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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 makes a strong push for special status for Andhra Pradesh

Politics | Jul 25, 2015, 01:46 AM IST

Anantpur:  Making a strong pitch for grant of special category status to Andhra Pradesh,Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the state government and opposition party YSR Congress were not doing enough to pressure

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Rahul accuses TDP govt of undoing SHG movement

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 06:14 PM IST

Anantapur (AP): Praising the Self-Help Group (SHG) women movement built over the years in Andhra Pradesh, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the TDP government in the state has destroyed the endeavour.Noting that MNREGA

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Will not allow Prime Minister to take farmers' land: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 07:55 PM IST

Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh): Targeting the NDA government over the land bill, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he would not allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take farmers' land easily.Addressing a public meeting

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Apologise to Sushma Swaraj or face defamation suit, Gadkari tells Rahul

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 02:41 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today slammed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for calling External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj 'criminal' and threatened to file a criminal defamation suit against him if he did not apologise.He

rahul gandhi kicks off padyatra in ap to raise farmers

Rahul Gandhi kicks off padyatra in AP to raise farmers' issues

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 10:27 AM IST

Anantapur (AP): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today began his 10 km-long 'padyatra' from a village in the district to highlight the issues faced by farmers and women Self-Help Groups.Rahul, who has reached out to

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Vyapam Scam: Hearing on Kumar Viswas's plea today; 5 other major events of the day

India | Jul 24, 2015, 09:56 AM IST

Vyapam Scam: Hearing on Kumar Viswas's plea in SC todayNew Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea of AAP leader Kumar Vishwas  today who has joined others including Congress leader Digvijay Singh in

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NDA govt anti-people, Congress will rise under Rahul's leadership: P Chidambaram

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 07:14 AM IST

Tiruchirappalli: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at the NDA regime for being "anti-people" and vowed his party would rise again under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.He said

rahul gandhi targets pm modi in a rain hit rally

Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi in a rain hit rally

Politics | Jul 23, 2015, 08:46 PM IST

Tiruchirapalli:  In a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said he and other leaders are not listening to the voice of people as they believe they have the

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After Harish Rawat, BJP accuses Virbhadra singh of corruption

Politics | Jul 23, 2015, 07:00 PM IST

New Delhi:  The BJP on Thursday accused Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh of receiving a bribe from a private company in the name of unsecured loan.Addressing a press conference here, union minister Ravi Shankar

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Congress rallies Opposition on 'no resignation, no discussion' strategy

Politics | Jul 23, 2015, 01:55 PM IST

New Delhi: The deadlock in Parliament is likely to continue with Congress today rallying other opposition parties on "no resignation, no discussion" strategy over Lalit Modi and Vyapam controversies. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and party

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Rahul Gandhi was caught in US with drugs: Subramanian Swamy

Politics | Jul 22, 2015, 01:51 PM IST

Jodhpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy today asked the Congress to first look within before blaming others.He was referring to the Congress demand of sacking Rajasthan CM, Vasundhara Raje, who is embroiled in

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Odisha legislators ask Sonia, Rahul to remove chief whip

Politics | Jul 21, 2015, 06:41 PM IST

Bhubaneswar:  Twelve Congress legislators from Odisha met party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday demanding the removal of the party chief whip in the state assembly. The legislators met Sonia and

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Rahul Gandhi likely to join Mahila Congress protest against Modi govt

Politics | Jul 21, 2015, 09:14 AM IST

New Delhi: The Congress' woman wing, Mahila Congress, will protest near the Parliament on Tuesday, the first day of Monsoon session, against the Narendra Modi government on a range of issues including "price rise, corruption,

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VHP criticises Rahul Gandhi for 'intemperate' language against PM Modi

Politics | Jul 17, 2015, 07:42 PM IST

New Delhi:  Criticising Rahul Gandhi for using “intemperate” language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, VHP today it does not augur well for democracy.  The Hindu outfit said that the Congress leader had become a “liability”

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BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi, says he is a 'baby in diapers'

Politics | Jul 18, 2015, 08:10 AM IST

New Delhi:  BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi after he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has to "grow out of diapers".Reacting sharply to Rahul's remark that the Vasundhara Raje government's "remote" was

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BJP will ruin the nation built in last 60 years: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jul 17, 2015, 07:23 PM IST

Jaipur:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today attacked BJP saying the saffron party would ruin the progress made by the country in last 60 years but his party would not allow it to do so."India

rahul gandhi s constituency amethi may lose paper mill

Rahul Gandhi's constituency Amethi may lose paper mill project

Politics | Jul 17, 2015, 08:31 PM IST

New Delhi:  A Rs. 3,650 crore paper mill project, proposed to be set up in Jagdishpur in Rahul Gandhi's constituency Amethi, may be shifted to Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, the home state of Union Heavy Industry

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Congress will reduce PM Modi's 56-inch chest to 5.6 inch: Rahul

Politics | Jul 17, 2015, 09:04 PM IST

Jaipur: Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that very soon Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 56-inch chest will be reduced  to 5.6 inch.Addressing party workers in Jaipur,

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Why is PM Modi silent on Vyapam scam, asks Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jul 16, 2015, 02:26 PM IST

Hanumangarh: Gearing up to take on the government in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi today vowed that Congress will not allow the NDA government to acquire "even an inch of land" in the country as he stepped

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PM Modi to address public rally in Varanasi; 5 other major events of the day

India | Jul 16, 2015, 10:02 AM IST

1. PM Modi to address public rally in VaranasiVaranasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to make a day-long visit to his Lok Sabha constituency today.During his visit the prime minister will address a public

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