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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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'Give cash rather than credit', Rahul Gandhi appeals to govt

'Give cash rather than credit', Rahul Gandhi appeals to govt

India | May 16, 2020, 03:12 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Centre should stop acting like a "money lender" for its children by giving them credit instead of cash, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the COVID-19 economic stimulus package.

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Govt needs to be transparent on handling lockdown exit strategy: Rahul Gandhi

India | May 08, 2020, 12:29 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government to be transparent on its actions of handling COVID-19 situation and lockdown exit strategy in the country.

Citing an example, Abhijeet Banerjee said that if any

Give money directly to people to revive economy: Abhijeet Banerjee to Rahul Gandhi

Business | May 05, 2020, 11:25 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his series of interaction with economic leaders have now spoken to Nobel laureate Abhijeet Banerjee who has suggested that people should be given money directly if the government wish to revive the economy fast.

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Aarogya Setu app is a powerful companion to protect people: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India | May 02, 2020, 11:10 PM IST

Aarogya Setu is a powerful companion which protects people, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said in his response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who raised doubts over the coronavirus tracker app.

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Raghuram Rajan says India can take global leadership role in fight against coronavirus

Business | Apr 30, 2020, 02:18 PM IST

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that India can take global leadership role in fight against the coronavirus. Responding to former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on one of his questions, Rajan said India would needs Rs 65,000 crore to help the poor in the times of pandemic and considering its total GDP, it can afford to do that.

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Abolish GST on sanitisers, masks: Rahul Gandhi

India | Apr 20, 2020, 05:26 PM IST

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday called upon centre to revoke the Goods and Service Tax on masks and sanitisers among others

If lockdown not solution, then why states with Congress in

If lockdown not solution, then why states with Congress in power extended it first: BJP

India | Apr 16, 2020, 03:03 PM IST

Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his statement that lockdown is not a solution to containing coronavirus, the BJP on Thursday asked the Congress as to why states, where his party is in power, extended it before the central government did so.

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Time to fight coronavirus, not PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi

India | Apr 16, 2020, 02:27 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday addressed a video conference on coronavirus saying he disagrees with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a number of issues but now is not the time to fight, need to unite and defeat the virus.

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Lockdown not only solution, need to do more coronavirus testing: Rahul Gandhi

India | Apr 16, 2020, 03:15 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that lockdown is not the only solution to defeat coronavirus but it is a way to buy time to ramp up testing, get ventilators that are required to prepare the country to fight the virus.

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Coronavirus crisis has made Indian companies prone to foreign takeovers, warns Rahul Gandhi

India | Apr 12, 2020, 08:08 PM IST

The economic slowdown accompanying the coronavirus outbreak in the country has weakened many Indian companies and made them vulnerable to takeovers by foreign companies, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said

Rahul Gandhi says farmers be allowed to harvest crops while maintaining safety

Rahul Gandhi says farmers be allowed to harvest crops while maintaining safety

India | Apr 08, 2020, 03:15 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called for giving relief to farmers during the COVID-19 lockdown by allowing them to harvest crops while maintaining safety, saying this is the only way out as they are facing a double whammy.

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Coronavirus crisis: Rahul Gandhi praises govt, says economic package 'first step in right direction'

India | Mar 26, 2020, 03:41 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said the Centre's announcement of a Rs 170,000 crore worth of relief package for the weaker sections of the society from the economic fallout of COVID-19, was the "first step in the right direction."

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Big financial package need of hour: Rahul Gandhi on coronavirus crisis

India | Mar 21, 2020, 04:34 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called for immediate steps to revive the country's economy on Saturday and said there was a need for a big financial package

Rahul Gandhi slams govt as COVID-19 grips D-street

'Government is in stupor': Rahul Gandhi slams govt as COVID-19 grips D-street

India | Mar 13, 2020, 11:06 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the government for 'ignoring' the coronavirus issue and also said that the Indian economy will be destroyed if strong action is not taken. 

PM Modi is clueless about Coronavirus, alleges Rahul Gandhi

PM Modi is clueless about Coronavirus, alleges Rahul Gandhi

India | Mar 12, 2020, 06:23 PM IST

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is 'clueless' about novelcoronavirus (Covid-19). He alleged that there is no preparation to tackle coronavirus threat.

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Rahul Gandhi: Jyotiraditya worried about political future, his heart and words not in consonance

Politics | Mar 12, 2020, 05:52 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said Jyotiraditya Scindia, who exited Congress to join BJP, was worried about his political future and that his heart and words were not in consonance.

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Emotional Rahul Gandhi says 'Jyotiraditya only man who can walk into my house'

Politics | Mar 11, 2020, 05:32 PM IST

In an emotional response to Jyotiraditya Scindia's exit from the Congress party, his long time friend and former party president Rahul Gandhi has said the Gwalior royalty is the only man who can walk into his house. This is Rahul Gandhi's first reaction after Scindia formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Rahul Gandhi blames PMO for MP crisis, say 'focus on petrol price instead'

Rahul Gandhi blames PMO for MP crisis, says 'focus on petrol price instead'

Politics | Mar 11, 2020, 11:44 AM IST

In the first reaction on Madhya Pradesh political crisis and post- Jyotiraditya Scindia's resignation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "Hey PM. while you were busy destabilising an elected Congress Govt, you may have missed noticing the 35% crash in global oil prices."

Madhya Pradesh Crisis: What's cooking in Rahul Gandhi's mind?

Madhya Pradesh Crisis: What's cooking in Rahul Gandhi's mind?

Politics | Mar 10, 2020, 04:20 PM IST

Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh is in crisis. As the state appears to go the Karnataka way, all eyes are on Congress top-brass including Rahul Gandhi who is tightlipped over the unfolding crisis. At the time of publishing this story, 21 Congress MLAs have put in their papers while 4 others are about to leave the Congress camp.

MP Political crisis: Kamal Nath takes resignation of

MP Political crisis: Kamal Nath takes resignation of ministers, Rahul rushes to meet Sonia Gandhi

Politics | Mar 10, 2020, 07:28 AM IST

Scindia is considered close to Rahul Gandhi and sources said that Sonia Gandhi might ask him to speak to the former MP from Guna. As per sources, a legislative party meeting of the Congress will take place in Bhopal on Tuesday evening.

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