11:53 PM IST

Pune: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today met agitating students at the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) campus in Pune.Addressing the stuents, Rahul attacked the government saying 'you are taking someone who is

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Rahul Gandhi joins FTII row; to meet protesting students in Pune tomorrow

Politics | Jul 30, 2015, 07:13 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit the Pune based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Friday in support of the students' agitation there against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as

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APJ Abdul Kalam laid to rest, nation bids a teary adieu

India | Jul 30, 2015, 02:27 PM IST

Rameswaram: In a spontaneous outpouring of grief, thousands of people bid an emotional farewell to former President APJ Abdul Kalam who was today laid to rest with full state honours in his home town here

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