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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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'Send CBI, ED to probe Adani, Ambani': Rahul's retort to PM Modi's 'tempo loads of money' jibe

India | May 09, 2024, 12:08 AM IST

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that PM Modi's chair is "shaking" after three phases of the Lok Sabha polls as he has started attacking his own "friends" and this shows the "real trend" of the result.

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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, May 8, 2024

India | May 08, 2024, 11:49 PM IST

India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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Sam Pitroda resigns as Indian Overseas Congress chief after row over his racist remarks

India | May 08, 2024, 08:06 PM IST

Sam Pitroda, said to be the political mentor of Rahul Gandhi, found himself in the eye of the storm over his statements, the latest being a 'racial slur' on the country's citizens.

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'Rahul Gandhi should settle in Italy after he loses Rae Bareli': Shah sharpens attack on Congress

India | May 08, 2024, 06:54 PM IST

Targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Home Minister Amit Shah said Uttar Pradesh will never support those who shy away from Lord Ram's work.

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Smriti Irani hits back at Pakistani leader Fawad Hussain who praised Rahul Gandhi amid polls | VIDEO

May 08, 2024, 10:10 AM IST

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: Phase 3 voter turnout climbs to 65.68 per cent

India | May 08, 2024, 11:25 PM IST

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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, May 7, 2024

India | May 07, 2024, 10:58 PM IST

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EC directs social media platform 'X' to remove objectionable post from Karnataka BJP's handle

May 07, 2024, 06:21 PM IST

The decision came after an FIR was filed against key BJP figures, including party president J P Nadda, IT cell head Amit Malviya, and Karnataka unit chief B Y Vijayendra, over allegations of intimidating SC and ST communities against voting for a specific candidate.

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Rahul targets PM Modi, says 'he wants to hand over 'Jal, Jungle, Jameen' to 14-15 industrialists'

India | May 07, 2024, 03:59 PM IST

Addressing a poll rally in Jharkhand's Chaiba, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the BJP is hell-bent on handing over PSUs and railways to industrialists, adding that PM Modi made 22 billionaires in 10 years.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3: 61.76 per cent polling recorded, Assam highest at 75.30 per cent

India | May 08, 2024, 03:53 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections concluded on Tuesday in 93 constituencies across 11 states and union territories. Assam, West Bengal, Goa witnessed highest while polling in Uttar Paradesh, Bihar and Gujarat remained below 60 per cent.

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May 06, 2024, 09:31 PM IST

While speaking with India TV, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that even the posters of both the leaders were put separately. Rae Bareli and Amethi will go to polls in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 20.

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181 VCs, academicians condemn Rahul Gandhi's remarks on 'University heads selection process'

India | May 06, 2024, 03:56 PM IST

Over 180 vice-chancellors and prominent academicians from leading universities in India, in an open letter, vehemently refuted Rahul Gandhi's allegations of bias in the appointment of vice-chancellors, emphasizing the rigorous and merit-based nature of the selection process.

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Congress appoints Bhupesh Baghel, Ashok Gehlot as party's senior observers for Rae Bareli, Amethi

May 06, 2024, 03:21 PM IST

In a release, the Congress announced the names of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as party's senior observer for Rae Bareli and Amethi.

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'Rahul Gandhi told close aides Congress govt will overturn SC's Ram Mandir verdict': Pramod Krishnam

India | May 06, 2024, 03:00 PM IST

Expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam made a massive claim on Rahul Gandhi over the issue of Ram Mandir. The Ayodhya temple was inaugurated on January 22 this year in a historic event.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi explains his preference for White T-Shirts in candid rapid fire | WATCH

India | May 06, 2024, 01:35 PM IST

In a video posted by the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi engaged in a rapid-fire Q&A alongside veteran leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. Gandhi answered questions on ideological stance, his trademark white t-shirt, and the essence of political campaign.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: We want to make India a world superpower, says Rajnath Singh

India | May 06, 2024, 11:32 PM IST

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May 05, 2024, 03:14 PM IST

Amidst escalating tensions surrounding allegations of mass sexual assault involving JD (S) leaders HD Revanna and Prajwal Revanna, the Karnataka government announced financial assistance for alleged rape victims in the state.

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FIR filed against JP Nadda, others over alleged intimidation of SC, ST voters in Karnataka

India | May 06, 2024, 03:27 PM IST

The Congress party has lodged a complaint against BJP leaders accusing them of spreading caste-based propaganda during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The complaint alleges that the BJP misrepresented Congress's stance on religious and caste issues and projected derogatory images of SC/ST communities.

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Rajnath blasts Congress for creating fear psychosis: 'BJP will never change Constitution's Preamble'

India | May 05, 2024, 10:31 AM IST

Rajnath Singh lashed out at Congress and accused it of creating "fear psychosis" over the issue of Constitution and reservation and said that the BJP government will never change the Preamble or tinker with the reservation.