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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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ls adjourns twice after ruckus over decision to extend

LS adjourns twice after ruckus over decision to extend session

Politics | May 08, 2015, 01:03 PM IST

New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned twice today as a joint Opposition took on the government for its decision to extend the Lok Sabha by three days, terming the move “authoritarian”.As soon as the House

vk singh takes swipe at rahul over scrapping of mega food

VK Singh takes swipe at Rahul over scrapping of mega food park

Politics | May 07, 2015, 10:34 PM IST

New Delhi: Union minister VK Singh today took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi after he raised in Lok Sabha the issue of reported scrapping of a mega food park in Amethi, wondering why there was

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Rahul Gandhi on Twitter

Politics | May 07, 2015, 02:54 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has made his Twitter debut with an official account on the popular social networking side.‘Office of RG' was formally launched today and the twitter handle registered over 21,000 followers.“We are happy

sc suspends defamation suit against rahul gandhi

SC suspends defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 07, 2015, 02:19 PM IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended criminal defamation suit against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his speech about the RSS and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi during elections last year.While putting on

rahul gandhi accuses pm modi of politics of revenge

Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of 'politics of revenge'

Politics | May 07, 2015, 02:58 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government in Lok Sabha over the reported scrapping of a mega food park project in his constituency of Amethi, accusing the Prime Minister

rahul gandhi exempted by sc to appear before bhiwandi court

Rahul Gandhi exempted by SC to appear before Bhiwandi court in defamation case

Politics | May 07, 2015, 11:46 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday was exempted by Supreme Court from appearing in Maharashtra court on May 8 in defamation case.He filed a petition in Supreme Court yesterday against criminal defamation filed

rahul gandhi to speak on amethi food park in lok sabha

Rahul Gandhi to speak on Amethi Food Park in Lok Sabha

Politics | May 07, 2015, 11:29 AM IST

Lucknow: After month- long return from his sabbatical, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will today address Amethi's cause in Parliament. He is expected to make interference on Amethi's Mega Food Park project that was put on

congress scion rahul gandhi comes on twitter

Congress scion Rahul Gandhi comes on Twitter

Politics | May 07, 2015, 11:28 AM IST

New Delhi: The Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the social media platform Twitter. His Twitter handle is by the name @OfficeofRG.Currently, the account does not have any bio on it, though; around 10.1

amethi to be developed as smart city

Amethi to be developed as Smart City

Politics | May 07, 2015, 02:12 PM IST

Amethi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's constituency Amethi is set to be developed as a Smart City by the Narendra Modi-led government.The Centre has written to the Akhilesh Yadav led state government in this regard

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Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi moves Supreme Court

Politics | May 06, 2015, 11:36 PM IST

New Delhi:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Bombay High Court order dismissing his plea for quashing a defamation case against him for allegedly blaming RSS

key posts vacant as govt wants to grab land from common

Key posts vacant as govt wants to 'grab' land from common people: Rahul

Politics | May 06, 2015, 05:53 PM IST

New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on the Modi government, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today questioned why it was keeping the posts of RTI commissioner, Lokpal and Chief Vigilance Commissioner vacant.Gandhi also reiterated his

real estate bill to go to rajya sabha s select committee

Real estate bill to go to Rajya Sabha's select committee

Politics | May 06, 2015, 12:49 PM IST

New Delhi: Following pressure from opposition parties, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government is set to send the real estate bill to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha.The formation of the committee, comprising 20

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Telangana next week, interact with farmers

Politics | May 06, 2015, 07:44 AM IST

Hyderabad: After visiting Punjab and Maharashtra, where he reached out to farmers and listened to their woes, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi would tour Telangana next week to interact with agriculturists.  He would undertake a

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Sena slams Rahul Gandhi over 'padyatra'

Politics | May 05, 2015, 01:12 PM IST

Mumbai: Shiv Sena today criticised Rahul Gandhi for his ‘padyatra' in drought-prone Vidarbha district, saying he should have wiped away tears of farmers when the Congress was in power.The Sena also hit out at Chief

sonia gandhi rahul gandhi condole deaths in mp bus accident

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi condole deaths in MP bus accident

Politics | May 04, 2015, 10:15 PM IST

New Delhi:  Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi have expressed grief over the bus accident in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh today in which 21 persons were charred to death.  In

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Sadananda Gowda asks Rahul Gandhi to study the new real estate bill

Politics | May 04, 2015, 07:44 AM IST

Mangaluru: Union Law and Justice Minister D V Sadananda Gowda yesterday lambasted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill. Talking to reporter's yesterday evening,

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Congress would win next elections, Rahul Gandhi to be PM: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Politics | May 04, 2015, 07:45 AM IST

Kumbakonam: Amid speculation over Rahul Gandhi's elevation, a senior congress leader and former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Sunday predicted that the Congress would win the next elections and Gandhi would be the next

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With BJP at Centre, borders are more safe: Amit Shah

Politics | May 02, 2015, 09:23 PM IST

Amritsar:  BJP chief Amit Shah today said that the borders of the country were safer with his party at the helm, as he attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying "Italian glasses" on his eyes were

rahul gandhi now takes up the cudgels against government

Rahul Gandhi now takes up the cudgels against government real estate bill

Politics | May 02, 2015, 06:19 PM IST

New Delhi:   A combative Rahul Gandhi today kept up his attack on Narendra Modi government, accusing it of working against middle class home-buyers by "diluting" a bill on regulating real estate sector and making

rahul banking on perpetuating poverty to revive congress

Rahul banking on perpetuating poverty to revive Congress?

Politics | May 02, 2015, 02:52 PM IST

From being caught snoozing in parliament to spending time in a mysterious hideout to the current photo-ops with tillers of the soil, Rahul Gandhi has been acquiring a whole range of political experience. The problem