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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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CWC rejig: List of first-timers who made it to Congress' top decision-making body

India | Aug 20, 2023, 08:36 PM IST

The Congress party, in the latest rejig of its Working Committee has given a spot to Sachin Pilot, Manish Tewari, and Alka Lamba for the first time. Shashi Tharoor has also been included on the list of 39 members.

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'Speaking like China's propaganda machinery': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi on his remark over border issue

India | Aug 20, 2023, 06:44 PM IST

BJP hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his 'PM not speaking true on China border issue, saying the Congress leader speaks like a 'China's propaganda machinery'.

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Rahul targets govt, says PM's remark – not an inch of land has been lost to China, is not true

India | Aug 20, 2023, 06:34 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to his father and former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary on the bank of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh.

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Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: Rahul pays tributes to his father in Ladakh

India | Aug 20, 2023, 11:44 AM IST

Ladakh: Rahul Gandhi reached Leh on a two-day visit on Thursday, later deciding to extend his stay in the region by four more days.

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India | Aug 19, 2023, 03:37 PM IST

The journalist Vimal Kumar Yadav, working for Hindi daily Jagaran, was the sole witness of the murder of his brother, who was the local sarpanch, in 2019, and he was to depose in court.

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Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi, Priyanka may fight from Varanasi: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai

Aug 18, 2023, 11:16 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi seat while Priyanka Gandhi may contest from Varanasi in Lok Sabha elections 2024, newly appointed Congress' Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai said on Friday.

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Rahul Gandhi’s Ladakh visit extended till August 25, to attend football match in Leh today

India | Aug 24, 2023, 07:57 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi Ladakh visit: Rahul will be holding an interaction with youths on Friday and also attend a football match in Leh. On Friday night, Rahul Gandhi will attend a dinner with the luminaries of Leh.

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Rahul Gandhi joins Nehru Memorial Museum controversy, says, 'Nehru Ji ki pehchaan unke karam hai'

India | Aug 17, 2023, 01:47 PM IST

The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has officially been renamed as the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society with effect from August 14.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi nominated to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

India | Aug 17, 2023, 10:53 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence before being disqualified.

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Rahul Gandhi reaches Leh airport for two-day visit to Ladakh | DETAILS

India | Aug 17, 2023, 01:38 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi Ladakh visit: Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had visited Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar and Jammu twice, but he could not visit Ladakh. The party source, however, did not reveal any other plans.

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Congress may replace Delhi unit chief as Kharge-Rahul hold back-to-back meetings, say sources

Aug 16, 2023, 09:36 PM IST

According to sources, the Congress party may change its Delhi unit chief regarding which the top leadership including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held a number of meetings in Delhi.

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Congress set to contest all 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, AAP says no use to attend I.N.D.I.A. meet

Aug 16, 2023, 06:22 PM IST

The Congress leadership has asked the Delhi leaders to start preparing for Lok Sabha elections on all the seven seats.

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'Bharat Mata' is voice of every Indian: Rahul Gandhi on 77th Independence Day

India | Aug 15, 2023, 01:06 PM IST

Independence Day: In his message on Independence Day, he talked about his 145-day Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and shared his experience.

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Rahul Gandhi's lunch with vegetable vendor whose video on prices went viral

India | Aug 14, 2023, 11:50 PM IST

Taking to X, Rahul Gandhi said that Rameshwar is a lively person. In him, the glimpse of the affable nature of crores of Indians can be seen.

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'Be it Amethi or Sultanpur': Robert Vadra wants Priyanka Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha election

India | Aug 14, 2023, 04:16 PM IST

Robert Vadra said he feels that Priyanka Gandhi should reach the Parliament first and people will feel good if she comes to Lok Sabha.

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BJP trying to restrict tribals to jungles by calling them 'vanvasis': Rahul Gandhi

India | Aug 13, 2023, 01:46 PM IST

The Congress leader today inaugurated the HT Connection at Dr Ambedkar District Memorial Cancer Centre at Nalloornad in the Mananthavady area of the Wayanad district of the state.