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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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'Modi government has become enemy of country's future': Rahul Gandhi on repeated paper leaks

India | Feb 27, 2024, 04:29 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi's outburst came amid the cancellation of exams due to repeated paper leaks. He also accused the government of 'selling job-creating institutions to its friends'.

Amethi Lok Sabha Election Result 2024

Amethi Election Result 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates list

India | May 29, 2024, 11:06 PM IST

Amethi Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi from the Amethi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. This was the saffron party's second victory from the seat after 1998.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi in Parliament.

Varun Gandhi denies reports of contesting Lok Sabha polls from Amethi as independent: Sources

Feb 27, 2024, 12:21 AM IST

BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani currently represents Uttar Pradesh's Amethi seat. She defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 polls. The Congress' scion had fought from two seats -- Amethi and Wayanad in Kerala.

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India TV Opinion Poll: Will Rahul apologise for making controversial remarks on people of Kashi?

India | Feb 26, 2024, 05:11 PM IST

India TV conducted a poll in which the public was asked "Will Rahul Gandhi apologise for making controversial remarks on the people of Kashi?"

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Congress vows to scrap ‘Agnipath’, revert to old military recruitment system if voted to power

India | Feb 26, 2024, 03:58 PM IST

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, who is the supreme commander of the armed forces, and said that the Agnipath scheme does "gross injustice" to the youths of the country and called it "discriminatory" among jawans.

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Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' enters Rajasthan's Dholpur

Feb 25, 2024, 10:50 PM IST

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: The yatra entered Rajasthan from Uttar Pradesh. From Rajasthan, it will proceed to Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and then Maharashtra. Addressing the gathering, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the aim of the yatra is to unite India.

Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi

UP ke ladke 2.0: Akhilesh-Rahul stand hand-in-hand during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra | VIDEO

Feb 26, 2024, 06:21 AM IST

UP ke ladke 2.0 comes ahead of Lok Sabha elections aiming to put up a fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. However, its first version - when Akhilesh and Gandhi first came together to campaign in 2017 - electorally failed resulting in a separation for seven-year.

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Breaking News, February 25 | HIGHLIGHTS

India | Feb 25, 2024, 11:36 PM IST

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Rahul Gandhi resumes Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from UP's Moradabad with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Feb 24, 2024, 12:48 PM IST

On Sunday, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will join Rahul Gandhi in his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra. Meanwhile, Kamal Nath has also extended his support for Rahul's Yatra.

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Breaking News, February 24 | HIGHLIGHTS

India | Feb 24, 2024, 11:33 PM IST

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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, February 23, 2024

India | Feb 27, 2024, 09:15 PM IST

India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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Kamal Nath urges party cadre to join Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Madhya Pradesh

Feb 23, 2024, 04:25 PM IST

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Madhya Pradesh: Recently, Kamal Nath has been in the headlines over speculations that the veteran may join BJP but as of now there is no sign of him switching sides to the saffron party.

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'What kind of language is this?' PM Modi slams Rahul over 'people lying drunk on roads' remark

Feb 23, 2024, 04:36 PM IST

Addressing a public gathering in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Uttar Pradesh has decided to give 100 per cent seats to Modi, to NDA in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Jharkhand HC rejects Rahul Gandhi's plea in case over objectionable remarks against Amit Shah

India | Feb 23, 2024, 01:29 PM IST

Jharkhand High Court rejects the quashing petition of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a matter related to alleged derogatory remarks made by him against the then BJP National President.

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India | Feb 23, 2024, 11:49 PM IST

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Rahul Gandhi dials Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray to discuss seat-sharing formula in Maharashtra

Feb 22, 2024, 09:42 PM IST

Earlier, Congress's Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala had said seat-sharing talks between the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) were in the last stage.

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Akhilesh Yadav to join Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra

Feb 22, 2024, 09:08 PM IST

Earlier, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that he will not participate in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra until the seat distribution for the Lok Sabha elections is finalised.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: AAP to contest on 4 seats in Delhi, leaves 3 for Congress, say sources

India | Feb 22, 2024, 12:38 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year. All the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital are currently held by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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'Ram Rajya where 90% people...': Rahul Gandhi calls for caste census followed by economic survey

India | Feb 21, 2024, 09:41 PM IST

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-led Centre of not creating enough jobs for the Dalits and other backward classes, which constitute 90 per cent of the population, and discriminating against them in his 'Ram Rajya.

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Lok Sabha Elections: Congress to contest 17 seats, Akhilesh Yadav's SP, others 63 in UP

Feb 22, 2024, 06:11 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year. In Uttar Pradesh, there are a total of 80 Lok Sabha seats. According to reports, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has played a crucial role in finalising seat-sharing between Samajwadi Party and Congress in the state.

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