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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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Not afraid of Modi, will not be intimidated, says Rahul Gandhi on ED action | Video

India | Aug 04, 2022, 01:25 PM IST

National Herald case: Gandhi's reaction came a day after the ED sealed the office of Young Indian in Herald House in the national capital, and the Delhi police briefly barricaded his residence and the party office here.

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Congress holds meeting of party MPs as ED seals Herald house building

India | Aug 04, 2022, 10:52 AM IST

The Congress has also accused the ruling dispensation of treating the party leaders as "terrorists".

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National Herald case: Cong alleges party 'under siege' after Young Indian office sealed | 10 Points

India | Aug 04, 2022, 12:15 AM IST

National Herald Case Update: The action comes after Enforcement Directorate raided the National Herald premises on Monday amid the ongoing probe money laundering probe allegedly involving Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

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Rahul Gandhi attends key Cong meet in Karnataka, urges leaders to fight 2023 polls unitedly

India | Aug 03, 2022, 07:10 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi's two-day visit to the state assumes significance as the Congress in Karnataka seems to be in a conundrum, with many within the party fearing it would implode ahead of the assembly polls.

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Desh Ki Awaaz Opinion Poll: Rahul, Mamata or Kejriwal? Who is the strongest political opponent of PM

India | Jul 29, 2022, 06:49 PM IST

However, according to nationwide opinion poll by India TV-Matrize News Communication, 23 per cent of people feel Rahul Gandhi still can be a tough opponent to the PM.

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Monsoon Session: 20 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs begin 50-hour protest in Parliament

India | Dec 17, 2022, 04:13 PM IST

Monsoon Session: The Rajya Sabha MPs are holding the protest near the Gandhi statue and will stay at the site through night, Trinamool Congress' Dola Sen, who is one of the suspended members, said earlier in the day.

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Rahul Gandhi poses 10 questions for PM Modi

India | Jul 27, 2022, 11:06 PM IST

Rajya Sabha Oppn MPs suspension: In a Facebook post in Hindi, Gandhi said he is putting out the 10 questions that had to be asked of the "king".

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Rahul targets PM Modi on issue of price rise, calls him 'King' who arrested MPs for asking questions

India | Jul 27, 2022, 02:42 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi slams PM: Twenty Rajya Sabha MPs have been suspended from the House for the rest of the week after they continued to disrupt proceedings to press for an immediate discussion on price rise and levy of GST on essential items.

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Money Laundering Act: Supreme Court backs ED, says power to arrest not arbitrary

India | Jul 27, 2022, 01:09 PM IST

The Centre had earlier told the apex court that 4,850 cases have been taken up for investigation under the PMLA in the last 17 years and proceeds of crime of Rs 98,368 crore identified and attached under provisions of the law.

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Rahul Gandhi detained during Congress protest against Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning; released later

India | Jul 26, 2022, 07:13 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi detained: Rahul Gandhi and the other Congress MPs had gathered at Vijay Chowk to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to draw the President's attention to the alleged misuse of agencies by the government, but were stopped and put in a police bus.

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Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning second round today, Congress to raise issue in Parliament

India | Jul 26, 2022, 01:29 AM IST

Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning: The 75-five-year old Gandhi was questioned for over two hours during her first day of questioning in the case on July 21 where she replied to 28 questions put forth by the agency.

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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul's ED questioning: Delhi Police hired 100 photographers to capture Cong moves

India | Jul 24, 2022, 07:17 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning: The strategic move, a senior police official said, was done by the department to keep an eye on any untoward incident that may have arisen due to Congress' workers protest during this time.

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Rahul attacks Centre over Agnipath, says 'youth's future in danger'

India | Jul 24, 2022, 01:15 PM IST

India witnessed protests after the announcement of the scheme that seeks to recruit youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years to 21 for only four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years. For 2022, the upper age limit has been extended to 23 years.

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Rahul Gandhi dubs NDA as 'No Data Available', says govt has no accountability

India | Jul 23, 2022, 02:51 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi also tagged a gif with his post that read "Sab Gayab si", as the graphic animates to strike off the middle word in "Sab Changa si."

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Centre unleashed political vendetta using probe agencies, targeting prominent leaders: Opposition

India | Jul 21, 2022, 01:11 PM IST

Lashing out at the Centre government over the misuse of probe agencies, the Opposition in a joint statement said that they will intensify their fight against the "anti-people Modi Sarkar".

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Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning today; Cong cries 'political vendetta', to protest across country

India | Jul 21, 2022, 07:19 AM IST

ED summons Sonia Gandhi: The ED had earlier issued summons to Gandhi but the leader had requested the agency to defer the call owing to her health. The date for questioning was finally set for July 21.

Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government over rise in GST

'Satisfy hunger with tadka of jumlas': Rahul slams Centre over GST on essential items

India | Jul 20, 2022, 03:57 PM IST

Rahul slams Centre over GST: In a tweet on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi said that the recipe of "Gabbar" for people struggling with inflation is to "make less, eat less and satisfy hunger with the tadka of jumlas".

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'Unproductive politically': Smriti Irani's latest attack on Rahul Gandhi amid Opposition's ruckus

India | Jul 20, 2022, 11:25 AM IST

Smriti Irani's latest attack on Rahul Gandhi: Talking to reporters outside the Parliament, Irani said that Gandhi's political life has been dotted with show of disrespect to parliamentary procedures and traditions. He is now adamant to bring down the productivity of Lok Sabha, the Amethi MP added.

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Stop 'politics of jumlas', immediately reform economic policies: Rahul Gandhi's jibe at govt

India | Jul 16, 2022, 05:46 PM IST

The rupee rebounded from the near-80 levels to close higher by 17 paise at 79.82 against the US currency following a recovery in the domestic stocks and weakness in the greenback in overseas markets.

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'Misled, betrayed, cheated': Rahul Gandhi's dig at PM Modi over unemployment

India | Jul 15, 2022, 03:43 PM IST

Gandhi shared a graph based on the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data which showed that unemployment had doubled in five years from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

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