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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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Would have been good if Rahul Gandhi attended budget session: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Feb 27, 2015, 11:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said it would have been good if Rahul Gandhi had attended the Budget Session but expressed confidence that the Congress Vice President would return from his break with

congress leaders speak in different voices on leadership

Congress leaders speak in different voices on leadership issue

Politics | Feb 27, 2015, 09:56 PM IST

New Delhi: The debate over leadership in Congress that kicked up after Rahul Gandhi's sudden leave refuses to die down with party leaders speaking in different voices.Some maintain that it's time that Rahul takes over

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Is Rahul Gandhi the best bet for Congress as party chief?

Politics | Feb 27, 2015, 09:11 AM IST

New Delhi: The Congress, led by Sonia Gandhi as party president for the last 17 years, is right now at the cusp of a major tectonic shift. The doting mother is unwilling to carry on

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PM will not take suggestions as he is 'allergic' to me: Hazare

Politics | Feb 27, 2015, 07:48 AM IST

Bijnor: Social activist Anna Hazare, who is spearheading agitation against the Land Acquisition Bill, today said Prime Minister will not accept his suggestions on the issue as Narendra Modi is “allergic” to him.  “Prime Minister

rahul gandhi to become congress president in april

Rahul Gandhi to become Congress president in April

Politics | Feb 27, 2015, 01:34 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has finally agreed to pass the baton of presidency to his son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Reportedly, Rahul will head the next session of AICC meet that is

rahul urged to react on bhagwat s remarks

Rahul urged to react on Bhagwat's remarks

Politics | Feb 26, 2015, 08:00 PM IST

Panaji: The Youth Congress in Goa wants Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to break his silence and lend his voice to the protests against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments against Mother Teresa.When asked if Gandhi,

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Sonia, Rahul running party in 'cohesive' manner: Congress

Politics | Feb 26, 2015, 07:23 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress today dismissed any projection of a rift between Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and described as “personal opinion” recent remarks by senior leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh about confusion and generation

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Oppn forces LS adjournment over Naidu's "insulting" comments

Politics | Feb 26, 2015, 12:50 PM IST

New Delhi: A united Opposition today stalled proceedings of the Lok Sabha seeking an apology from Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for his remarks made yesterday, forcing him to say he did not intend

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Posters in Allahabad promise huge reward for info on Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts

Politics | Feb 26, 2015, 12:29 PM IST

New Delhi: In Allahabad, posters reading ‘Congress ke senapati laa-pata' have been put up announcing a big reward for anyone providing information about party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts.The posters, having big images of Rahul, also

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'Old guards' resisting Rahul Gandhi's idea of democratization: Digvijay

Politics | Feb 26, 2015, 08:20 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has said that party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is presently on a ‘leave' from the Parliament, is angry from ‘old guards' within the party line who are blocking

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Rahul not running away from politics: Digvijay

Politics | Feb 25, 2015, 09:33 PM IST

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today dismissed speculation that Rahul Gandhi could “run away” from politics and maintained that he is made of “sterner staff” and will return to lead the party.The AICC

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Rahul Gandhi could be elevated later this year

Politics | Feb 25, 2015, 11:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's sudden sabbatical to reflect upon the future course of the party may be a prelude to his elevation as Congress President.There are indications that Gandhi, who is currently the Vice President,

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Rahul Gandhi is in Uttarakhand, claims a Congress worker, party denies

Politics | Feb 25, 2015, 01:24 PM IST

New Delhi: In an interesting development, a Congress worker has claimed that he has spotted party vice-president Rahul Gandhi spending time lonely in the Uttarakhand hills.Jagdish Kumar Sharma, the Congress worker, has also released photos

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BJP should rein in Hindu outfits, says TN Congress chief

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 08:36 PM IST

Chennai: Condemning the remarks of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Mother Teresa, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President EVKS Elangovan today said BJP should rein in Hindu outfits.“The remark of Bhagwat is condemnable. The BJP should

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Rahul Gandhi's absence mocked on Twitter with #WhereIsRahul

Mouthful | Feb 26, 2015, 10:17 AM IST

Ever since the news of Congress VP Rahul Gandhi going on ‘leave' has circulated in media, the Gandhi scion has become the hot topic on social media.Apart from opposition leaders targeting the party saying ‘country

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Rahul sabbatical: Timing could have been better, says Digvijay

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 04:31 PM IST

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has found fault with the “timing” of Rahul Gandhi's sabbatical but defended his decision to take time out to reflect in the wake of a string of electoral

congress to turn as the largest land owner party in politics

Congress to turn as the largest land owner party in politics

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 01:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress has told its state units to merge all the real estate owned by the party and form trusts to manage them. The move will make it the largest land owner in politics

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RahulOnLeave to watch all episodes of Chota Bheem, slams twitteratis

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 10:02 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president will miss part of the Budget session as he has taken leave of absence.He has taken this decision to stay away from active politics for some time to reflect upon

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Rahul's sabbatical exposes Congress faultlines

Politics | Feb 23, 2015, 11:46 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's surprise sabbatical has exposed faultlines in the electorally-battered Congress, which is bracing for a generational change. The party has tried to downplay Gandhi's sudden move saying he is the leader and

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Rahul Gandhi on leave before budget session, BJP says Congress is already on a long leave

Politics | Feb 23, 2015, 06:49 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will miss the first part of the Budget session as he wants to stay away from active politics for some time to reflect upon the party's humiliating defeats

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