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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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Delegation of Congress leaders reach violence-hit Chand Bagh, Rahul Gandhi to arrive shortly

Politics | Mar 04, 2020, 06:31 PM IST

Delhi: Delegation of Congress leaders reach violence-hit Chand Bagh, Rahul Gandhi to arrive shortly.

Rahul Gandhi to visit violence-hit areas of Delhi

Politics | Mar 04, 2020, 05:55 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi to visit violence-hit areas of Delhi

Rahul Gandhi likely to visit violence-hit areas of North-east Delhi

Politics | Mar 04, 2020, 02:05 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi likely to visit violence-hit areas of North-east Delhi

BJP's LK Advani exercises his franchise in Aurangzeb Lane

Elections | Feb 08, 2020, 04:18 PM IST

One of the pillars of Bharatiya Janata Party, LK Advani exercised his voting power at a polling booth on Aurangzeb Lane. His daughter Pratibha Advani also cast her vote.

Watch: Alka Lamba throws slap on AAP worker during verbal spat at polling booth

Elections | Feb 08, 2020, 04:18 PM IST

On the polling day, Delhi has witnessed a verbal spat of a political leader. Ex-AAP MLA Alka Lamba had a verbal spat with an Aam Aadmi Party worker at polling booth number -126 and 123.

Watch: Gandhi family cast their vote

Elections | Feb 08, 2020, 04:19 PM IST

Congress Interim president Sonia Gandhi, leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi cast their vote for Delhi Assembly elections 2020.

Manickam Tagore (Cong MP) didn't attack anyone rather he was attacked: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Feb 07, 2020, 02:18 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi,Congress: There is an issue in Wayanad about them not having a Medical College so I wanted to raise.BJP obviously doesn't like it if I speak.We are not allowed to speak in Parliament.See visuals,Manickam Tagore (Cong MP) didn't attack anyone rather he was attacked

PM Modi's style is to distract country from core issues: Rahul Gandhi

News | Feb 06, 2020, 09:05 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style is to distract the country from its core issues.

PM Modi didn't say a word on unemployment: Rahul Gandhi

News | Feb 06, 2020, 04:42 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not talking about the main issue of unemployment and alleged that he was distracting people by talking about other things from Jawaharlal Nehru to Pakistan.

Delhi polls: Rahul Gandhi hits out at PM Modi, CM Arvind Kejriwal during Kondli election rally

News | Feb 05, 2020, 09:17 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during his election rally in New Delhi's Kondli town.

Longest speech, hollow budget: Rahul Gandhi on FM Sitharaman's announcements

Politics | Feb 01, 2020, 08:31 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reacted over the Union Budget 2020 and said that it was a hollow Budget. "Maybe this was the longest Budget speech in history but it was a hollow.

Rahul Gandhi hits out at PM Modi over job crisis

News | Jan 30, 2020, 05:46 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over job crisis. While speaking at a public gathering in Kerala's Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi

PM Modi believes in Godse's ideology: Rahul Gandhi

News | Jan 30, 2020, 05:48 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led 'Save the Constitution' march on January 30 in his Parliamentary constituency Wayanad.

Rahul Gandhi leads 'Save the Constitution' march in Wayanad

Politics | Jan 30, 2020, 02:27 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leads 'Save the Constitution' march in his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad.

Supreme Court to deliver verdict on Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

News | Nov 14, 2019, 09:19 AM IST

The Supreme Court will also pronounce today its judgment on a contempt petition filed by BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing the court while using his infamous "chowkidar chor hai" remark.

Govt decided to withdraw SPG protection from the Gandhi family

News | Nov 08, 2019, 04:46 PM IST

Govt has decided to withdraw SPG protection from the Gandhi family(Sonia Gandhi,Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra), they will now be accorded Z+ security

Rahul Gandhi responsible for the current condition of the Congress, says Pankaj Shankar

News | Nov 04, 2019, 12:43 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi responsible for the current condition of the Congress, says Pankaj Shankar. During the discussion, he also hinted that Priyanka Gandhi could prove to be a better option for Congress than Rahul.

OMG: Hilarious take on Rahul Gandhi's return from abroad

Oh My God | Oct 25, 2019, 07:20 PM IST

This week's OMG is a hilarious take on Rahul Gandhi's return from abroad. Rahul returns to find ... you better watch.

Haryana Election 2019: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's helicopter makes emergency landing in Rewari

News | Oct 18, 2019, 10:09 PM IST

In a video, Rahul Gandhi can be seen batting as a kid bowled to him. A lot of people surrounded him while he played cricket. He later left for Delhi via road.

Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi to appear in Surat court today

News | Oct 10, 2019, 09:12 AM IST

The case was filed against him for saying 'why all thieves share the Modi surname' during the Lok Sabha poll campaign earlier this year.