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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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UP polls: Akhilesh, Rahul to hold joint road show in Agra today

Politics | Feb 03, 2017, 10:25 AM IST

To ensure Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance wins an overwhelming majority in the UP Assembly polls, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will today hold a mega road show in Agra.

Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Bathinda blasts

Rahul Gandhi says Kejriwal backing perpetrators of Bathinda blasts

Politics | Feb 02, 2017, 04:36 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi today accused Arvind Kejriwal of backing the perpetrators of the bomb blast at Maur in Punjab’s Bathinda district that killed six people.

Rahul backs cut in Political funding, says rest was damp

Budget 2017: Rahul backs cut in Political funding, says rest was damp squib

Politics | Feb 01, 2017, 01:50 PM IST

Denouncing the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said termed it as a big disappointment saying there was nothing for farmers and youth in it. We were expecting

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SM Krishna quit Congress because he did not want Rahul Gandhi as party chief: Report

Politics | Jan 31, 2017, 06:42 PM IST

Former External Affairs minister SM Krishna decided to quit Congress as he was not comfortable with the imminent elevation of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to the post of party president, according to a media report.

Sonia Gandhi

UP assembly polls: Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi to skip campaigning in state

Politics | Jan 31, 2017, 02:51 PM IST

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will not campaign in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, party sources have said. The Congress supremo's decision is largely seen as a move to let Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who

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Govt a complete failure in job creation: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jan 31, 2017, 02:05 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the Modi government after it listed its achievements in the President's address.

Rahul Gandhi appeared before Bhiwandi court in RSS

RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi appear before Bhiwandi court, hearing adjourned till March 3

Politics | Jan 30, 2017, 03:56 PM IST

A court at Bhiwandi in Thane district today adjourned the hearing till March 3 in the defamation case filed against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on RSS’ role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

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RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi to appear in Bhiwandi court today

Politics | Jan 30, 2017, 11:35 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday will appear in a Bhiwandi court in connection with a defamation case over his alleged remarks against the RSS regarding the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. This morning, he

Akhilesh and Rahul say ‘SP-Congress alliance possible for

Akhilesh, Rahul say ‘SP-Congress alliance possible for 2019 polls’

Politics | Jan 30, 2017, 08:43 AM IST

At the press conference of the Congress-Samajwadi Party joint campaign here on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav did not rule out the “possibility” of continuation of their alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as well.

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Just like confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, says Rahul Gandhi on SP-Congress alliance

Politics | Jan 29, 2017, 02:32 PM IST

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will appear together here and will set out for a joint campaign for the high stakes Assembly elections in the state.

Sukhbir an icon of corruption, Rahul Gandhi’s swipe on

Sukhbir an icon of corruption, Rahul Gandhi’s swipe on Badals

Politics | Jan 28, 2017, 04:40 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today continued his frontal attack on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's family, saying that his son and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was an "icon of corruption". "Sukhbir

File pic - Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav

UP polls: Akhilesh-Rahul to roll out alliance’s campaign with joint road show tomorrow

Politics | Jan 28, 2017, 12:36 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav will hold a joint road show here tomorrow. This will be the maiden outing of the two leaders since the Congress and SP have stitched up an electoral alliance for the as

Political battle heats up as PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi engage

Punjab polls: Political battle heats up as PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi engage in war of words

Politics | Jan 27, 2017, 09:20 PM IST

The poll day in the state of Punjab is less than a week away and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi have gone all out convince the common man. Modi led the

Rahul Gandhi Amarinder Singh

Punjab: Rahul Gandhi declares Capt Amarinder Singh as CM candidate

Politics | Jan 27, 2017, 02:59 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today announced Punjab Cong president Capt Amarinder Singh as the party's chief ministerial face. Kickstarting his three day visit in Punjab with a rally in Majitha, the Gandhi scion said,"Captain

Post alliance, Congress, SP now quibble over seats in

Post alliance, Congress, SP now quibble over seats in Rahul, Sonia's turfs

Politics | Jan 27, 2017, 11:24 AM IST

Congress and Samajwadi Party are haggling over seats in Rae Bareli and Amethi, the parliamentary turf of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul respectively.

Congress poster

Congress poster prophesises Rahul Gandhi as next prime minister

Politics | Jan 25, 2017, 06:20 PM IST

Every election political parties come up with fresh slogans and unique ideas to garner support for their leaders. The upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh seems no different. And the poll-strategists often draw their ideas

File pic - Writer-historian Ramachandra Guha

Congress can't be revived as major national party anymore, says author Ramachandra Guha

Politics | Jan 24, 2017, 03:18 PM IST

The upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is an opportunity for the Congress party to revive its lost fortune. From state-wide yatra by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and joining hands with the ruling Samajwadi Party, the party is leaving no st

File photo - Robert Vadra, Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

As Priyanka draws praise for SP-Cong pact, husband Robert Vadra hails Rahul as ‘dynamic’ leader

Politics | Jan 24, 2017, 01:57 PM IST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra today hailed party’s vice-present Rahul Gandhi and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as ‘two young and dynamic leaders’.

After SP-Congress pact signed, Rahul and Akhilesh might woo

Akhilesh, Rahul to kick off joint SP-Congress campaign in UP: Report

Politics | Jan 24, 2017, 09:04 AM IST

it is now expected that UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will try to woo voters together.

SP, Congress fail to reach consensus over seats, end

UP polls: SP, Congress fail to reach consensus over seats, dilute prospect of alliance

Politics | Jan 21, 2017, 09:12 PM IST

The much talked about alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Indian National Congress for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections seems to have doomed even before it properly saw the light of the day. Failing

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