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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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Cong Will Not Bow Before Trinamool, Says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Sep 15, 2010, 05:02 PM IST

Jalpaiguri : Congress is serious about forging an alliance with Trinamool Congress for the West Bengal assembly elections but this will be on honourable terms and "we cannot bow our head", AICC General Secretary Rahul

rahul ducks query on becoming pm says there are other jobs

Rahul Ducks Query On Becoming PM, Says, There Are Other Jobs Too

India | Sep 14, 2010, 04:30 PM IST

Santiniketan (WB) :  Rahul Gandhi, who many believe is being groomed for the country's top political job, said on Tuesday becoming prime minister is not the only 'job' in the world. The 40-year-old scion of

rahul calls for strengthening cong by rejuvenating yc

Rahul Calls For Strengthening Cong By Rejuvenating YC

Politics | Sep 14, 2010, 04:05 PM IST

 Bolpur (WB): On a mission to revive Congress in West Bengal ahead of next year's Assembly elections, senior party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it could be done by rejuvenating the Youth Congress.  "It

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Cong-Trinamool Seat-Sharing To Be Decided In Delhi

Politics | Sep 12, 2010, 03:48 PM IST

KOLKATA: The Congress high command in Delhi may have cautioned dissidents within the West Bengal state Congress against creating too much of a fuss over seat sharing in the Assembly polls but this in no

rahul factor will not work in bihar says bjp

Rahul Factor Will Not Work In Bihar, Says BJP

Politics | Sep 09, 2010, 11:54 PM IST

Patna : Claiming that the Congress has been in deep slumber in Bihar for decades, senior BJP leader Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday claimed that not even the Rahul Gandhi factor would work for the

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Securitymen Prevent Students Wearing Chappals From Meeting Rahul

Politics | Sep 07, 2010, 10:39 PM IST

Akola(Maharashtra): With hurling of footwear as a mode of protest against politicians becoming a trend, students wearing chappals were denied entry for an interaction with Rahul Gandhi at a local college on Tuesday .  Securitymen

cpi m s days numbered in west bengal says rahul

CPI(M)'s Days Numbered In West Bengal, Says Rahul

Politics | Sep 06, 2010, 07:34 PM IST

Kolkata: Taking on the CPI(M) in its bastion, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday  accused it of looting central funds meant for the poor and said the days of the Marxists in West Bengal were

abvp victory proves rahul magic has failed says delhi bjp

ABVP Victory Proves Rahul 'Magic' Has Failed, Says Delhi BJP

Politics | Sep 04, 2010, 10:38 PM IST

New Delhi: Hailing victory of its students' wing ABVP in Delhi University Students Union election, BJP on Saturday  said disenchantment of people of Delhi against Congress "misrule" has found expression in the outcome of the

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Rahul Accuses Nitish Of Double Standards On Narendra Modi

Politics | Sep 04, 2010, 05:48 PM IST

Saharsa: On a trip to galvanise his party in Bihar ahead of the Assembly polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday  accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of maintaining a double face on relationship with BJP

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Rahul To Kick-Off Party's Campaign In Bihar On Sep 4

Politics | Aug 30, 2010, 11:09 PM IST

Patna: AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi would kick-off his party's election campaign in Bihar on September four and address rallies at Saharsa and Samastipur.  Talking to reporters here, state Congress Chief Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser

rahul s fan page on facebook has 67 921 followers

Rahul's Fan Page On Facebook Has 67,921 Followers

India | Aug 29, 2010, 11:49 AM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is a hit on Facebook. He has a fan page following of 67,921 people which could be among the largest for any leader in the country on the popular social networking

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BJP Targets Rahul, Asks What Contribution He Has Made

Politics | Aug 26, 2010, 08:44 PM IST

New Delhi/Bhopal: Three BJP leaders including party chief Nitin Gadkari on Thursday  trained their guns on Rahul Gandhi over his tribal and farmer agenda, questioning his credentials to take up their cause and asked what

rahul gandhi charisma is over rated says gadkari

Rahul Gandhi Charisma Is Over-Rated, Says Gadkari

Politics | Aug 26, 2010, 04:02 PM IST

Bhopal:  BJP President Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did not have the charisma to appeal to people from all sections of the society. "I do not subscribe to the view

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Rahul Visits Vedanta Site, Backs Tribals

India | Aug 26, 2010, 04:06 PM IST

Lanjigarh (Orissa): Making a visit here against the backdrop of the Centre rejecting environment clearance for the bauxite mining project of Vedanta, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed the decision as a victory for tribals of

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Rahul Meets PM Over Land Acqusition In UP, Targets Mayawati

India | Aug 25, 2010, 11:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Targeting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called as "very unfair" the forcible acquisition of farmers' land in Aligarh and adjoining areas, an issue he raised with Prime Minister Manmohan

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Rahul's Visit--A Healing Touch For Leh Cloudburst Victims

India | Aug 16, 2010, 05:09 PM IST

Leh: Rahul Gandhi's whirlwind visit to Leh on Monday  won many a heart with some of the survivors of the devastating flash floods banking on his trip to provide the much needed healing touch. Dressed

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Now Gadkari Targets Rahul

Politics | Jul 28, 2010, 07:12 PM IST

New Delhi - Targeting Rahul Gandhi against the backdrop of large-scale rotting of foodgrains, BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday wondered whether the Congress leader did not see this happening when he visited the shanty

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Rahul Gandhi's Aide Nishant Patel Found Injured

India | Jul 20, 2010, 05:21 PM IST

Lucknow :  Youth Congress activist Nishant Patel, an aide of Rahul Gandhi, was on Tuesday found injured here, a day after he went missing under mysterious circumstances from a hotel in the adjoining Hardoi district. 

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Rahul-Ajit, Akhilesh-Amar Hush-Hush Meetings In London

India | Jul 06, 2010, 02:55 PM IST

As the temperature soared in northern India in the second half of June, Indian politicians and wheeler-dealers gathered in London to soak in the mild sun, but not without the hush-hush meetings among some top

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Opp Accuses Mayawati Of Pushing Political Agenda

Politics | Jul 02, 2010, 04:45 PM IST

Opposition parties on Friday  accused UP Chief Minister Mayawati of trying to push her political agenda by naming after dalit icon Shahuji Maharaj the new district carved out of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency Amethi.

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