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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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Rahul Gandhi gets trolled for visiting bank to change old notes

Politics | Nov 12, 2016, 08:22 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi gets trolled for visiting bank to change old notes

Rahul Gandhi at SBI bank, Delhi

Rahul Gandhi's photo op signals success of demonetisation scheme: BJP

Politics | Nov 11, 2016, 11:48 PM IST

Taking a jibe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for standing in queue at a bank to get demonetized currency notes exchanged, the BJP today said this photo opportunity signalled "success" of the government's demonetisation

Rahul Gandhi at SBI ATM at Parliament Street in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi stands in SBI bank queue; lashes out at PM Modi

Politics | Nov 11, 2016, 04:29 PM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today arrived at an ATM in the national capital to withdraw cash and was stuck in a long queue. Mr Gandhi had come to the SBI ATM at the Parliament

BJP president Amit Shah speaks to media at party HQ in New

What is making political parties so jittery? Amit Shah takes on opposition over demonetisation

Politics | Nov 11, 2016, 02:44 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today slammed opposition parties for politicising the demonetisation decision and asked them to tell the nation whether ‘they are with corrupt or honest’.

Rahul Gandhi must apply his mind, farm income still tax

Rahul Gandhi must apply his mind, farm income still tax exempt: Arun Jaitley

Politics | Nov 10, 2016, 02:36 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Congress leader must "apply his mind" and understand that those in farming will not face any tax whether they keep their money at home or in banks.

File photo - Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi outside

Rahul Gandhi to take over as Congress president by year end?

Politics | Nov 08, 2016, 09:51 AM IST

It appears that stage is set for Rahul Gandhi’s anointment to president post of the Congress party from vice-president post. According to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the highest decision making body, leaders on Monday unanimously expressed

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7th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

India | Nov 07, 2016, 07:40 PM IST

Important stories of the day

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Right time for Rahul to replace Sonia Gandhi as Congress president: CWC members

Politics | Nov 07, 2016, 04:49 PM IST

Right time for Rahul to replace Sonia Gandhi as Congress president: CWC members

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‘Unwell’ Sonia Gandhi to continue as Cong President, Rahul to be made working president soon

Politics | Nov 07, 2016, 03:44 PM IST

‘Unwell’ Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress President, Rahul to be made working president soon

Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi, BJP

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi again, says democracy passing through ‘darkest hours’

Politics | Nov 07, 2016, 02:18 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi again, says democracy passing through ‘darkest hours’

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4th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

India | Nov 04, 2016, 07:46 PM IST

Important stories of the day

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‘OROP about justice, not money’: Rahul after meeting army veterans

Politics | Nov 04, 2016, 05:36 PM IST

Continuing the party’s ante against the central government over proper implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme following the suicide of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today met several ex-servicemen

Rahul Gandhi, Hindi News Channel banned

‘Death of democracy’: Reactions pour in over one-day ban on Hindi news channel

India | Nov 04, 2016, 06:42 PM IST

‘Death of democracy’’: Reactions pour in over one-day ban on Hindi news channel.

Ex-serviceman, Rahul Gandhi, Jantar Mantar

Ex-serviceman suicide: Rahul Gandhi 'detained' by police again, released two hours later

Politics | Nov 04, 2016, 12:09 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi was today detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday when he was at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest over the suicide of ex-soldier Ram Kishan Grewal.

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Rahul Gandhi behaving like ‘hero of comedy circus’, says BJP

Politics | Nov 03, 2016, 07:17 PM IST

Reacting to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s aggressive stand on the death of the ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today called him a "hero of comedy circus".

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Rahul Gandhi enacting ‘political drama’, should answer on 40-yr OROP delay: BJP

Politics | Nov 03, 2016, 03:21 PM IST

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today slammed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for enacting a ‘political drama’ over the suicide by an ex-armyman.

Political game over death of ex soldier

OROP issue: Politics galore as Rahul, Kejriwal attend last rites of ex-soldier

Politics | Nov 03, 2016, 05:28 PM IST

Scores of politicians including Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and TMC leader Derek O'Brien have queued up to attend the last rites of retired armyman Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed

Protests, ex-soldier, Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi, OROP

Protests, detentions over suicide of ex-soldier: Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi to apologise to family

Politics | Nov 03, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise to the former soldier’s family who allegedly committed suicide over One Rank One Pension

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BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of politicising ex-serviceman's suicide

Politics | Nov 02, 2016, 07:16 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Congress vice-president of playing politics over the suicide by ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal.

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News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

India | Nov 02, 2016, 07:40 PM IST

National News- Rahul Gandhi released after being detained while trying to meet family of ex-serviceman Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was released by Delhi Police after he was detained while trying to meet the family of