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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 competent to be the PM: Hooda

Politics | Dec 19, 2013, 12:01 AM IST

Chandigarh: As Congress hailed its Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's “key role” in the passage of the Lokpal Bill, which was cleared by Parliament today, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that theNehru-Gandhi scion was competent

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Lokpal Bill: Congress hails Rahul's "key role", promises more

Politics | Dec 18, 2013, 06:37 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress today hailed party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's “key role” in the passage of the historic Lokpal Bill, which was cleared by Parliament today, while asserting that it was committed to bringing in an

congress appropriates lokpal bill passage credit to rahul

Congress appropriates Lokpal bill passage credit to Rahul

Politics | Dec 17, 2013, 09:23 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress today sought to appropriate the credit for the passage of the Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha to its leader Rahul Gandhi's “single-minded” determination” and claimed it has done the maximum on the

congress should finalise pm candidate after ls elections

Congress should finalise PM candidate after LS elections: Lalu Prasad

Politics | Dec 17, 2013, 02:09 PM IST

New Delhi: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said that although he has no objection on Rahul Gandhi becoming PM, a final decision on this matter should be taken only after elections are over."It is a

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Devyani Khobragade case: Rahul Gandhi, Shinde decline to meet US delegation

India | Dec 17, 2013, 02:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tuesday declined to meet a US Congressional delegation to highlight India's strong disapproval of the arrest and handcuffing of an Indian diplomat

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We are committed to Lokpal: Rahul Gandhi tells Anna Hazare

Politics | Dec 17, 2013, 12:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has told the fasting social activist Anna Hazare that his party is committed to a strong Lokpal."We are committed to provide a strong Lokpal system to the country,"

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Rahul Gandhi, Anna Hazare exchange letters, praise each other on Lokpal

Politics | Dec 17, 2013, 12:04 PM IST

New Delhi/Ralegan Siddhi:  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has reached out to anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare by writing a letter to the septuagenarian praising his effort for a strong Lokpal Bill.Anna Hazare, who is on Day

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Congress may announce Rahul as PM candidate today : reports

Politics | Dec 17, 2013, 06:45 AM IST

New Delhi: Speculation is rife in Congress circles about party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's anointment as prime ministerial candidate at a special strategy session here today. Close on the heels of electoral debacle in Delhi, Rajasthan,

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SP should reconsider opposition to Lokpal Bill: Congress

Politics | Dec 15, 2013, 05:51 PM IST

New Delhi: Citing the support of BJP to the Lokpal Bill, Congress today hoped that UPA's outside ally Samajwadi Party will reconsider its opposition to the anti-graft measure.“Compliment Rahul Gandhi for coming out strongly in

rahul gandhi appeals to all parties to unitedly pass lokpal

Rahul Gandhi appeals to all parties to unitedly pass Lokpal Bill

Politics | Dec 14, 2013, 09:15 PM IST

New Delhi: The Lokpal Bill appeared to be on the verge of being passed in Rajya Sabha on Monday, with Congress vice-president  Rahul Gandhi today appealing to all political parties to set aside differences to

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Congress keen on bringing SP on board on Lokpal issue

Politics | Dec 13, 2013, 09:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is very keen on early passage of the Lokpal Bill which seeks to create an anti-corruption watchdog, Congress leaders said today in the backdrop of Anna Hazare's fast and AAP making

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Don't write us off: Congress; begins work on 2014 manifesto

Politics | Dec 13, 2013, 10:02 PM IST

New Delhi: Putting up a brave face after the “unexpected scale of defeat” in the assembly polls, Congress today said it should not be “written off” in the Lok Sabha polls as Rahul Gandhi reached

aap gets invite for delhi govt talks after bjp declines

AAP gets invite for Delhi govt talks after BJP declines

Politics | Dec 12, 2013, 11:05 PM IST

New Delhi: After BJP declined, and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi didn't rule possibility of alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), to form the next Delhi government, Delhi's Lt Governor Najeeb Jung invited AAP's Arvind

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Congress poll debacle is Rahul Gandhi's defeat: Raman Singh

Politics | Dec 12, 2013, 10:19 PM IST

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said the poor show by Congress in the recent assembly polls is the defeat of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi because he was the face of party's poll

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Congress considering extending support to AAP: Rahul

Politics | Dec 12, 2013, 10:03 PM IST

New Delhi: The issue of extending support to Arvind Kejriwal's AAP is “under consideration”, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi said today.His remarks came at a time when Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has started efforts to

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Rahul Gandhi supports gay sex, says it's a matter of personal freedom

India | Dec 12, 2013, 09:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president  Rahul Gandhi today opposed the Supreme Court order which declared homosexuality as illegal, saying he personally believed matters like gay sex are issues of personal freedom.  “I personally believe that

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Sonia, Rahul voice dismay over SC order on gay rights

Politics | Dec 12, 2013, 07:57 PM IST

New Delhi: Amid the storm over the Supreme Court verdict on gay rights issue, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi today expressed disappointment over the order, signalling that Parliament would address the matter.Homosexuality is

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Narrow escape for Rahul Gandhi at Delhi's IGI airport

India | Dec 12, 2013, 11:46 AM IST

New Delhi: There was a narrow escape for Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at Delhi's IGI airport on Tuesday when he was returning from Raebareli in his private plane.His flight was given clearance to land

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Congress strategists did not look beyond Bastar region: Raman

Politics | Dec 11, 2013, 11:22 PM IST

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said the failure of Congress strategists to look beyond Bastar region led to its loss in other areas of the state.BJP led by Singh won 49 seats in

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AAP plans to contest LS polls, hints at Vishwas-Rahul clash

Politics | Dec 11, 2013, 11:20 PM IST

New Delhi: After the spectacular show in Delhi, AAP plans to contest the Lok Sabha elections and hinted at taking on big leaders of rival parties with one its leaders Kumar Vishwas fighting against Rahul

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