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.
Read MoreRahul Gandhi disqualified as MP: A day after a Surat court convicted him in 2019 'Modi surname' defamation case, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as member of Lok Sabha on Friday which triggered a huge outrage by the grand old party supported by the most of Opposition parties.
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Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha today, a day after he was convicted by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case.
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Priyanka Gandhi Gandhi Vadra questioned why no court took cognisance of the PM 'insulting her whole family and the Kashmiri Pandit community' when Narendra Modi had asked 'why they (Gandhis) don't keep the name Nehru'.
Rahul Gandhi disqualified: As TMC and AAP supported embattling Congress, there is a strong buzz that the Rahul Gandhi saga may bring all Opposition parties together and they may agree to form a consolidated front to fight BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Rahul Gandhi Disqualified as MP: The former Wayanad MP may also be asked to vacate the government bungalow in Delhi after his disqualification as Member of Parliament.
On Thursday, a court in Gujarat's Surat sentenced Congress leader Gandhi to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his "Modi surname" remarks.
As there is speculation that Rahul Gandhi will be disqualified as Lok Sabha MP, after his conviction in the criminal defamation case by the Gujarat court, the Congress will also stage a protest march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk after the meeting.
Rahul Gandhi defamation case: AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that the Congress party would also stage a protest march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk after the meeting.
Rahul Gandhi disqualification case HIGHLIGHTS: Leaders from other parties condemned the jail term awarded to the Congress leaders while being vocal against the ruling party.
The Congress is presuming that Rahul Gandhi will be disqualified as Lok Sabha MP, after his conviction in the criminal defamation case by the Gujarat court, and has called for a meeting today to discuss its strategy in New Delhi.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case: In case Rahul Gandhi goes to jail which is unlikely as a long legal battle is due in the higher courts, he will enter the 'Congress jailed club'.
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A Surat Sessions Court convicted and sentenced Rahul Gandhi to 2 years in jail in a case filed against him for targeting PM Modi over his surname. The sentence means Rahul Gandhi may lose his Parliament membership as per a law.
Congress lawmakers trooped into the well of the House and raised slogans like “BJP ki Hitlarsahi Nahi Chalegi”.
Modi surname case: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi must learn from this incident that "words are deadlier than weapons."
Rahul Gandhi convicted: After the conviction, what would be the political implication for the Congress leader? Supreme Court lawyer Tejveer Singh Bhatia in an exclusive interview with India TV reflects upon what lies ahead for Rahul Gandhi.
The case was filed against Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remarks on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
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