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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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IT ministry, Delhi Police probing Rahul Gandhi's social media account hack; Twitter denies security breach

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 06:53 PM IST

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has started a probe into the hacking of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's official Twitter account.

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Explained: How hackers may have laid siege to Rahul, Congress Twitter accounts

Dec 01, 2016, 04:59 PM IST

The Congress party and its second-in command Rahul Gandhi became the latest victim of cyber crime when the control of verified accounts of the grand old party and the latter’s office was taken over by unknown hackers.

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‘Insider role’, says Subramanian Swamy on Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account hacking

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 02:30 PM IST

Firebrand BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today took potshots at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over hacking of his Twitter account and abusive tweets posted on his timeline.

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Congress’ Twitter account hacked, abusive tweets follow

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 12:16 PM IST

A day after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s twitter account was hacked, the verified twitter handle of the Indian National Congress’s was taken over by an unidentified hacker.

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Government asks Twitter to submit details of Rahul Gandhi’s activities on microblogging site

Politics | Dec 01, 2016, 12:34 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came under a cyber attack when his official Twitter account @OfficeOfRG was hacked and obscenities were posted on the timeline.

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I-T Act amendments to help people with black money, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 30, 2016, 02:22 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that the amendments in income tax rules were aimed at helping people with black money.

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Upset Congress sees Nitish Kumar’s PM ambitions behind his support to demonetisation

Politics | Nov 30, 2016, 08:43 AM IST

With the opposition failing to put up a strong front against centre’s demonetisation drive, an irked Congress stated that there can be only one prime ministerial candidate from the alliance it is part of.

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Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal having ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah hits back

Politics | Nov 27, 2016, 05:54 PM IST

Battling an all round attack from the opposition parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today countered the remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping Rs 500/1000 notes. Hitting back on the

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Modi govt dares Rahul Gandhi to speak on ‘demonetisation’ in Parliament

Politics | Nov 25, 2016, 07:04 PM IST

The Narendra Modi government has dared Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to participate in the ‘demonetisation’ debate in parliament and express his views on the subject.

Rahul Gandhi speaks to reporters outside Parliament

Will be interesting to see what emotions PM Modi displays in Parliament, says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 25, 2016, 02:28 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the demonetisation drive and challenged the Prime Minister to come to the Parliament for a debate.

Rahul Gandhi speaks to reports outside Parliament

Demonestion: Opposition unites against govt; Rahul Gandhi seeks JPC on ‘note ban info leak’

Politics | Nov 23, 2016, 11:32 AM IST

A united opposition on Wednesday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued silence and absence inside the Parliament despite growing demands for him to speak on the demonetisation issue.

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If PM Modi can speak at ‘pop concerts’ then why not in parliament, asks Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 22, 2016, 02:24 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his absence during debates on ‘demonetisation’ in the Parliament.

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Not super PM, a new term needs to be coined for Modi: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 21, 2016, 08:57 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi today said that the Prime Minister does not even consult with his ministers and does whatever comes to his mind.

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16th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

India | Nov 16, 2016, 07:56 PM IST

Important stories of the day

Rahul Gandhi addressing Congress workers in Bhiwandi

Demonetisation: No action against ‘industrialist friends’ of PM Modi, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 16, 2016, 01:56 PM IST

Training his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday charged that no action was being taken against the ‘real black marketeers’ and the ‘industrialist friends’ of the former.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi addressing party

‘RSS killed Gandhi’: Maharashtra court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

Politics | Nov 16, 2016, 12:11 PM IST

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was today granted bail by a Bhiwandi court today in connection with a defamation case filed by an RSS functionary for blaming the Hindutva organisation for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

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‘Not my style’: Rahul Gandhi refuses to comment on PM Modi’s mother

Politics | Nov 15, 2016, 11:16 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi refused to comment the visit made to a bank by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 97-year-old mother.

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

Politics | Nov 15, 2016, 09:21 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi is likely to appear before a Bhiwandi court in Maharashtra on Wednesday to face trial in a defamation case filed by the RSS.

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Demonetisation: PM Modi ‘mocks’ Rahul Gandhi for visiting bank to change old notes

Politics | Nov 13, 2016, 01:32 PM IST

Demonetisation: PM Modi ‘mocks’ Rahul Gandhi for visiting bank to change old notes

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‘Rahul Gandhi stood in a queue for first time in his life’

Politics | Nov 12, 2016, 01:19 PM IST

Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi who stood in queue outside a bank on Friday, Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javdekar today said that the Congress vice-president stood in a queue for the first time in his life and that he went ther

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