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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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India | Feb 15, 2021, 03:11 PM IST

Pakistan PM Imran Khan's PTI has extended support to climate activist Disha Ravi. Ravi was arrested on Saturday for her involvement in the toolkit case.

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Sirf 'do' ka vikas: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG cylinder price hike

India | Feb 15, 2021, 09:31 AM IST

This is the second price hike in the month of February. The oil marketing companies had increased the price of non-subsidised LPG cylinders by Rs 25 in metro cities on February 4.

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'Will never implement CAA if voted to power': Rahul Gandhi at first rally in poll-bound Assam

Politics | Feb 14, 2021, 04:17 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in the state. The former Congress chief was addressing his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April.

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Rahul Gandhi creating fake narratives, becoming 'doomsday man' for India: FM Sitharaman

India | Feb 13, 2021, 02:15 PM IST

Responding to Rahul Gandhi's speech on Thursday, during which he talked about farm laws but declined to speak on the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "he is probably becoming a doomsday man for India."

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'Not conceded any territory', Defence Ministry responds to Rahul's allegation

India | Feb 12, 2021, 08:51 PM IST

The Ministry of Defence has said that India din't conced any territory to China in eastern Ladakh. It added that New Delhi instead enforced respect for LAC and prevented any unilateral change in the status quo.

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‘Should ask Nehru’: BJP responds to Rahul’s charge of PM ceding Indian territory to China

India | Feb 12, 2021, 01:16 PM IST

BJP has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to ask his great granfather Jawaharlal Nehru about who gave India's land to China.

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PM Modi has 'given' Indian territory to China: Rahul Gandhi

India | Feb 12, 2021, 01:18 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi has claimed that PM Narendra Modi has given up India's territory to China in Ladakh.

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Rahul Gandhi to address 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Rajasthan today

India | Feb 12, 2021, 09:15 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Rajasthan on Friday over farmers' protest against Farm laws.

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PM has given us options of hunger, unemployment and suicide: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

India | Feb 11, 2021, 06:14 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of trying to destroy the agriculture sector through the three new farm laws.

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Rahul accuses Modi govt of insulting jawans after Rajnath's statement on Ladakh border row

India | Feb 11, 2021, 02:39 PM IST

Rahul has been leading the opposition's sharp criticism of the Modi government over the standoff between the Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh.

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'Ab zyada ho raha hai': When PM Modi reprimanded Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha

India | Feb 10, 2021, 06:13 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extensively spoke on the issue of new farm reforms that have been brought by the NDA government amid the ongoing protest by farmers organisation.

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Rahul Gandhi on Rajasthan visit next week to raise voice for protesting farmers

India | Feb 07, 2021, 07:03 AM IST

Thousands of farmers have been protesting demanding the rollback of the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act.

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Peaceful 'satyagraha' of farmers in national interest: Rahul Gandhi on Chakka Jam

India | Feb 06, 2021, 12:28 PM IST

Farmer unions had on Monday announced a countrywide 'chakka jam' on February 6 during which they would block national and state highways between 12 noon and 3 pm to protest the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues.

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Kapil Sibal donated Rs 3 crore; Sonia, Rahul Gandhi over Rs 50,000 to Congress fund

India | Feb 05, 2021, 02:34 PM IST

The name of Jyotiraditya Scindia, who switched sides and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party triggering the collapse of Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh in March last year, also figures in the list for making a contribution of Rs Rs 54,000.

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'Neither Rahul, nor Rihanna...': BJP hits back at Congress for politicising farmers' protest

India | Feb 03, 2021, 05:46 PM IST

BJP leader Sambit Patra said neither Rahul Gandhi, nor Rihanna (international pop star) knows anything about agricultre.

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Govt will have to ultimately bow down before farmers, better do that right now: Rahul Gandhi

India | Feb 03, 2021, 03:58 PM IST

Stepping up his attack against the Modi government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the current dispensation should give in to the demands of the protesting farmers and repeal the contentious farm laws.

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Rahul Gandhi's knowledge about agriculture an 'open secret': Ravi Shankar Prasad

India | Feb 02, 2021, 02:06 PM IST

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Rahul Gandhi's knowledge about agriculture and farming is an "open secret" and invited him to discuss issues related to farmers in Parliament.

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‘Doesn’t make any responsible comment’: Smriti Irani responds to Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of Budget

India | Feb 02, 2021, 01:43 PM IST

Smriti Irani said that the Budget should not be seen from a narrow point of view and sought to know why the Opposition is complaining when the Budget has not put any new burden on the aam aadmi.

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No prestige issue, Rahul Gandhi should offer solution, if he has: Nitin Gadkari on farmers protest

India | Feb 02, 2021, 11:32 AM IST

Nitin Gadkari said that the Congress party has every right to question the government's policies, but it should not play politics over issues concerning the common man and poor.

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Build bridges, not walls: Rahul Gandhi on border security amid farmers' protest

India | Feb 02, 2021, 11:07 AM IST

Last week, during a press conference, Gandhi accused the government of "beating, threatening and bullying" farmers, adding that the three new farm laws should be repealed immediately and it would be wrong for the ruling coalition to think that the protests will end.

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