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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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Bihar results victory of unity over divisiveness: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 08, 2015, 01:18 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today termed the Bihar poll results as a “victory of unity over divisiveness” and congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD Supremo Lalu Yadav on the win.

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Rahul Gandhi says democracy under threat from 'fascist' organizations

Politics | Nov 07, 2015, 07:53 PM IST

New Delhi: A combative Rahul Gandhi today signalled an aggressive campaign against the RSS soon and declared that a reinvigorated Congress alone can "smash" BJP and its ideological mentor."Secularism is in the blood of Congress

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Rahul Gandhi meets deceased farmer's family

Politics | Nov 06, 2015, 12:42 PM IST

Bathinda: Rahul Gandhi today said Congress would root out the weeds in the form of the Akali-BJP combine as he met the family of the farmer who committed suicide after suffering losses in the white

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Rahul Gandhi showing 'signs of great change': Nayantara Sahgal

Politics | Nov 06, 2015, 10:53 AM IST

Chandigarh: Noted writer and niece of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Nayantara Sahgal is impressed with the way Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has decided to play a "bigger role" and feels he is showing

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Rahul Gandhi visits Takht Damdama Sahib in Bathinda

Politics | Nov 06, 2015, 10:10 AM IST

Bathinda: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today offered prayers at Sikh shrine Takht Damdama Sahib at Talwandi Sabo near here.The Takht Sri Darbar Sahib Damdama Sahib, one of the five seats of temporal authority of

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Rahul Gandhi meets Faridkot firing victims, says no future in Punjab except for Akalis

Politics | Nov 05, 2015, 04:35 PM IST

Faridkot: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today met the families of victims, Gurjeet Singh Bittu and Krishan Singh, who were killed in police firing at Behbal Kalan last month during a protest against a sacrilege

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Rahul Gandhi to meet kin of Faridkot police firing victims

Politics | Nov 05, 2015, 10:40 AM IST

Faridkot (Punjab): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will today meet the families of the two youths who were killed in police firing during a protest against a sacrilege incident in the district. Gandhi, who arrived here

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Hardik Patel's Police Custody extended till today

India | Nov 03, 2015, 10:11 AM IST

Hardik Patel's Police Custody extended till todayAhmedabad: An Ahmedabad court extended police custody of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel by two more days till November 3 in an alleged case of sedition and waging

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Sonia Gandhi to lead Congress march to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow

Politics | Nov 02, 2015, 08:40 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a march of party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow to appeal to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the

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Election Commission showcause notices to Amit Shah, Rahul , Lalu

Politics | Nov 02, 2015, 08:16 AM IST

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday issued showcause notices to BJP president Amit Shah, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, after it held they had “prima facie” violated the model

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PM Modi sensing defeat in Bihar, claims Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Oct 29, 2015, 05:14 PM IST

Benipatti/Kishanganj: Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "three idiots" barb against the grand alliance, Rahul Gandhi today said Modi is making such remarks as he is sensing "defeat" in Bihar polls.  "Modi

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Bihar Polls: Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, asks him to 'stop telling lies'

Politics | Oct 26, 2015, 04:59 PM IST

Motihari:  Vowing to root out BJP from states after ‘victory' of the grand alliance in Bihar, Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to “stop telling lies” and

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Rahul Gandhi's leadership credentials will be challenged: ML Fotedar

Politics | Oct 25, 2015, 04:36 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul is a reluctant politician like his father Rajiv Gandhi and has his "limitations" as he has not been groomed for the job unlike his father whom Indira Gandhi herself groomed, says veteran

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Rahul Gandhi taking opinions on inducting Mukul Roy

Politics | Oct 25, 2015, 02:49 PM IST

Kolkata: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has been taking opinions from various sections of the party in West Bengal on whether it would be helpful for the party if it inducts sidelined Trinamool Congress leader

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BJP targets Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi over National Herald case

Politics | Oct 22, 2015, 08:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Targetting Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, the BJP on Thursday alleged that 'Young India', a company in which Congress President and her son are said to have majority stake, had borrowed a sum of

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Seniors will have role in Congress after Rahul Gandhi's elevation: Digvijay Singh

Politics | Oct 22, 2015, 07:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has rubbished any talk of banishing seniors after Rahul Gandhi's elevation as party President.He says the Congress will not borrow from BJP the idea of "Margadarshak Mandal" under

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Rahul Gandhi loses temper when asked if visit to Dalit family a photo-op (watch video)

Politics | Oct 21, 2015, 05:26 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today lost his temper when asked if his visit to the Dalit family in Sunped village near Ballabhgarh was a photo-opportunity for him.Rahul, was answering to queries of media

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Haryana govt not of weaker sections, says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Oct 21, 2015, 06:34 PM IST

Faridabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today visited the family of two Dalit children who were burnt alive while they were asleep.The Congress leader reached the home of the Dalit family in Sunped village and

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Rahul Gandhi visits Red Fort Ramlila, enjoys delicacies

Politics | Oct 20, 2015, 11:41 PM IST

New Delhi: Ahead of Dussehra celebrations, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today made a surprise visit to Ramlila in Red Fort ground and enjoyed delicious Old Delhi dishes.Rahul's entered into Sri Krishna Gupta's famous Pandal and

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Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, presses for special category status for Andhra Pradesh

Politics | Oct 20, 2015, 06:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressing for early grant of special category status for Andhra Pradesh.In his letter, the Congress Vice President has requested the Centre to grant special

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