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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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rahul gandhi s meeting with farmers put off till saturday

Rahul Gandhi's meeting with farmers put off till Saturday

Politics | Apr 17, 2015, 02:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's multiple meetings with farmer leaders have been "deferred" till April 18, a party leader said on Friday.The meetings were scheduled for Friday.Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the meetings were

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Divided Congress to cheer Rahul Gandhi with separate turban colour

Politics | Apr 17, 2015, 01:44 PM IST

New Delhi: The return of Rahul Gandhi is hogging media headlines across the country.The Congress is holding a Kisan rally on April 19 that will be addressed by the Congress vice-president.  Since this will be

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Before Congress's 'kisan-khet mazdoor' rally Rahul to meet farmers

Politics | Apr 17, 2015, 12:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Back after his sabbatical, Rahul Gandhi will be meeting delegations of farmers from different states tomorrow and hear their views on the changes being brought in the UPA's land law by the Narendra

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Know all the places Rahul Gandhi travelled during his 59-day long sabbatical

Politics | Apr 17, 2015, 11:15 AM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today returned home from his 59-day sabbatical period. The 44-year-old leader arrived here at 11.15 AM in a Thai Airways plane from Bangkok, ending months of intense speculation.Wearing a dark shirt

top five events that made news today

Top Five Events that made News today!

India | Apr 16, 2015, 09:26 PM IST

Barack Obama praises PM Modi as India's 'reformer-in-chief'In a sign of warm personal friendship, US President Barack Obama has written a profile for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for TIME magazine as it named the Indian

bjp mocks rahul return says congress vp both confused

BJP mocks Rahul return, says Congress VP both confused

Politics | Apr 16, 2015, 05:10 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today greeted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's return with sarcasm as it asked him to tell the people whether or not he wanted to continue in politics and also took a jibe

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So Rahul Gandhi was in BangkokExclusive details of Rahul air ticket

Politics | Apr 16, 2015, 04:25 PM IST

New Delhi: There have been so many debates and speculations on the whereabouts of the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for the last two months. Rahul disappeared from the country around two months ago, just before

rahul gandhi returns after 59 day sabbatical across 6

Rahul Gandhi returns after 59-day sabbatical across 6 nations

Politics | Apr 16, 2015, 10:01 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi returned to India today after 59 days of vacation. He took a sabbatical on February 16 just before the commencement of Budget session of the parliament.It is belived

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Will Rahul Gandhi return tonight?

Politics | Apr 15, 2015, 11:53 PM IST

New Delhi: After taking nearly a two month sabbatical, Congress Vice President and scion of Gandhi family Rahul Gandhi is expected to return to the country tonight, according to some media reports. He is expected

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Congress tells leaders to not make 'open comments' on leadership

Politics | Apr 15, 2015, 09:32 PM IST

New Delhi: A day after former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's comments on Rahul Gandhi, Congress today asked senior leaders to refrain from making open comments on the leadership issue to avoid unnecessary controversy."Senior leaders

congress tells leaders to not make open comments on

Congress tells leaders to not make 'open comments' on leadership

India | Apr 15, 2015, 09:28 PM IST

New Delhi: A day after former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's comments on Rahul Gandhi, Congress today asked senior leaders to refrain from making open comments on the leadership issue to avoid unnecessary controversy."Senior leaders

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Congress irked over Sheila's remarks about Rahul's leadership

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 11:47 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress today voiced displeasure over former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's remarks that there was “skepticism” over Rahul Gandhi's leadership qualities saying senior leaders should “refrain” from making such comments.“Senior leaders expressing such

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Suspense continues over Rahul's return

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 10:13 PM IST

New Delhi: Suspense continues over the return of Rahul Gandhi with party sources saying he may come back as early as tomorrow but officially the party maintained ambiguity.While Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said that he

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Sheila Dikshit denies questioning Rahul Gandhi's Leadership qualities

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 08:05 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Moments after PTI published a story which quoted  former chief minister and senior Congress leader  Sheila Dikshit questioning Rahul Gandhi's ability to lead, she has denied making any such statement on Rahul Gandhi

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After Amarinder, Sheila Dikshit questions Rahul Gandhi's leadership qualities,retracts later

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 07:13 PM IST

New Delhi:  In what could be another dissenting voice from within the party, senior congress leader and former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit today questioned the leadership qualities of party vice president Rahul Gandhi."There

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Don't make an issue out of Rahul's absence: Sriprakash Jaiswal

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 06:27 PM IST

Kanpur: Senior Congress leader Sriprakash Jaiswal today asked the media not to create an issue out of Rahul Gandhi's absence and said the party vice-president is likely to address the April 19 Farmers' Rally in

rahul gandhi to return from sabbatical tomorrow

Rahul Gandhi to return from sabbatical tomorrow?

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 11:41 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is expected to return from his sabbatical tomorrow, according to a report published in Times of India.According to the report, Rahul was expected to be back on Monday to

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Rahul's absence forces Congress to scale down Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 11:16 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress has decided to hold a low-key function on Tuesday to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar. The function is going to be small as Rahul Gandhi is yet to

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No confusion over leadership issue: Antony

Politics | Apr 13, 2015, 11:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Amid conflicting voices within the party over elevating Rahul Gandhi as Congress President, veteran party leader A K Antony today said there is “no confusion” on the issue.“Many a times it has been

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Rahul Gandhi's return will benefit nation: Jairam Ramesh

Politics | Apr 13, 2015, 07:57 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said here today that party Vice President Rahul Gandhi would return to address a farmers' rally on April 19, adding that his return would not only benefit the Congress but