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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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No place in India for those who disagree with Modi and RSS:

No place in India for those who disagree with Modi and RSS: Rahul Gandhi targets govt on Alwar assault

Politics | Apr 06, 2017, 02:11 PM IST

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked the government to take strict action against those responsible for the brutal and senseless Alwar incident.

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Rahul Gandhi seeks Sitaram Yechury’s support for amendment to GST bill

Politics | Apr 06, 2017, 10:56 AM IST

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sought support of Left parties on an amendment to be moved by Jairam Ramesh to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in Rajya Sabha today.

Rahul, Akhilesh differ on CM Yogi Adityanath’s Rs 36K cr

Rahul, Akhilesh differ on CM Yogi Adityanath’s Rs 36K cr farm loan waiver

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 11:51 AM IST

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waived off loans up to Rs 1 lakh of small and marginal farmers in the state, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi termed the move as a “partial relief” but “a step in the right decision”.

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PM Modi disrespectful to farmers, working only for rich: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Mar 31, 2017, 05:03 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “anti-farmer” and only working in the interest of rich people.

‘Rahul Gandhi cabinet’ Digvijaya Singh

‘Rahul Gandhi cabinet’? Digvijaya Singh ‘restructures’ Congress with Twitter goof-up

Politics | Mar 28, 2017, 01:40 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has yet again managed to grab the limelight, and it’s again because of his gaffe on social media.

Take quick decision on AICC restructure: Digvijay Singh to

Take quick decision on AICC restructure: Digvijay Singh to Rahul

Politics | Mar 25, 2017, 09:57 PM IST

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today urged party vice president Rahul Gandhi to decide fast on restructuring the All India Congress Committee.

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi returns from US after health check-up

Politics | Mar 25, 2017, 10:27 AM IST

Congress Prresident Sonia Gandhi on Friday returned to India from the United States where she had gone for health check-up.

Yogi Adityanath makes surprise visit to Lok Sabha

In surprise visit to Lok Sabha, Yogi Adityanath takes a jibe at Rahul, Akhilesh

Politics | Mar 21, 2017, 09:53 PM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath makes surprise visit to Lok Sabha of which he is a member of.

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Rahul Gandhi can go if he can't lead the party: Kerala youth Congress leader

Politics | Mar 21, 2017, 03:31 PM IST

The Congress party’s poor show in subsequent Assembly polls since its 2014 loss in Lok Sabha have severely hit the morale of party workers who have been working tirelessly on the ground to help the party regain some of its lost glory.

File pic of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi may soon enter Guinness Book of World Records for this ‘epic’ reason

Politics | Mar 21, 2017, 10:46 AM IST

After humiliating defeats in the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and falling short of gaining majorities in Manipur and Goa, another embarrassment in knocking at doorsteps of the Congress party.

Rahul Gandhi

Congress to introspect over Assembly poll performance after Rahul's return from abroad

Politics | Mar 21, 2017, 07:51 AM IST

The Congress on Monday said that it will introspect over the party’s performance in the recently concluded Assembly elections in five states once Rahul Gandhi returns to India.

Amit Shah

I will never accept the job of advising Rahul Gandhi, says Amit Shah

Politics | Mar 18, 2017, 01:28 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday said that he will “never accept” the job of advising the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi

‘Sonia Gandhi Congress President for namesake, Rahul running party for last 10 years’

Politics | Mar 18, 2017, 01:10 PM IST

Taking pot-shot at the electoral acceptability of Rahul Gandhi, union minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that the Congress vice president has been running the party for last 10 years while her mother Sonia Gandhi remained President only for namesake.

Digvijaya Singh, Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi not acting decisively, he gets angry when I repeat this: Digvijaya Singh

Politics | Mar 18, 2017, 08:48 AM IST

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that it’s time for party vice president Rahul Gandhi to act decisively in order to make a new Congress with a new charter, a new roadmap and a new style of campaigning.

Congress eyeing ‘mahagathbandhan’ with SP, BSP to

Congress eyeing ‘mahagathbandhan’ with SP, BSP to counter 'Modi wave': Report

Politics | Mar 17, 2017, 09:38 AM IST

The idea of a ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) is gaining strength within the Congress party as it finds mutual cooperation and alliances between anti-BJP parties as the only option for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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Rahul Gandhi to leave for US today to be with his ailing mother Sonia

Politics | Mar 17, 2017, 09:27 AM IST

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will be leaving for the United States today to be with his ailing mother and party President Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi himself has asked for structural changes in

Clamour grows for change in Congress after poll debacle. Who said what

Politics | Mar 16, 2017, 07:01 PM IST

There has been an increase in the number of Congress leaders asking for a change in leadership, albeit not directly blaming party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

Subramanian Swamy and Rahul Gandhi

‘Is Rahul Gandhi consulting Italian Constitution on Goa?’ asks Subramanian Swamy

Politics | Mar 15, 2017, 01:53 PM IST

Mocking Rahul Gandhi over his ‘lack of constitutional knowledge’, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today wondered whether the Congress vice president was consulting the Italian Constitution over the government formation row in Goa.

Rahul has promised organisational change in Congress after

Why Rahul Gandhi’s promise of structural changes in Congress will fall flat

Politics | Mar 14, 2017, 10:58 PM IST

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today admitted that the Congress needs structural and organisational changes.

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BJP using ‘money power’ to undermine democracy in Goa, Manipur: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Mar 14, 2017, 02:05 PM IST

Reacting to the BJP staking claims to form governments in Goa and Manipur, Congress vice predicted Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the saffron party was using ‘money power’ to undermine democracy in these two states.

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