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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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Top Five News Events you might have missed!

India | Apr 20, 2015, 09:39 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Modi Governmnet, calls it ‘suit-boot ki sarkar'Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the Modi government and tried to corner the ruling party in the controversial and much

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Congress to keep raising farmers' issues: Congress

Politics | Apr 20, 2015, 08:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that the party will keep raising farmers issues after holding deliberations with all Lok Sabha MPs of the party including Rahul Gandhi, who today accused government of

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When Rahul Gandhi asked whether Modi is not BJP's Prime Minister

Politics | Apr 20, 2015, 05:31 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is back in action in the national capital with a new Avatar. The Gandhi scion attended the first day of resumed budget session of Parliament on Monday.  This time, the Congress

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Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Modi Governmnet, calls it 'suit-boot ki sarkar'

Politics | Apr 21, 2015, 07:17 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the Modi government and tried to corner the ruling party in the controversial and much talked about Land Bill in Lok Sabha.While speaking in

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Sonia, Rahul enquire about Sushma's health

Politics | Apr 20, 2015, 02:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Setting aside political differences, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul today walked upto External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Lok Sabha and enquired about her well-being.  Gandhi walked upto her and

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Opposition creates uproar in Lok Sabha over Land Bill

Politics | Apr 20, 2015, 02:55 PM IST

New Delhi: The controversial Land Bill led to an uproar in Lok Sabha on the first day of the second phase of the Budget Session with a united opposition protesting the repromulgation of an ordinance

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Rahul Gandhi ready for leadership in strategic action: Sandeep Dixit

Politics | Apr 19, 2015, 09:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Maintaining that Sonia Gandhi was still his preferred choice for leading the Congress, party leader Sandeep Dixit on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi was ready to take over the leadership mantel in "strategic action".Dixit,

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Five Major News Headlines that you might have missed today!

India | Apr 19, 2015, 09:18 PM IST

PM Modi attacks Opposition for projecting Land Bill as anti-poorPrime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed a workshop of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on how to take the government's pro-poor welfare programmes to the people

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Congress farmers rally a flop show: Harsimrat

Politics | Apr 19, 2015, 08:46 PM IST

Bathinda: Terming the farmers' rally of Congress on the Land Acquisition Bill as a “flop show and mere drama”, Union Minister for Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said that the Congress was misleading

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Rahul Gandhi should apologise for insulting people's mandate: BJP

Politics | Apr 19, 2015, 07:18 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Congress' all-out attack on its government on the land bill and asked the opposition party to explain “Vadra model” of development and land acquisition and demanded that Rahul

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Rajnath Singh slams Rahul Gandhi for 'misleading' farmers

Politics | Apr 19, 2015, 06:28 PM IST

Chandauli(UP): Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh today slammed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for "misleading" peasants at the Kisan Maha rally and made an appeal to the community to not get misguided by rumours spread

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BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for describing NDA govt as 'anti-people'

Politics | Apr 19, 2015, 05:35 PM IST

New Delhi: Accusing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of "insulting the most popular mandate" by terming the BJP-led NDA government as "anti-people", the BJP on Sunday said the Congress leader uttered a "white lie" while addressing

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Farmers are scared that their land will be snatched: Rahul

Politics | Apr 19, 2015, 06:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Projecting the government as 'anti-farmer' and 'pro industrialist', Congress today declared full scale war against it over Land Acquisition Bill with Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bringing ordinance on it

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Congress warms up for tomorrow's rally, launches website

Politics | Apr 18, 2015, 08:57 PM IST

New Delhi: Taking the battle on the land bill issue to social media, Congress today launched a “Zameen Wapsi” website on the eve of its farmers' rally which is expected to see the first major

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Has Rahul Gandhi shot himself in the foot?

Politics | Apr 18, 2015, 03:33 PM IST

Unlike the Biblical tale of a prodigal son, the return of a foot-loose family member may not be a cause of great joy to his relatives. In Rahul Gandhi's case, it can be a source

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Rahul Gandhi meets farmers, says will fight against Modi's land bill

Politics | Apr 19, 2015, 12:44 PM IST

New Delhi: Making his first public appearance after his nearly two-month long absence, Rahul Gandhi today declared that he will oppose tooth and nail the Land Acquisition Bill and make the government heed to their

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Major News Events for 18th April, 2015

India | Apr 18, 2015, 10:04 AM IST

1. Rahul Gandhi to meet farmers from different states Back after his sabbatical, Rahul Gandhi will today meet delegations of farmers from different states. The Congress Vice President will hear farmers' views on the changes being

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Rahul Gandhi back in action?

Politics | Apr 18, 2015, 08:52 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi seems to back in action. He will today meet delegations of farmers from different states and hear their views on the changes being brought in the UPA's Land Act

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Time for our retirement has come: Digvijay Singh

Politics | Apr 17, 2015, 09:32 PM IST

New Delhi:  “Old leaves fall, new ones grow. Time for our retirement has come. It is the era of youth,” Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said a day after Rahul Gandhi came back ending

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Rahul Gandhi to meet farmers tomorrow ahead of Kisan rally

Politics | Apr 17, 2015, 09:11 PM IST

New Delhi:  Rahul Gandhi, back from his nearly two-month long sabbatical, will hold intensive consultations with farmers tomorrow as he is expected to lead the Congress' charge on the land bill issue against the government