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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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Uphill task for Congress in tomorrow's round

Politics | May 06, 2014, 08:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Having won in 2009 nearly half of the 64 seats going to polls in the penultimate round tomorrow, Congress appears to face a difficult task when people in the whole of Seemandhra, Himachal

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In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's rally in Uttar Pradesh

Politics | May 07, 2014, 07:39 AM IST

Sonbhadra/Mirzapur: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Narendra Modi accusing him of being double-faced, saying on the one hand, he talks about UP's development and on the other, he has joined

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Read Modi, Rahul jokes from the internet

Politics | May 11, 2014, 07:14 AM IST

New Delhi: The internet is flooded with jokes relating to BJP leader Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Lok Sabha elections entering its last stage. Here are some of the jokes : God

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Uttar Pradesh set to vote tomorrow for 15 LS seats

Politics | May 06, 2014, 05:32 PM IST

Lucknow: Polling for the 15 seats in the crucial fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, to decide fate of 243 candidates, including two scions of Nehru-Gandhi family, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and

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Priyanka energises Congress poll effort, party workers want more

Politics | May 06, 2014, 05:05 PM IST

New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has injected much-needed enthusiasm in the Congress campaign as the Lok Sabha election enters the last lap. Her sharp and quick ripostes to Narendra Modi, her natural appeal among voters

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Time for Congress to hand over the baton to Priyanka?

Politics | May 08, 2014, 12:58 PM IST

New Delhi: The way Priyanka Gandhi has succeeded in attracting media eyeballs after she took on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi seems to have provided the Congress workers with a new ray of hope.The

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Kumar Vishwas says his family told to leave Amethi

Politics | May 06, 2014, 11:49 AM IST

Lucknow: Kumar Vishwas, who is Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Amethi, Tuesday alleged that his family had been asked to leave the constituency or face forceful eviction.According to sources, district police officials late Monday

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LIVE: What Indian women need is respect, Rahul tells Modi at Mirzapur rally

Politics | May 06, 2014, 04:55 PM IST

Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in "divisive politics" and benefitting a few industrialists while failing to work for the masses.He was addressing an election rally here."They

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Honeymoon remarks: Ramdev approaches SC for clubbing of FIRs

India | May 05, 2014, 08:34 PM IST

New Delhi: Yoga Guru Ramdev today approached the Supreme Court seeking directions restraining any coercive action him and for clubbing of all FIRs lodged in different parts of country for his controversial “honeymoon” remarks targeting

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In Pics: Narendra Modi's rally in Amethi

Politics | May 06, 2014, 05:33 PM IST

Amethi: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday tore into the Gandhi family, accusing them of not only being "arrogant" and "power drunk" but also of ignoring the welfare and interests of the poor.Addressing a

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Modi's virtual presence in four-wheeler campaign

Politics | May 05, 2014, 04:28 PM IST

Amethi: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi may have decided to address a rally on the last day of campaigning in this Gandhi bastion today, but his virtual presence here had begun months earlier.  Specially

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Modi fears strong RTI Commissioner and Lokayukta may land him behind bars: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 05, 2014, 08:27 PM IST

Allahabad:  Rahul Gandhi today charged Narendra Modi with having balked at appointing a RTI Commissioner and Lokayukta in Gujarat for fear of being booked for alleged irregularities in providing benefits to his favourite industrial group.“Modi

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Ahead of Modi's visit to Amethi, Rahul holds roadshow

India | May 04, 2014, 10:45 PM IST

Amethi: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi today held an impressive roadshow in family pocket borough Amethi as a huge crowd chanted slogans praising the Congress vice-president who has been representing the constituency for the past

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Rahul's relationship with Amethi is nominal: Jaitley

Politics | May 04, 2014, 08:37 PM IST

New Delhi: Ahead of Narendra Modi's rally in the Gandhi family's pocket borough of Amethi, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said the constituency is “ripe” for a strong anti-incumbency against Rahul Gandhi whose relationship with

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On Amethi's whirlwind tour, Rahul attacks BJP, Modi

Politics | May 04, 2014, 07:48 PM IST

Amethi (UP): With electioneering in Amethi in its last lap, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched a frontal attack on the BJP saying its intentions on development issue are not clean and if voted to

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Amethi one of the most backward constituencies: Jaitley

Politics | May 04, 2014, 07:31 PM IST

Amritsar: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said that the relationship of Rahul Gandhi with Amethi is “nominal” and it remains one of the most backward constituencies in the country.“Despite having been a family stronghold

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Naveen slams Modi and Rahul for backing Polavaram

Politics | May 04, 2014, 07:23 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: Slamming Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi for reportedly backing Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said they were talking against the interest of the state.  “It (remarks on Polavaram)

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Amethi one of the most backward constituencies: Jaitley

India | May 04, 2014, 07:04 PM IST

Amritsar: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said that the relationship of Rahul Gandhi with Amethi is “nominal” and it remains one of the most backward constituencies in the country.“Despite having been a family stronghold

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Poll couture: Modi, Rahul making strong fashion statements

Politics | May 04, 2014, 02:49 PM IST

Kolkata: Amid the poll potpourri, the fashion quotient of political leaders like Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi has also caught the attention of people, particularly youth, say designers here.According to designer Abhishek Dutta, BJP prime

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Congress won't support Third Front to form govt: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | May 04, 2014, 09:18 AM IST

Amethi (UP): Congress Vice President Rahul today ruled out the possibility of his party supporting the Third Front to form the government.“We will not support any front,” Gandhi, who was campaigning in his constituency, told

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