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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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Farmer who briefed Rahul on crop loss kills self

Politics | Jun 10, 2015, 10:45 PM IST

Fatehgarh Sahib: A debt-stressed farmer, who recently met Rahul Gandhi and told him about agrarian problems, on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance.The family of the farmer 60-year-old Surjit Singh, a resident of

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Congress chief ministers' meeting begins

Politics | Jun 09, 2015, 12:56 PM IST

New Delhi: A meeting of Congress chief ministers, the first since the party lost the Lok Sabha elections last year, began here on Tuesday.Participants in the meeting are likely to discuss "economic mismanagement" and "anti-people"

rahul gandhi may go on a padyatra to meet farmers in tn

Rahul Gandhi may go on a padyatra to meet farmers in TN

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

Chennai:   Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi plans to undertake a 15-km padyatra in Tamil Nadu later this month to meet farmers and get a first hand account of their problems, weeks after he undertook

iit m ban revocation modi govt on back foot says rahul

IIT-M ban revocation: Modi govt on 'back foot', says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jun 08, 2015, 05:11 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Narendra Modi government is "on the back foot" after the lifting of a ban on a students' group at IIT Madras even as he hailed the

nitish kumar defends meeting with rahul gandhi

Nitish Kumar defends meeting with Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jun 08, 2015, 04:14 PM IST

Patna:   Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today justified his meeting with Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi saying that the latter has emerged in a leadership role within his party and will have a key place

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Let Rahul Gandhi try to understand life of people: M Venkaiah Naidu

Politics | Jun 07, 2015, 06:03 PM IST

Chennai:  In a dig at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his visits to various parts of the country, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said he should try to understand the life

nitish kumar meets rahul gandhi as alliance talks gain

Nitish Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi as alliance talks gain momentum

Politics | Jun 07, 2015, 04:11 PM IST

New Delhi:  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met Rahul Gandhi at his residence here as the talks on alliance to take on BJP in Bihar polls gained momentum.Kumar had reached Delhi yesterday. RJD chief

rahul gandhi to sharpen attack on modi govt at congress cms

Rahul Gandhi to sharpen attack on Modi govt at Congress CMs' meet

Politics | Jun 07, 2015, 01:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Having repeatedly shown his aggressive side since his return from a 56-day sabbatical, Rahul Gandhi is likely to unleash a fresh assault on the Narendra Modi government at a conference of Congress Chief

nitish kumar meets rahul gandhi ahead of crucial janata

Nitish Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi ahead of crucial Janata Parivar meet

Politics | Jun 07, 2015, 07:18 PM IST

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met Rahul Gandhi at his residence here as the talks on alliance to take on BJP in Bihar polls gained momentum.  Kumar had reached Delhi yesterday. RJD

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Rahul Gandhi's dig at Mamata Banerjee's Bangladesh Visit

Politics | Jun 07, 2015, 07:27 AM IST

Kolkata:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday raised questions over the "friendship" between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, joining him in the visit to Bangladesh."When our (UPA) government

rahul gandhi attacks pm modi on yoga now

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi on yoga now

Politics | Jun 06, 2015, 06:53 PM IST

Kolkata:   Rahul Gandhi today directed his fire on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of hopping from scheme to scheme and the focus on the yoga event later this month and "failure" to fulfil

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Rahul Gandhi questions friendship betweem Modi and Mamata

Politics | Jun 06, 2015, 06:28 PM IST

Kolkata:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of trying to deflect attention away from the NDA government's "unfulfilled promises", and also targeted West Bengal Chief

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Rahul's plan to revitalize Congress will show results in next 1-2 months, Jyotiraditya tells Aap Ki Adalat

Politics | Jun 08, 2015, 04:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has said party vice-president Rahul Gandhi has a clear blueprint to revitalize Congress and "the results will show in the next 1-2 months".Replying to a volley of questions

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Left, Trinamool stunted West Bengal's growth: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jun 06, 2015, 02:16 PM IST

Rishra (West Bengal): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the Left Front and the ruling Trinamool Congress for stunting growth of West Bengal.Interacting with jute mill workers at the Wellington Jute Mill complex

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Modi on a two-day visit to Bangladesh; Other major events of the day

India | Jun 06, 2015, 10:16 AM IST

1) PM Narendra Modi on a two day visit to BangladeshPrime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh beginning June 6 with an aim to inject new momentum in the bilateral

rahul gandhi backs civil society activists meets greenpeace

Rahul Gandhi backs civil society activists, meets Greenpeace's Priya Pillai

Politics | Jun 05, 2015, 12:04 PM IST

New Delhi: Opening another front against the Narendra Modi Government, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met members of civil society including Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who had a running feud with NDA dispensation and expressed solidarity

piyush goyal accuses congress of raking divisive issues

Piyush Goyal accuses Congress of raking "divisive issues"

Politics | Jun 04, 2015, 06:29 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal today accused Congress of raking "divisive issues", days after party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi took a veiled dig at BJP cautioning against the "ideology that pits one against the another"."The

rahul gandhi ignored farmers in amethi smriti irani

Rahul Gandhi ignored farmers in Amethi: Smriti Irani

Politics | Jun 03, 2015, 05:34 PM IST

New Delhi:  Upping the ante against Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Smriti Irani today slammed him for ignoring farmers in his Amethi constituency charging the Congress leader with failing to address their grievances.  Irani, who led

rahul gandhi reaches out to dalits slams pm modi govt over

Rahul Gandhi reaches out to Dalits, slams PM Modi govt over IIT-M row

Politics | Jun 02, 2015, 10:56 PM IST

Mhow (MP):  Reaching out to Dalits from the birth place of B R Ambedkar, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today opened another front against the Narendra Modi government accusing it of trying to "silence" a student

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At Ambedkar birth anniversary, Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at BJP

Politics | Jun 02, 2015, 09:02 PM IST

Mhow: Invoking Dalit icon B R Ambedkar's idea of “annihilation of caste”, Rahul Gandhi today made a strong pitch to end social discrimination and took a veiled dig at BJP cautioning against the “ideology that

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