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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 travels in general coach of train to meet Punjab farmers

Politics | Apr 29, 2015, 01:14 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took his fight against the contentious land acquisition bill to Punjab as he travelled by train to visit the NDA-ruled state and see the condition of farmers “with my

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Rahul Gandhi to travel to grain bowl of Punjab

Politics | Apr 28, 2015, 05:05 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi is visiting Khanna and Gobindgarh in Punjab today and will take stock of the situation in the state's grain markets where farmers are finding it difficult to sell their produce after

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Rahul Gandhi to blame for earthquake in Nepal: Sakshi Maharaj

Politics | Apr 28, 2015, 05:15 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP's Member of Parliament Sakshi Maharaj is once again grabbing the headlines for all wrong reasons.The lawmaker  has stated that the disastrous earthquake that rocked the Himalayan nation Nepal was connected with Congress's

rahul to travel to grain bowl of punjab

Rahul to travel to grain bowl of Punjab

Politics | Apr 28, 2015, 04:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is visiting Khanna and Gobindgarh in Punjab today and will take stock of the situation in the state's grain markets where farmers are finding it difficult to sell their produce after

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Rahul to embark on Kisan foot march

Politics | Apr 27, 2015, 05:04 PM IST

New Delhi: After Kisan rally, Rahul Gandhi will now take out a Kisan Padyatra to reach out to farmers in the backdrop of the agrarian crisis.As Congress is seeking to make land acquisition a major

rahul gandhi to launch countrywide padyatra against land

Rahul Gandhi to launch countrywide 'padyatra' against Land Bill

Politics | Apr 27, 2015, 09:54 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is set to undertake a foot march (padyatra) from Vidarbha in Maharashtra by month-end against the Narendra Modi government's land reforms. Sources within the Congress said April 30 has been

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Rahul Gandhi now on 'rent a cause' phase: Arun Jaitley

Politics | Apr 26, 2015, 11:51 PM IST

New Delhi:  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying he is now on a "rent a cause" phase and questioned his "commitment" to politics."What is the kind of commitment

rahul gandhi likely to visit maharashtra and telangana next

Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Maharashtra and Telangana next week, to meet farmers

Politics | Apr 25, 2015, 10:28 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is likely to travel to Maharashtra and Telangana next week.Sources said that preparations are in full swing for Rahul's visit to agricultural distress-hit areas of the two states where

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Rahul Gandhi should be brought as Congress chief soon: Kamal Nath

Politics | Apr 24, 2015, 10:46 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi should be brought as party chief sooner than later despite Sonia Gandhi leading it with great distinction as “fatigue factor will come in”, senior party leader Kamal Nath

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I didn't ask for anything: Rahul Gandhi after offering prayers at Kedarnath

Politics | Apr 24, 2015, 01:51 PM IST

Dehradun: Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi today offered prayers at Kedarnath Shrine early in the morning today.He was among the first batch of devotees to reach to the temple as soon as the doors were

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Felt 'fire-like' energy, says Rahul Gandhi after visiting Kedarnath

Politics | Apr 24, 2015, 01:44 PM IST

Kedarnath: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Friday trekked to the revered Kedarnath shrine and said he was here to pay his respects to the victims of the 2013 floods in the region and did not

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Top 15 Major News that should not be missed!

India | Apr 24, 2015, 10:09 AM IST

1. PM Narendra Modi to deliver special Address at Conference on National Panchayati Raj DayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will today deliver a Special Address at Conference on National Panchayati Raj Day. The inaugural address will

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Rahul Gandhi reaches Kedarnath

Politics | Apr 24, 2015, 09:40 AM IST

Dehradun: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached Kedarnath temple today morning after measuring 16-km trek from Gaurikund on foot. The doors of the temple opened at 08:50 am and Rahul was among the first batch of

rahul gandhi begins 16 km trek to kedarnath shrine

Rahul Gandhi begins 16 km trek to Kedarnath shrine

Politics | Apr 23, 2015, 08:44 PM IST

Dehradun: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday embarked on a yatra to Kedarnath by beginning his 16 km-trek up in the Uttarakhand mountains to pay obeisance at the temple.Gandhi along with Uttarakhand Chief Minister

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News that should not be missed!

India | Apr 23, 2015, 09:58 AM IST

1. PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate global exhibition on servicesIn an effort to give a thrust to services exports, India is organising a global exhibition on services that will see participation from sixty countries including

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Rahul to undertake Kedarnath yatra tomorrow

Politics | Apr 22, 2015, 10:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will undertake a yatra to Kedarnath tomorrow, trekking 18 kms up into the Uttarkhand Mountains to pay obeisance at the temple which faced the brunt of flash-floods two

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Sonia, Rahul asks Congress men to join relief efforts in Bihar

Politics | Apr 22, 2015, 09:51 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi have expressed deep anguish over the havoc caused by a tropical storm in Bihar and asked partymen to join relief efforts.The Congress President also

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Nitin Gadkari says political conspiracy against govt over land bill

Politics | Apr 22, 2015, 07:45 PM IST

New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Opposition over land bill, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said a political conspiracy has been hatched to paint the image of BJP government as "pro-corporate" and "anti-farmer" and

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Obama praise: Rahul Gandhi pays left-handed compliment to Modi

Politics | Apr 22, 2015, 07:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid a left-handed compliment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Barack Obama's praise for him as he compared him with Mikhail Gorbachev, whose tenure saw disintegration of

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RaGa fights for farmers' rights in Parliament, forgets amethi

Politics | Apr 22, 2015, 06:38 PM IST

New Delhi : While the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is fighting full fury against the Land Bill in Parliament and outside it, he seems to be oblivion to the woes of the farmers of his