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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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Rahul attacks Modi govt after meeting President Kovind, says no democracy left in India

News | Dec 24, 2020, 02:20 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded from the Modi government to convene a special session of the Parliament and withdraw the three farm laws that are the heart of protests.

Rahul submits memorandum to President Kovind containing 2 crore signatures of farmers

News | Dec 24, 2020, 01:20 PM IST

Rahul submits a memorandum to the President containing two crore signatures of farmers seeking in intervention to break the impasse over the new farm laws.

Convene Parliament session and withdraw farm laws: Rahul Gandhi

News | Dec 24, 2020, 12:50 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi leads a delegation of party MPs from the Vijay Chowk to the Rashtraparti Bhavan to meet President Ram Nath Kovind over farm laws. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded from the Modi government to convene a special sess

Crucial meeting underway at Congress HQ ahead of protest march against farm laws

News | Dec 24, 2020, 11:23 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi will lead a delegation of party MPs on Thursday from the Vijay Chowk to the Rashtraparti Bhavan to meet President Ram Nath Kovind over farm laws.

From Congress protest march to farmers' agitation | Top news of the day

News | Dec 24, 2020, 11:11 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will lead a delegation of party MPs on Thursday from the Vijay Chowk to the Rashtraparti Bhavan to meet President Ram Nath Kovind.

Farm laws: Congress to hold protest march today, Rahul and others to meet President Kovind

Politics | Dec 24, 2020, 09:00 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet President Ram Nath Kovind today with respect to the ongoing farmers' protest against the farm laws. Rahul Gandhi will submit a memorandum to the president.

Rahul Gandhi will submit '2 crore signatures' against farm laws to President: K Suresh

News | Dec 23, 2020, 04:23 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on December 24 with respect to the ongoing farmers' protest against the farm laws. Congress leader and MP K Suresh told ANI that Rahul Gandhi will submit a memorandum to the president

MP CM Shivraj slams Rahul Gandhi's farm laws criticism

Politics | Dec 16, 2020, 02:59 PM IST

On what ground is Rahul Gandhi protesting farm laws. Does he understand anything about farmers? Does he know what farming is? Can he even tell the correct orientation to sow a corn plant?: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over farmers' protests

Politics | Dec 01, 2020, 11:40 AM IST

Thousands of farmers are camping at Delhi borders for the last five days to lodge their protest against the three farm laws. Farmers fear that the new farm laws will dismantle the minimum support price system and corporatise the agriculture sector.

OMG: PM Modi's 'vocal for local' mantra to self-reliant India

Oh My God | Nov 30, 2020, 05:00 PM IST

To make India self-reliant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time and again called for being 'vocal for local' to give a boost to local manufacturing.

OMG: Rahul Gandhi 'battles' to improve his election records

Oh My God | Nov 28, 2020, 06:36 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been at the receiving end of criticism for his 'failed' leadership. The party has failed to perform under his leadership in the elections.

Ahmed Patel laid to rest in Gujarat's Bharuch

News | Nov 26, 2020, 06:32 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel laid to rest in Gujarat's Bharuch on November 26.

OMG: Rahul Gandhi 'battles' to improve his election records

News | Nov 25, 2020, 11:04 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been at the receiving end of criticism for his 'failed' leadership. The party has failed to perform under his leadership in the elections.

'If we've lost our land to China before it's because of Congress': Pralhad Joshi

News | Nov 23, 2020, 06:20 PM IST

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the party by saying "if we've lost our land to China before it is because of Congress party and it's wrong policies from 1962.

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi arrive in Panaji

News | Nov 20, 2020, 04:02 PM IST

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi arrive in Panaji. Doctors had earlier advised Sonia Gandhi to spend time in a less polluted place.

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary

News | Nov 19, 2020, 09:54 AM IST

Former prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi is being remembered on her 103rd birth anniversary on Nov 19.

Manoj Jha calls Shivanand Tiwari's 'Rahul Gandhi on picnic' remark as 'personal opinion'

News | Nov 16, 2020, 02:38 PM IST

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha called party leader Shivanand Tiwari's remark on Rahul Gandhi over Bihar elections "personal."

RJD blames Congress for the grand alliance debacle in Bihar

News | Nov 16, 2020, 11:09 AM IST

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has blamed the Congress party for the grand alliance's debacle in the Bihar Assembly elections. Senior RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari said that the Congress put up a half-hearted fight.

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary

News | Nov 14, 2020, 11:46 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid floral tribute at Shantivan to the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.

Tariq Anwar backs Rahul Gandhi over Obama's remarks in his memoir

News | Nov 13, 2020, 05:08 PM IST

Congress leader Tariq Anwar on November 13 reacted on the former US president Barack Obama's remark on MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi and said to assess someone in few meetings is tough, Rahul's personality has changed and he's gained lot of experience.

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