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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 asking UP govt to stop my jhadu yatra: Kumar Vishwas

Politics | Feb 25, 2014, 05:57 PM IST

Amethi:  Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas today alleged that at the behest of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh government was creating hurdles in his ongoing ‘jhadu yatra' (broom procession).”Earlier Congressmen along with

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Rahul not in favour of giving tickets to politicians' kin

Politics | Feb 25, 2014, 03:41 PM IST

Diphu (Assam): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said that he was not in favour of family members of politicians getting party tickets to contest polls."I am not in favour of giving tickets to family members

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Live reporting: Modi mocks people of India, says Rahul Gandhi at Guwahati rally

Politics | Feb 25, 2014, 06:25 PM IST

Guwahati: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate and accused him of mocking the people of India.Rahul Gandhi was addressing a rally in Guwahati. He is on a two-day visit

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Jackky Bhagnani: Not portraying Rahul Gandhi in 'Youngistaan' (See Pics)

Bollywood | Feb 24, 2014, 06:49 PM IST

Mumbai, Actor Jackky Bhagnani is playing a politician in "Youngistaan", but his role is not modeled on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi."I am interested in politics and I have always kept a tab on it.

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Gas price issue: Kejriwal writes to Rahul, questions his silence

Politics | Feb 24, 2014, 05:16 PM IST

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has questioned the silence of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi over the Reliance gas issue and also asked him whether he would give ticket to ministers who have corruption

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Rahul promises Right to Health if Congress returns to power

Politics | Feb 24, 2014, 05:55 PM IST

Gannaur(Sonepat): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today promised his party would implement Right to Health if his party was returned to power in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.Addressing a gathering of farmers' representatives here, Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul to visit Haryana today

Politics | Feb 24, 2014, 11:01 AM IST

Chandigarh: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will Monday meet farmers from Haryana and ex-servicemen from Punjab.Gandhi will arrive Monday afternoon in Haryana's Ganaur town in Sonipat district, about 65 km from New Delhi.He was earlier

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In pics: Rahul Gandhi's Dehradun rally

Politics | Feb 24, 2014, 07:06 AM IST

Dehradun:  Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP of practicing “politics of blood” by pitting one religion against another and one caste against another to come to power at any cost, escalating the Congress attack against the

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Congress playing fraud with armed forces: Modi

Politics | Feb 23, 2014, 06:45 PM IST

Ludhiana: Slamming the “delay” by UPA in granting ‘one-rank, one-pension' for ex-servicemen, Narendra Modi today accused Congress of playing “fraud” with the armed forces and mocked Rahul Gandhi's pitch on fighting corruption.  Addressing a ‘fateh'

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BJP practising 'politics of blood', says Rahul Gandhi at Dehradun rally

Politics | Feb 23, 2014, 07:29 PM IST

Dehradun:  Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP of practicing “politics of blood” by pitting one religion against another and one caste against another to come to power at any cost, escalating the Congress attack against the

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Rahul Gandhi is a late entrant to anti-corruption bandwagon : BJP

Politics | Feb 22, 2014, 05:14 PM IST

New Delhi:  Attacking Rahul Gandhi for his push to anti-corruption bills recently, BJP today said he was a "late entrant" in the anti-graft bandwagon and his effort was "not genuine" as he never spoke earlier

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Price rise, corruption issues discussed at CWC meet

India | Feb 22, 2014, 08:53 AM IST

New Delhi Issues like price rise, corruption and people's anger with UPA figured at an interaction RahulGandhi today had with members Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making forum, as he sought to battleready the

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Keep politicians out of sports: Rahul Gandhi

Other Sports | Feb 21, 2014, 08:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday pitched for sportspersons taking charge of the country's sports bodies instead of politicians, whom he advised to stay out."When you are talking about sports and how to

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination : Convict's daughter requests Rahul not to block her parents release

India | Feb 21, 2014, 06:53 AM IST

London: The daughter of Nalini and Murugan, two of the seven convicted killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on appealed to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi not to block an opportunity for her to reunite

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Street vendors thank Rahul for passage of bill

Politics | Feb 20, 2014, 02:15 PM IST

New Delhi: A large number of street vendors today went to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence to thank him for getting the Street Vendors Protection Bill passed by Parliament.Addressing them, Rahul Gandhi said, it's not

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Rahul Gandhi: If the killers of a former PM are released, what justice can a common man expect

Politics | Feb 19, 2014, 09:54 PM IST

Lucknow: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today expressed pain over the Jayalalithaa government's decision to release all the seven convicts serving life term for the assassination of his father, later Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.  Addressing a

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi tomorrow

Politics | Feb 18, 2014, 02:07 PM IST

Amethi (UP): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be on a day-long visit to his constituency tomorrow.After arriving here, Gandhi will inaugurate nine branches of State Bank of India in Mohanganj (Tiloi) and would also

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Rahul Gandhi assures justice to Seemandhra

India | Feb 18, 2014, 08:27 AM IST

Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday assured central ministers and party MPs from Seemandhra that justice would be done to their region while carving out separate Telangana state.With Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 coming

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Congress close to finalising candidates for 100 Lok Sabha seats

Politics | Feb 17, 2014, 10:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress is close to finalising candidates for 100 Lok Sabha seats after the first meeting of its Central Election Committee tonight, but a decision on the fate of sitting members of the Lower

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One-rank-one-pension "historic": Rahul; "gimmick", says BJP

Politics | Feb 17, 2014, 09:43 PM IST

New Delhi: As the government today accepted the ‘one-rank, one-pension' demand of the ex-servicemen, Rahul Gandhi hailed the announcement as “historic” while BJP accused UPA of “paying lip service” to the cause of defence personnel.The

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