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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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If PM had quit after Rahul incident, UPA regime would have collapsed: Baru

Politics | May 09, 2014, 12:33 PM IST

New Delhi: If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had quit last year when Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi publicly trashed the ordinance to save convicted legislators from disqualification, the UPA government would have "collapsed", said the

ec seeks report on rahul entering polling booths in amethi

EC seeks report on Rahul entering polling booths in Amethi

Politics | May 08, 2014, 11:41 PM IST

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) today said it has sought a "factual" report on allegations that Rahul Gandhi, a candidate from Amethi, had violated rules by going to the polling area inside some booths

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Modi will flee the day his divisive politics stops: Rahul

Politics | May 08, 2014, 11:07 PM IST

Kolkata: BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has a lot of anger and he would flee the day his divisive politics stopped working, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has claimed.“I want to say that the

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Rahul tears into Modi's claim on fighting terrorism

Politics | May 08, 2014, 05:35 PM IST

Gopalganj (Bihar): Seeking to debunk Narendra Modi's ‘lofty' assertions about fighting terrorism, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate was triggering anger by “telling lies”.“Official figures show that 22,000

bjp seeks re poll on eight amethi booths

BJP seeks re-poll on eight Amethi booths

Politics | May 08, 2014, 03:20 PM IST

Lucknow: Alleging irregularities, BJP candidate Smirit Irani is seeking re-poll in eight polling booths in Amethi constituency where she was pitted against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.An official said Thursday that Smriti Irani had alleged

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If you can't ensure security, don't hold polls, Arun Jaitley tells EC

Politics | May 08, 2014, 02:11 PM IST

New Delhi: After the EC expressed its inability in overruling the returning officer of Varanasi who denied permission for Modi's rally in Beniyabagh, a miffed Arun jaitley has tersely told EC to stop holding polls

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Rahul Gandhi to hold road show in Varanasi on 10th May

Politics | May 08, 2014, 12:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to hold a road show in Varanasi on 10th May.Despite facing anti-incumbency wave  arising out of 10 years of UPA rule at the centre, Congress party is

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LIVE: Rahul mocks Modi over Gujarat 'toffee' model of development

Politics | May 08, 2014, 03:31 PM IST

Gopalganj (Bihar): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at Narendra Modi saying the Gujarat development model, touted by the BJP prime ministerial nominee, is synonymous with ‘toffee model' and ‘Adani model'.  “By

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Rahul dismissive about Modi's attack on him

Politics | May 07, 2014, 09:55 PM IST

Amethi: “I would be very worried if someone like Narendra Modiji was praising me,” Rahul Gandhi said while being dismissive about his attack on him and his family.Rahul, while touring Amethi during polling, also made

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FIR against Ramdev under Atrocities Act for remark on Rahul Gandhi

India | May 07, 2014, 09:44 PM IST

Mumbai: An FIR was registered against the yoga guru Baba Ramdev here today for his controversial statement about the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.Ramdev's statement that Gandhi goes to Dalit homes for “picnics and honeymoon” had

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In Pics: Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on Polling day

Politics | May 08, 2014, 10:57 AM IST

New Delhi: In a first in the last one decade, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday reached his parliamentary constituency Amethi during voting.Gandhi's visit comes as the going seemed to be getting tough for the

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Rahul is a merchant of lies, says BJP after report praises Gujarat

Politics | May 07, 2014, 05:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Dubbing Rahul Gandhi as “asatya ka saudagar” (merchant of lies), BJP today said his “untruths” about Gujarat land acquisition policy have been exposed by the report sponsored by his own government that has

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Rahul objects to lotus drawing in Amethi polling booth

Politics | May 07, 2014, 04:03 PM IST

Amethi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today objected to a lotus sketch on a blackboard in a polling centre in the constituency and said he would draw the attention of the Election Commission towards it.

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EC rejects AAP complaints of booth capturing in Amethi

Politics | May 07, 2014, 03:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Aam Admi Party today complained to the Election Commission that several booths in Amethi in UP have been captured, but the poll panel found the charge to be unfounded after verification and said

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Rahul objects to lotus drawing in Amethi polling booth

India | May 07, 2014, 02:36 PM IST

Amethi, UP: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday objected to a lotus sketch on a blackboard in a polling centre in the constituency and said he would draw the attention of the Election Commission

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Rahul Gandhi counters Narendra Modi's attack, says actions low, not caste

Politics | May 07, 2014, 02:08 PM IST

Amethi, UP: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Narendra Modi for dubbing his sister Priyanka's "neech rajniti" remark as an attack on his caste, saying people's actions are low, not their

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In a first, Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on polling day

Politics | May 07, 2014, 02:12 PM IST

Lucknow: In a first in the last one decade, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday reached his parliamentary constituency Amethi during voting.Gandhi's visit comes as the going seemed to be getting tough for the incumbent

rahul gandhi in amethi on polling day

Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on polling day

India | May 07, 2014, 11:00 AM IST

Lucknow: In a first in the last one decade, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday reached Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, during voting.Gandhi's visit comes as the going seemed to be getting tough for the incumbent

25.18 per cent polling recorded in up till 11 am

25.18 per cent polling recorded in UP till 11 AM

India | May 07, 2014, 12:45 PM IST

Lucknow: The polling for the crucial fifth phase of elections picked up in Uttar Pradesh with 25.18 per cent voters exercising their franchise till 11 AM to decide fate of 243 candidates, including Congress Vice-President

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Sonia, Rahul cannot slam Gujarat land policy after Centre's report: Modi

Politics | May 06, 2014, 10:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Narendra Modi today latched on to a Commerce and Industry Ministry-sponsored report to slam Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, saying they have nowhere to go after “toffee model” of Gujarat's land acquisition policy was

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