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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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Modi not ready for Rafale debate due to fear: Rahul Gandhi

Modi not ready for Rafale debate due to fear: Rahul Gandhi

May 14, 2019, 06:36 PM IST

"The chowkidar is a thief and is frightened since he will be exposed in the debate. He will not be able to show his face to the country," Rahul Gandhi said.

The report and its ramifications should be top of the

Climate change creeps up on Wayanad, Cong leader says should be top of agenda for next MP

May 14, 2019, 06:24 PM IST

The report and its ramifications should be top of the agenda for Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad, said his colleague Jairam Ramesh.

Addressing a rally ahead of the fourth and last phase of

Modi insulted my family but I won't insult his: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 14, 2019, 05:01 PM IST

Addressing a rally ahead of the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh,Gandhi also said Modi should stop talking about "clouds and mangoes" and tell people about issues which matter.

Rahul Gandhi taunt PM Modi on 'cloud-radar'

'Do all aircrafts disappear from radar when it rains in India?' Rahul taunts PM Modi

May 14, 2019, 04:44 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi is drawing flak for his comments suggesting that cloud cover helped Indian fighter jets evade Pakistani radars during Balakot Airstrikes.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE Updates

Lok Sabha polls, May 14: As it happened

May 14, 2019, 11:01 PM IST

The day of result of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls is 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 Modi will address four election rallies in UP, Bihar and Chandigarh today.

Kamal Haasan's Hindu terrorist remark, KCR-Stalin meeting,

Kamal Haasan's Hindu terrorist remark, KCR-Stalin meeting, Modi-Rahul tussle: Election wrap up in 10 points

May 13, 2019, 11:43 PM IST

​Monday kickstarted with a lot of buzz in the political circles, starting from Kamal Haasan's controversial remarks to Rahul Gandhi bashing Sam Pitroda over "hua to hua" comments on 1984 anti-Sikh riots and finally culminating with KCR's meeting with DMK President MK Stalin. We bring to you an election wrap of May 13 in 10 points:   

'You should be ashamed': Rahul Gandhi hits out at Sam

'You should be ashamed': Rahul Gandhi hits out at Sam Pitroda for remarks on 1984 riots

Politics | May 13, 2019, 04:22 PM IST

Sam Pitroda had sparked a controversy by his 'hua-toh-hua’ statement on 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Pitroda, a close aide of Rahul Gandhi and Overseas Congress' head made the remark in response to a question on the riots by a newsman in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. 

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE Updates

Lok Sabha polls, May 13: As it happened

May 13, 2019, 10:57 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 Modi will address three election rallies today. Rahul Gandhi is also slated to rally in Punjab on Monday.

Khan Market gang

Khan market gang cannot dismantle Modi: PM

May 13, 2019, 12:06 AM IST

In an interview to Indian Express, PM Narendra Modi targetted Rahul Gandhi mentioning consensus among the elite to detroy his image.

No 'hate' comments if Modi had done 'tapasya': Priyanka

No 'hate' comments if Modi had done 'tapasya': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

May 12, 2019, 06:30 PM IST

Interacting to reporters after casting her vote along with her husband, Robert Vadra, she said: "If he (Modi) had done even 50 hours of tapasya, he would not have made such hate-filled comments."

Navjot Singh Sidhu

HP BJP women's wing chief asks Sidhu to apologise for 'anti-women' remarks

May 12, 2019, 04:22 PM IST

Indu Goswami said the Congress, by issuing such statements, wants to show that the women, who constitute around half of the country's population, are "weak".

111 year old Bachan Singh

111-year old Bachan Singh, oldest voter in Delhi, casts vote

May 12, 2019, 12:28 PM IST

Bachan Singh cannot talk like the way he did before, but he knows how important his vote is. "I will vote for those who worked for us," he said.

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'Narendra Modi used hatred in campaign and we used love': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM

May 12, 2019, 10:52 AM IST

“The election was fought on key issues including demonetization, farmer problems, Gabbar Singh Tax and corruption in Rafale,” said Rahul Gandhi.

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Phase 6: Slow start to polling in Uttar Pradesh

May 12, 2019, 10:43 AM IST

The average poll percentage was 9.28 per cent, a state election office spokesperson said.

Minister of Home Affairs of India Rajnath Singh

Rajnath mocks Rahul Gandhi's promise to eradicate poverty through NYAY scheme

May 11, 2019, 06:14 PM IST

The grand old party right from days of Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi has been "befooling" countrymen in the name of ending poverty said Rajnath Singh

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LS polls: BJP to defend 45 seats in phase six

May 11, 2019, 06:15 PM IST

Over 10.17 crore voters will decide the fate of 979 candidates in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission has set up 1.13 lakh polling stations for the smooth conduct of elections.

Bengal LS polls: Tribal belt, Midnapore ready for phase 6

Bengal LS polls: Tribal belt, Midnapore ready for phase 6

May 11, 2019, 05:03 PM IST

A gritty fight between state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh and Manas Bhunia, a seasoned politician who jumped ship form the Congress to the Trinamool Congress in 2016, and a father-son duo contesting from two neighbouring seats laden with the memories of 'Quit India' movement also headline the polling scene on the morrow.

Pitroda's comments expose Cong's mindset, Modi govt

Pitroda's comments expose Cong's mindset, Modi govt punished anti-Sikh riots accused: Amit Shah

India | May 11, 2019, 03:50 PM IST

"Thousands of Sikhs were killed mercilessly. The then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi justified it. No one was punished. Manmohan Singh was made (by the Congress) to apologise. What Sam Pitroda has said exposes the Congress' mindset," said BJP president Amit Shah

Lok Sabha polls 2019

BJP, RSS & Modi have hatred for my family: Rahul Gandhi

May 11, 2019, 03:28 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged the BJP, RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hatred in their hearts for his family, but he would continue to hug the PM as hate could only be defeated by love.

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi's Instagram post shows him fix helicopter in Himachal Pradesh’s Una

May 11, 2019, 02:01 PM IST

Describing the image, Gandhi wrote the helicopter had encountered a problem which was later fixed due to good teamwork.

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