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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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National Herald case: Delhi HC stays criminal proceedings against Sonia and Rahul

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 05:46 PM IST

New Delhi:  In a major relief to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi, the Delhi High Court today stayed criminal proceedings against them and other Congress leaders in National Herald case till August

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Opposition not being allowed to speak in parliament, Rahul Gandhi complains to Advani

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 04:53 PM IST

New Delhi: An upset Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is understood to have today conveyed his displeasure to senior BJP leader L K Advani about the opposition allegedly not being allowed to speak on important

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Rajnath lashes out at Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 03:15 PM IST

New Delhi: Trashing Rahul Gandhi's criticism that only one voice counts in the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “neither dictatorial, nor communal”.  “The entire country knows that the

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Only one man's voice counts: Rahul Gandhi hits out at Narendra Modi

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 02:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who had stormed the Well in Lok Sabha demanding a debate on communal tension, today charged the Narendra Modi government with not allowing discussion in Parliament where he

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Rahul Gandhi leads Opposition protests over communal tension in Lok Sabha

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 01:07 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was in the lead as his party along with other opposition members today created uproar in Lok Sabha demanding an urgent discussion on communal situation in the country.Gandhi

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Lok Sabha adjourned over rising communal violence

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 12:20 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress party today created ruckus in Lok Sabha after the speaker rejected their notice for adjournment motion. The party had given notice for adjournment motion over rising incidents of communal violence in

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No double standards by Congress on Insurance Bill: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Aug 05, 2014, 02:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today rejected BJP's charge that the party is doing a ‘U-turn' on the Insurance Bill, saying that there are “no double standards” by it on the issue.“I think,

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Political party can write off or assign loans: Sonia to HC

India | Aug 05, 2014, 10:03 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today opposed in the Delhi High Court the private criminal complaint against her and the summons issued  by a trial court in the National Herald case saying a political

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Snub forces of disruption: Congress tells partymen in Punjab

Politics | Aug 03, 2014, 06:23 PM IST

Chandigarh: Punjab Congress today called upon party members to snub “forces of disruption, distraction and sabotage” by winning the two bye-elections in the state.  This is the time for the party in the state to

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It's natural for Rahul Gandhi to be concerned about his mother: Amarinder Singh

Politics | Aug 02, 2014, 11:21 AM IST

Patiala: Congress leader Amarinder Singh Friday said it was natural for Rahul Gandhi to be concerned about his mother's security if she became the prime minister, and slammed Natwar Singh for sharing private information in

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Sonia, Rahul Gandhi should take 2-year break, says congressman from Punjab

Politics | Aug 02, 2014, 02:53 PM IST

New Delhi: Former Congress Working Committee member Jagmit Singh Brar on Friday created a flutter with his remarks that there was "no harm" if Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi take a two-year break in the

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10 facts to know about Priyanka Gandhi

Politics | Jan 13, 2015, 12:43 PM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the daughter of Sonia Gandhi often reminds people of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. But despite the striking resemblance, she is a unique personality in her own right.Be it her meticulous way

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National Herald case: ED registers preliminary enquiry to investigate transactions

Politics | Aug 01, 2014, 02:43 PM IST

New Delhi: In fresh trouble for Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a preliminary enquiry in the National Herald case in which the duo and other

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Rahul Gandhi is a good person, not politician: Natwar Singh

Politics | Aug 01, 2014, 02:42 PM IST

New Delhi: The ongoing war of words between Natwar Singh and Gandhi family is intensifying with each passing day. In an interview with a news channel over his yet to be released book "One Life

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National Herald case: Delhi HC issues notice to Swamy, next hearing on August 5

Politics | Aug 01, 2014, 03:03 PM IST

New Delhi: The Delhi Hight Court today issued notice to Subramanian Swamy in National Herald case and fixed August 5 as the next date for hearing this case.The High Court, however, refused to stay the

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I will write my own book to reveal truth: Sonia Gandhi reacts to Natwar Singh's book

Politics | Jul 31, 2014, 02:09 PM IST

New Delhi: In her first reaction to the allegations leveled against Gandhi family  by former Congress leader Natwar Singh in his autobiography, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said that she will write her own book

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Rahul Gandhi condoles landslide deaths in Pune

Politics | Jul 31, 2014, 12:14 PM IST

New Delhi: Condoling the deaths in landslides in Pune, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi Wednesday hoped rescue efforts rapidly reach those still trapped under the debris. "My condolences to those who have lost loved ones

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Rahul stopped Sonia from being PM in 2004, says Natwar Singh

Politics | Jul 31, 2014, 08:01 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi did not become prime minister in May 2004 because her son Rahul Gandhi did not want her to take up the responsibility as he was afraid that she would

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National Herald case: Sonia-Rahul approach HC against summons issued to them

Politics | Jul 30, 2014, 02:37 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi have challenged the summons issued to them by Patiala House court in National Herald case.Sonia and Rahul have filed a case in Delhi Hight court

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ISI's hand could be behind Saharanpur clash: Kalraj

India | Jul 29, 2014, 10:15 PM IST

Mirzapur (UP): Union Minister Kalraj Mishra today raised suspicion that there could be Pakistani Intelligence Agency ISI's hand behind the Saharanpur incident.Talking to reporters here, Mirco, Small and Medium Enterprises minister Kalraj said that during

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