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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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Naveen slams Modi and Rahul for backing Polavaram

Politics | May 04, 2014, 07:23 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: Slamming Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi for reportedly backing Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said they were talking against the interest of the state.  “It (remarks on Polavaram)

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Amethi one of the most backward constituencies: Jaitley

India | May 04, 2014, 07:04 PM IST

Amritsar: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said that the relationship of Rahul Gandhi with Amethi is “nominal” and it remains one of the most backward constituencies in the country.“Despite having been a family stronghold

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Poll couture: Modi, Rahul making strong fashion statements

Politics | May 04, 2014, 02:49 PM IST

Kolkata: Amid the poll potpourri, the fashion quotient of political leaders like Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi has also caught the attention of people, particularly youth, say designers here.According to designer Abhishek Dutta, BJP prime

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Congress won't support Third Front to form govt: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 04, 2014, 09:18 AM IST

Amethi (UP): Congress Vice President Rahul today ruled out the possibility of his party supporting the Third Front to form the government.“We will not support any front,” Gandhi, who was campaigning in his constituency, told

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Court asks police to register case against Ramdev

India | May 03, 2014, 03:11 PM IST

Jodhpur: A court in Jodhpur has ordered police to register a case against yoga guru Ramdev and initiate an inquiry against him for his controversial "honeymoon" remark against Rahul Gandhi.The court of Metropolitan Magistrate gave

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Withdraw FIR order against Modi, book Rahul: BJP

Politics | May 03, 2014, 11:29 AM IST

New Delhi: The BJP Friday requested the Election Commission to withdraw its FIR order against party leader Narendra Modi for violating the model code of conduct while demanding that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi be

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LIVE: Modi snatched lands in Gujarat and handed over to Adani, says Rahul in Amethi

Politics | May 03, 2014, 01:52 PM IST

Amethi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has once again accused Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of snatching land in Gujarat and handing over to Adani at throwaway price.Addressing a gathering

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In Pics: Braving an odd weather, Priyanka, in favour of Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 02, 2014, 07:42 PM IST

Amethi: Invoking her family's long association with the constituency, Priyanka Gandhi today asked people to be wary of the rivals of her brother Rahul Gandhi as they were contesting against him with “ulterior” motives.  Campaigning

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In Pics: Narendra Modi's rallies in Andhra Pradesh

Politics | May 02, 2014, 07:31 AM IST

Guntur(AP): Spitting fire at the “mother-son duo” (of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi) for “backstabbing” the youth of Seemaandhra region, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today promised to stand by them (youth) and help them

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LIVE: I want a farmer's son to fly a plane someday, says Rahul Gandhi at Bilaspur (HP) rally

Politics | May 01, 2014, 03:31 PM IST

Bilaspur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today tried to reach out to the farmers of Himachal Pradesh and rest of the country by sharing his vision that he wants even a farmer's son to fly

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Rahul a liberal, looks upon all as equals: Priyanka

Politics | Apr 30, 2014, 06:58 PM IST

Amethi: Hitting out at critics of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi today said her brother's style of politics was “liberal” and not “opaque” and that he worked for the development of every section and looked upon

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Modi votes, clicks selfie, attacks Congress

Politics | Apr 30, 2014, 10:26 AM IST

Ahmedabad: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and criticised the Congress, saying the time is up for the "mother-son" government.Taking a dig at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and

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Goa CM takes dig at Rahul over poor roads in Amethi

India | Apr 30, 2014, 08:03 AM IST

Amethi:  Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday took a dig at Congress vice president and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi over his unavailability to the people and poor condition of roads in the constituency.In an apparent

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War of photos: BJP brings out picture of Rahul Gandhi with an accused

Politics | Apr 29, 2014, 09:18 PM IST

New Delhi: In an intensification of ‘war of photographs', BJP today came out with a picture which purportedly shows Rahul Gandhi riding pillion on a motor cycle with one Asif Billa, an alleged history sheeter

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In Pics: Priyanka Gandhi battles for Rahul in Amethi

Politics | Apr 30, 2014, 07:31 AM IST

Amethi: Battling on Rahul Gandhi's behalf, Priyanka Gandhi today took on Narendra Modi over his ‘shehzada', “namuna” and other barbs at her brother, saying the BJP leader is aspiring to be Prime Minister but indulging

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In Pics: Narendra Modi's rally in Himachal & Uttarakhand

Politics | Apr 30, 2014, 07:16 AM IST

Palampur (HP): Amid escalating war of words, Narendra Modi today alleged that Congress was a “dhokebaaz” (fraud) party and described its manifesto as “dhokapatra”.  “I do not like saying it but Congress is a party

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Rahul promises to pace up rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand

Politics | Apr 29, 2014, 06:09 PM IST

Gauchar: Rahul Gandhi today said he shared a special bonding with Uttarakhand where he and his father did their early schooling and promised fast tracking the process of rebuilding lives in the calamity-hit regions of

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BJP targets Rahul for attack on Modi

Politics | Apr 29, 2014, 05:43 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today targeted Rahul Gandhi for accusing Narendra Modi of favouring few industrialists and raising questions over development model of Gujarat and said the “insulated” Congress Vice President has poor knowledge of ground

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Priyanka questions Modi's childish behaviour

India | Apr 29, 2014, 05:45 PM IST

Amethi: Congress party's star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday hit out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and questioned his "childish behaviour" in calling Rahul Gandhi by different names. “Sometimes he compares Rahul Gandhi

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Ramdev faces arrest over honeymoon remark

India | Apr 29, 2014, 12:19 PM IST

New Delhi: Baba Ramdev, who is openly supporting the BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, may soon be arrested after he was booked under the stringent SC/ST Act for his remarks that Congress leader