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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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May 19: Major News Events of the day!

India | May 19, 2015, 10:03 AM IST

1. PM Narendra Modi to attend Asian Leadership ConferenceSeoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today attend Asian Leadership Conference, tour the Cheonggyecheon stream, attend CEO's Forum and Business Meet, hold one to one meeting with

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Rahul Gandhi is misleading people on food park issue: BJP

Politics | May 19, 2015, 08:47 AM IST

Lucknow: Hitting back at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for accusing the Narendra Modi government of engaging in "politics of revenge" over the cancelling of a mega food park in Amethi, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on

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VHP leader slams Narendra Modi over China trip

India | May 18, 2015, 11:33 PM IST

Vadodara:  Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his visit to China, senior VHP leader Acharya Dharmendra Maharaj today said the neighbouring country was not "trustworthy" and the PM should instead focus on strengthening relations with

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Rahul Gandhi gives Narendra Modi govt '0 out of 10'

Politics | May 18, 2015, 04:15 PM IST

Amethi: Accusing the Narendra Modi government of engaging in "politics of revenge", Rahul Gandhi on Monday vowed to fight to get back a mega food park project to his constituency here as he said that

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Mukul Roy met Rahul Gandhi, wants to join Congress: Adhir

Politics | May 18, 2015, 02:00 PM IST

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, who has a strained relation with party supremo Mamata Banerjee, has expressed his desire to join Congress and also met the party vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, West Bengal

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Rahul Gandhi takes food park fight to Amethi; accuses PM Modi of ignoring farmers' woes

Politics | May 18, 2015, 01:59 PM IST

Amethi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for cancelling his pet food park project in his constituency, Amethi.Rahul, who arrived here today on a three-day visit, said,

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May 18: Major News Events of the day!

India | May 18, 2015, 09:51 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to visit South Korea todaySeoul: PM Modi will hold bilateral discussions with South Korea President Park Geun-hye. Modi will also be meeting important business leaders.Rahul Gandhi to begin 3-day Amethi visit from

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Rahul Gandhi's three-day visit to home turf Amethi begins today

Politics | May 18, 2015, 01:52 PM IST

Amethi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will today begin three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi.Rahul's visit, the first since his 56-day sabbatical that ended last month, is expected to be a stormy.During his stay here,

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PM Modi's foreign tours a national duty,not secretive: Venkaiah Naidu

Politics | May 17, 2015, 08:52 PM IST

Hyderabad: Taking a dig at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his foreign visits, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said Modi's schedule is in public domain and

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May 15: Top 5 News Headlines that you can't afford to miss today!

India | May 15, 2015, 09:30 PM IST

India, China vow to settle border issue at earliestVowing to address the boundary issue at the earliest, India and China today decided to seek a “political” solution to the vexed dispute amid Prime Minister Narendra

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BJP hits back, says Rahul running 'anti-development' campaign

Politics | May 15, 2015, 08:29 PM IST

New Delhi:  BJP today hit back at Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the farmers issue, and accused him of running an "anti-growth and anti-development campaign" against the government to

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Modi Govt trying to snatch farmers' land for corporates: Rahul

Politics | May 15, 2015, 07:30 PM IST

Adilabad: In a blistering attack on Narendra Modi government, Rahul Gandhi today accused it of trying to snatch land from farmers for “crony capitalists” and also did not spare Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao,

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'Acche din' only for Modi, his businessmen friends: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 15, 2015, 05:28 PM IST

Nirmal (Telangana):  Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "acche din" have come only for Modi and few businessmen close to him.Addressing a public meeting at Wadial village near

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Rahul to begin 3-day Amethi visit on May 18

Politics | May 15, 2015, 05:26 PM IST

Amethi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will pay a three-day visit to his Amethi parliamentary constituency beginning May 18, during which he will meet farmers affected by the recent untimely rain and hailstorm.“The Congress MP will

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Rahul Gandhi consoles families of farmers who committed suicide in Telangana

Politics | May 15, 2015, 02:41 PM IST

Nirmal (Telangana): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today undertook 'padyatra' in Adilabad district of Telangana to console families of farmers who committed suicide due to financial distress.Rahul launched his walkathon 'Kisan Sandesh Yatra' in morning from

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TRS, BJP slam Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 15, 2015, 12:59 PM IST

Hyderabad: As Rahul Gandhi kicked off his padyatra in Telangana, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the BJP slammed alleged attempts to politicise the farmers' issue and turn his visit into a “grand celebration.”“A democratic

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Top News Events for May 15th!

India | May 15, 2015, 10:02 AM IST

PM Modi to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Beijing todayBeijing: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be given a welcome ceremony followed by talks with Chinese PM Li Keqiang, signing of agreements

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Rahul gandhi concludes padyatra, to address farmers soon

Politics | May 15, 2015, 02:22 PM IST

Nirmal(Telangana): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday undertook 'padyatra' in Adilabad district of Telangana to console families of farmers who committed suicide due to financial distress.The Congress leader launched his walkathon 'kisan sandesh yatra' on

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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Telangana for 'padayatra'

Politics | May 14, 2015, 11:32 PM IST

Hyderabad: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Telangana tonight to interact with farmers and undertake a ‘padayatra' in Adilabad district tomorrow to highlight their issues.Gandhi landed at Nanded in Central Maharashtra this evening from New

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Major News Events of May 14th!

India | May 14, 2015, 09:54 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to kick start three-nation visitPrime Narendra Modi yesterday night left for three-nation visit to China, Mongolia and South Korea. He will visit Shiyan, Beijing and Sanghai during his stay in China from

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