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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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Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE Updates

Phase 7 polling concludes; countdown to May 23 begins | As it happened on May 19

India | May 19, 2019, 11:23 PM IST

Read through the blog to find out how May 19 unfolded.

Sonia Gandhi strategizing for Congress, holds meeting with

Sonia Gandhi strategises, holds meeting with top party leaders

India | May 18, 2019, 11:59 PM IST

Congress leaders led by Sonia Gandhi, party chief Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh, held deliberations with Ahmed Patel, A K Antony and others as they geared up for a possible hung Parliament.

Lok Sabha Election 2019

Modi government dismantled India's economy, will be shown 'exit' door by country: Surjewala

India | May 18, 2019, 09:01 AM IST

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said that the year-on-year growth of national income has plunged from 14 per cent in 2005-06 to 11.6 per cent in 2018-19.

Lok Sabha Election 2019

Lok Sabha polls, May 18: As it happened

India | May 18, 2019, 10:14 PM IST

The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, PM Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttarakhand from today.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi

BJP, RSS are not 'God-Ke Lovers' but 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul

India | May 17, 2019, 03:50 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the BJP over its leaders making controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, saying the BJP and the RSS are not "God-ke Lovers" but "God-se Lovers".

WATCH LIVE | PM Modi, Amit Shah address BJP press conference

Lok Sabha polls, May 17: As it happened

May 17, 2019, 09:55 PM IST

Ahead of the final phase of Lok Sabha election 2019, we saw BJP and Congress have a go at each other. Amit Shah and Prime Minister Modi addressed a press conference where Modi thanked the people of the country. At the same time, Congress President Rahul Gandhi also addressed the reporters claiming the Congress Party will end Narendra Modi's time in office on May 23.

In an exclusive interview to India TV's Senior Executive

EXCLUSIVE: 'Game over for Modi', Rahul Gandhi's prediction for May 23

India | May 16, 2019, 11:36 PM IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has never left any opportunity to deride Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as he claims his "love" for PM. In an exclusive interview to India TV's Senior Executive Editor Saurav Sharma, the Congress chief predicted an imminent defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections, saying that the game was over for Narendra Modi.

Rahul Gandhi and 'modilie'

The image is fake: Oxford Dictionaries calls out Rahul Gandhi on 'modilie'

May 16, 2019, 09:42 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi had claimed on Wednesday that a new word, modilie, had been added to English dictionary.

Countdown to May 23: A brief recap of India's tryst with

Countdown to May 23: A recap of India's tryst with Lok Sabha election

India | May 16, 2019, 11:26 PM IST

As India awaits its 17th Lok Sabha, India TV brings to you a rundown of how India has been ruled in 72 years since Independence.

6 of top 10 richest candidates from Congress

6 out of top 10 richest candidates in Lok Sabha election fray are from Congress

India | May 16, 2019, 08:30 PM IST

While Ramesh Kumar Sharma, an Independent candidate from Patliputra in Bihar, is in pole position with declared assets worth over Rs 1,107 crore, the second, third, fourth and fifth positions are captured by the Congress nominees.

Rahul Gandhi was slated to visit Alwar on Wednesday but the

Rahul Gandhi meets Alwar gangrape victim, assures justice

May 16, 2019, 12:12 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by Ashok Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, party state incharge Avinash Pandey and Alwar Congress candidate, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh.

The exit polls will be announced on May 19.

Election Commission asks Twitter to take down all exit poll-related posts

May 16, 2019, 10:28 AM IST

The EC's move came after it received certain "complaint", sources aware of the development said on Thursday, adding that the user later removed the tweet.

Several BJP supporters, on Wednesday, took to Twitter to

'Modilie': Rahul Gandhi's tweet with 'new word in English dictionary' is a clever taunt at PM Modi

May 16, 2019, 11:27 AM IST

"Modilie" -- a jibe at PM Modi -- is defined as "to constantly Modify the truth".

Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you live and latest

Lok Sabha election 2019: As it happened | May 16, 2019

May 16, 2019, 11:23 PM IST

May 16 was full of political activities as expected. All political camps are gearing up to take a shot at government forming as counting day (May 23) approaches. Take a look at what happened.

Modi should have taken Manmohan's advice before

Modi should have taken Manmohan's advice before demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi

May 15, 2019, 10:55 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday contrasted Manmohan Singh who led the UPA government and Narendra Modi, saying the prime minister wouldn’t have “destroyed” the economy if he had taken advice from his predecessor.  

For Shivananda win or loss does not matter, contesting

Doctor-turned-scribe from Karnataka has a unique hobby of contesting election against political bigwigs

India | May 15, 2019, 05:55 PM IST

This doctor-turned-scribe from Karnataka has a different hobby--contesting elections against political bigwigs.

In an action taken report filed before Additional Chief

No cognisable offence against Rahul Gandhi for derogatory remarks against PM Modi: Police tells court

May 15, 2019, 04:44 PM IST

The Delhi Police Wednesday told a city court that no "cognisable offence" was made out against Congress President Rahul Gandhi on a complaint against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016.

Rahul Gandhi was supposed to reach Thanagaazi in Alwar but

Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Alwar gangrape victim cancelled due to bad weather

May 15, 2019, 01:36 PM IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi's proposed visit to Alwar to meet the gang-rape victim here on Wednesday was cancelled due to bad weather

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Lok Sabha polls, May 15: As it happened

May 17, 2019, 09:49 PM IST

In order to garner the votes for the party candidate Ajay Rai, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a mega roadshow in Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi

Pushing for new language in politics: Rahul Gandhi

May 15, 2019, 07:05 AM IST

His remarks come amidst a slanging match between parties during the campaign of Lok Sabha elections with leaders also resorting to personalised attacks.

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