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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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'SP will join Nyay Yatra if...': Akhilesh's participation in Rahul's march still uncertain

Feb 19, 2024, 01:18 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav's potential participation in Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh remains uncertain as discussions continue between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress regarding seat allocation.

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Breaking News, February 19 | HIGHLIGHTS

India | Feb 19, 2024, 11:53 PM IST

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Akhilesh Yadav not to participate in Congress' Yatra until seat distribution for LS polls finalised

Feb 18, 2024, 07:18 PM IST

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is set to enter Amethi on Monday. Gandhi had represented Amethi in the Lok Sabha for 15 years before he was defeated by Union minister Smriti Irani in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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Kamal Nath spoke to Rahul Gandhi, has decided not to quit Congress: Sajjan Singh on BJP switch buzz

India | Feb 19, 2024, 06:24 AM IST

Kamal Nath is likely to join the BJP on Monday, sources earlier claimed. Sajjan Singh met Kamal Nath at his Delhi residence on Sunday and said that the latter has spoken to Rahul Gandhi and will not quit the party.

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OPINION | CONGRESS CONUNDRUM: WHY ARE SENIOR LEADERS QUITTING?

India | Feb 18, 2024, 06:08 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, during a video conferencing with Maharashtra party leaders, remarked on Friday that he was wondering why senior leaders whom the party had given so much, are now deserting the party.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters during the

Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Feb 17, 2024, 02:08 PM IST

Amid Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Uttar Pradesh's Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey exuberated confidence that the yatra will have a potential impact on the political scenario in the country.

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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, February 16, 2024

India | Feb 17, 2024, 04:00 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.

Tejashwi Yadav with Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Nyay

Video: Rahul Gandhi tours Bihar in jeep during yatra, Tejashwi Yadav in driver's seat

Feb 16, 2024, 11:30 AM IST

The ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, which started in Manipur on January 14, is scheduled to cover 6,713 km in 67 days, passing through 110 districts in 15 states, before culminating in Mumbai on March 20.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with supporters

'Proof of Modi govt's corrupt policies': Rahul after SC declares electoral bonds unconstitutional

India | Feb 15, 2024, 06:25 PM IST

The Congress welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme, and said that it will reinforce the power of votes over notes. In a post on X, Mallikarjun Kharge said he hoped the government will stop resorting to "such mischievous ideas" in the future.

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Priyanka Gandhi to join Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on February 16 from Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli

India | Feb 15, 2024, 04:34 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has opted to curtail his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh by excluding the western region of the state, thereby saving five days of travel, in consideration of ongoing board exams.

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Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' to resume from Bihar's Aurangabad tomorrow

India | Feb 14, 2024, 07:02 PM IST

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: The 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', which started in Manipur on January 14 (Sunday), is scheduled to cover 6,713 km in 67 days, passing through 110 districts in 15 states, before culminating in Mumbai on March 20 (Wednesday).

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader

Farmers' protest: Congress rejected Swaminathan Commission's report in 2010, here's why

India | Feb 14, 2024, 05:09 PM IST

If the I.N.D.I.A alliance comes to power, it will provide legal guarantees to MSP to farmers, said Rahul Gandhi, who is currently busy with his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'. He also hinted at incorporating recommendations from the Swaminathan Committee into their election manifesto.

Rahul Gandhi during Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Opinion Poll: Should Rahul Gandhi postpone his 'Nyaya Yatra' to save the crumbling I.N.D.I.A bloc?

India | Feb 14, 2024, 04:43 PM IST

In Uttar Pradesh RLD also exited the alliance and decided to join hands with NDA.

'Delhi Chalo' march

''We are with you': Rahul Gandhi speaks with injured farmer amid 'Delhi Chalo' march | VIDEO

India | Feb 14, 2024, 11:57 AM IST

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha lead the "Delhi Chalo" agitation, pressing for demands such as a law on minimum support price for crops and loan waivers. The ongoing protests intensify amid heavy security measures.

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Rahul Gandhi comes out in support of protesting farmers, slams BJP govt for using tear gas

Feb 13, 2024, 07:54 PM IST

Farmers, who had gathered at the Shambhu border crossing between Punjab and Haryana as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' call, faced tear gas and water cannons from security forces. In response, some farmers threw stones during the confrontation.

Congress promises to bring law ensuring MSP for various crops if INDIA alliance voted to power

Congress promises to bring law guaranteeing MSP for various crops if I.N.D.I.A bloc voted to power

India | Feb 13, 2024, 04:47 PM IST

The statement from Congress comes as the farmers have put forth 12 demands before the central government for which have staged a protest in Delhi. The protest this time has been called by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee led by farmer union leaders.

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FACT CHECK: Altered video claims Rahul Gandhi's math error | Here's the truth

Feb 13, 2024, 02:51 PM IST

The circulating altered video purportedly showing Rahul Gandhi miscalculating a simple math equation has been debunked by India TV's fact check. The original footage reveals Gandhi accurately discussing the representation of marginalised communities during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

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Amitabh, Aishwarya, Ambani, Adani seen at Ram Mandir event but not labourer, poor person: Rahul

Feb 12, 2024, 08:51 PM IST

Ram Mandir was inaugurated on January 22 in a historic event in Ayodhya. Rahul Gandhi said that he saw Amitabh, Aishwarya, Ambani, Adani at the event but labourers and poor people were nowhere to be seen at the inauguration ceremony.

Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra shortened in UP | Check new route

Feb 12, 2024, 11:49 AM IST

The yatra will cover 536 km in Chhattisgarh while passing through Raigarh, Sakti, Korba, Surajpur, Surguja and Balrampur districts before entering Jharkhand on February 14 and UP on February 16.

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BJP-RSS spreading hatred, civil war underway in Manipur, alleges Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh

Feb 11, 2024, 05:24 PM IST

He slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting violence-hit Manipur where over 100 people lost their life and several houses were torched since May last year and alleged that there is a civil war underway in the northeastern state.