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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 writes to pm says he has highest respect for him

Rahul writes to PM, says he has highest respect for him

Politics | Sep 28, 2013, 12:38 PM IST

New Delhi :  Hours after his strong public criticism of the controversial ordinance, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying he has the "highest respect" for him and hoped

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Rahul writes letter to PM for his remarks on ordinance for convicted lawmakers

Politics | Sep 27, 2013, 11:43 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his views on the controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers is not in harmony with the Cabinet decision or the Core Group's view.Gandhi, who had

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Sonia talks to PM after Rahul's criticism over ordinance on convicted lawmakers

Politics | Sep 27, 2013, 11:33 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today spoke over telephone to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hours after Rahul caused political tremors with his denunciation of the ordinance on lawmakers and sharp attack on the government

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Rahul, Left on same page on ordinance on convicted lawmakers

Politics | Sep 27, 2013, 08:22 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi and the Left are on the same page on the issue of government's decision topromulgate a controversial ordinance on convicted sitting MPs and state legislators.This became clear when CPI(M) leader Sitaram

opposition rubbishes rahul s blunt attack bjp calls it

Opposition rubbishes Rahul's blunt attack, BJP calls it belated

Politics | Oct 01, 2013, 11:04 AM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's blunt denouncement of the Ordinance on lawmakers was today rubbished by the Opposition with the BJP calling it a “desperate and belated” damage control exercise and saying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

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It's a grandstanding, a charade by Rahul Gandhi, says Arun Jaitley

Politics | Sep 27, 2013, 03:40 PM IST

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley today lashed out at the Congress for what he called "a grandstanding, a charade" by Rahul Gandhi publicly opposing the ordinance protecting convicted MPs, MLAs.

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Does Rahul Gandhi thinks people of India are fools, tweets Arvind Kejriwal

Politics | Sep 27, 2013, 04:09 PM IST

New Delhi:  Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who had a led a delegation to the President today to oppose the ordinance to protect convicted MPs, MLAs, today hit out at Congress vice president Rahul

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Rahul Gandhi denounces controversial ordinance protecting convicted MPs, MLAs

Politics | Sep 28, 2013, 12:10 PM IST

New Delhi:  In a major embarrassment to the UPA government, Rahul Gandhi today denounced the controversial ordinance to negate the Supreme Court verdict on convicted lawmakers as “complete nonsense” and said what “our government has

for bastar tribals rahul is just indira gandhi s grandson

For Bastar tribals, Rahul is just Indira Gandhi's grandson

Politics | Sep 26, 2013, 10:05 PM IST

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh):  They cheered, clapped and climbed atop chairs to catch a glimpse of Rahul Gandhi, but at the end of it all, for the locals and tribals of Bastar, the Congress vice president was

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I fight for the aam aadmi, Rahul Gandhi tells tribals

Politics | Sep 26, 2013, 09:28 PM IST

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh):  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said he was fighting for the common people and wanted to see them empowered.”My fight is for the common people, for the poor and weaker sections and

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MP Assembly polls: Congress plans 22 public meetings

Politics | Sep 28, 2013, 05:09 PM IST

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Congress plans to organise 22 public meetings and six road shows till October 23, as part of its campaign for the Assembly elections this year.Leaders who will address these public meetings

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Best dressed male politicians of India

Politics | Sep 22, 2013, 06:17 AM IST

New Delhi: Gone are the days when you saw the trademark clothing of a politician- a white kurta pyjama! Nowadays, politicians especially the young lot is flaunting edgy and fashionable styles in Parliament which is

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Rahul introduces monthly monitoring system for AICC secys

Politics | Sep 21, 2013, 02:23 PM IST

New Delhi:  Keen to streamline the working of party functionaries, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has introduced a monthly monitoring system for all AICC secretaries ahead of next Lok Sabha polls and ensuing assembly elections

rahul gandhi likely to visit gujarat next month

Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Gujarat next month

Politics | Sep 19, 2013, 11:17 AM IST

Ahmedabad:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is likely to come to Gujarat early next month on a two-day visit.It will be the Congress leader's first tour of the State after Narendra Modi was named BJP's

rahul gandhi likely to visit gujarat next month

Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Gujarat next month

India | Sep 19, 2013, 06:30 AM IST

Ahmedabad:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is likely to come to Gujarat early next month on a two-day visit.It will be the Congress leader's first tour of the State after Narendra Modi was named BJP's

rahul gandhi to address first rally in bastar on sept 26

Rahul Gandhi to address first rally in Bastar on Sept 26

India | Sep 18, 2013, 09:44 AM IST

New Delhi:  Rahul Gandhi will address his first election rally in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh next week, over three months after the Maoist bloodbath that had virtually wiped out Congress leadership in the state. Rahul

we are pro poor bjp is pro rich rahul gandhi tells

We are pro-poor, BJP is pro-rich, Rahul Gandhi tells Rajasthan crowd

Politics | Sep 28, 2013, 03:52 PM IST

Baran, Rajasthan:  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today again hit out at the BJP saying that the Congress always worked for the poor, but the opposition was working for the interests of the rich. Addressing

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Muzaffarnagar killers must be punished: PM

Politics | Sep 16, 2013, 08:50 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar: Calling the communal violence here in Uttar Pradesh "a big incident", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh consoled families of some of the victims and sought "strictest action" against the killers.A week after the worst communal

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Rahul Gandhi--India's most eligible bachelor

Politics | Jun 10, 2014, 12:56 PM IST

New Delhi: He is good looking and belongs to the Nehru- Gandhi family, exactly the kind of man your mother would like you to get married to.  Aged 43, the political scion has left no

sonia rahul to meet riot victims in muzaffarnagar next week

Sonia, Rahul to meet riot victims in Muzaffarnagar next week

Politics | Sep 12, 2013, 06:37 PM IST

Sonebhadra: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit trouble-torn Muzaffarnagar district next week to assess the situation there.”Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Muzaffarnagar next week

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