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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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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, November 14, 2024

India | Nov 14, 2024, 11:44 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent address, accused the Congress party of attempting to divide Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the country.

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Fact Check: Did Donald Trump call Rahul Gandhi 'Soros agent'? | Truth behind viral claim

Nov 14, 2024, 02:45 PM IST

Fact Check: A screenshot is going viral showing Donald Trump quote-tweeting Rahul Gandhi and labelling him a "Soros agent" in response to Gandhi congratulating Trump on winning the US presidential elections.

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Rahul Gandhi rides Kerala’s longest zipline in Wayanad to boost tourism | VIDEO

India | Nov 13, 2024, 03:37 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took an adventurous zipline ride at Karapuzha Dam, Wayanad, Kerala, to highlight local tourism. His visit brings attention to Wayanad’s post-disaster resilience, with thrilling activities for visitors.

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India | Nov 11, 2024, 07:29 PM IST

BJP linked LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's absence from the CJI Sanjiv Khanna's oath-taking event to a ruling made by CJI's uncle Justice HR Khanna in a case linked to the Emergency.

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'I warn Rahul Gandhi that even your fourth-generation can’t bring back Article 370,' roars Amit Shah

Nov 09, 2024, 05:08 PM IST

The Union Minister also charged the Congress and JMM of spreading lies that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will claim tribal rights making it clear that the saffron party will put tribals out of its ambit.

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Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand: 'STs, SCs, OBCs lack visibility in govt institutions'

Nov 09, 2024, 02:45 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi highlighted the underrepresentation of STs, SCs, and OBCs in government institutions, urging reforms to ensure these communities are adequately represented.

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Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand's Simdega: 'We will raise reservation cap above 50 pc if voted to power'

Nov 08, 2024, 02:30 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand's Simdega: Rahul Gandhi alleged that BJP believes in grabbing tribal land under its 'newly coined word development.'

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BJP claims Rahul distributed blank copies of 'Constitution' during poll rally, Congress hits back

India | Nov 07, 2024, 03:40 PM IST

“The Congress wants to rewrite India’s Constitution as a blank slate. They plan to remove all the laws and articles written by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This is why Rahul Gandhi recently predicted the end of reservations,” Maharashtra BJP posted on its X handle while sharing two short videos.

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Erstwhile royal family members slam Rahul Gandhi over article aimed at slamming NDA govt

India | Nov 07, 2024, 09:55 AM IST

Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar also criticised Rahul Gandhi for his article and said that the Congress leader's lack of knowledge of true history is on constant display.

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India | Nov 06, 2024, 11:44 PM IST

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasain Malilk was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2022 by a trial court after pleading guilty to the terror funding charges against him.

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi to commence poll campaigning in Nagpur today

Nov 06, 2024, 08:55 AM IST

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray, and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar will address a "Swabhiman Sabha" in Mumbai. At the event, MVA's poll guarantees are expected to be announced.

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'Will demolish artificial barrier of 50 per cent reservation,' asserts Rahul Gandhi

India | Nov 05, 2024, 11:49 PM IST

After conducting a caste census in Karnataka, another Congress is going to conduct a similar exercise in Telangana. The caste census will start in the state on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi reiterated Congress' stand that it will conduct the exercise nationwide if voted to power.

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Chunav Manch: Athawale predicts crushing defeat of MVA, says Mahayuti to get more than 170 seats

Oct 24, 2024, 02:03 PM IST

Ramdas Athawale who participated in India TV Chunav Manch said that as long as PM Modi's government is in power in the country, Congress will not come to power and predicted that the Mahayuti govet is going to win the upcoming elections.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra declares assets | How much wealth does Congress leader, husband Vadra possess?

India | Oct 24, 2024, 01:17 PM IST

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi's immovable assets are worth over Rs 7.74 crore, which includes two inherited half-shares of agricultural land in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi.

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Priyanka Gandhi makes election debut, files nomination for Wayanad byelection

India | Oct 23, 2024, 02:02 PM IST

Days after the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress had announced in June itself that Rahul Gandhi will retain the Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh and vacate the Wayanad seat in Kerala, from where his sister Priyanka Gandhi will make her electoral debut.

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UP bypolls: Rift widens in INDIA bloc after SP's stand, Congress to explore these 3 options now

Oct 22, 2024, 03:47 PM IST

The relationship between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) is going through a rough phase as I.N.D.I.A bloc allies fail to reach the seat-sharing agreement for bypolls. In Madhya Pradesh, the SP fielded its candidate against Congress on the Budhni seat.

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Karnataka HC dismisses PIL against Rahul Gandhi for objectionable comments on 'mass rape'

Oct 21, 2024, 01:29 PM IST

In his speech, Rahul Gandhi had stated that 'mass rape' had been committed by former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. The petition was filed by All India Dalit Action committee.

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Jharkhand Assembly polls: Rahul Gandhi attends 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan' in Ranchi | WATCH

Oct 19, 2024, 05:47 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi attended the 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan' in Ranchi, receiving a warm welcome as he emphasised constitutional issues ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections.

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