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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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Sheila Dikshit even prevented PM, Sonia, Rahul from addressing rallies in Delhi

Politics | Dec 11, 2013, 11:35 AM IST

New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit had such a stranglehold on Congress in Delhi that she refused to allow the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to address a single election rally saying the

poll results not a referendum against rahul says digvijay

Poll results not a referendum against Rahul, says Digvijay

Politics | Dec 10, 2013, 04:05 PM IST

New Delhi: Assembly election results are “not a referendum” against Rahul Gandhi, says Congress leader Digvijay Singh as he exudes hope that declaration of party's Prime Ministerial candidate before Lok Sabha polls would be an

aftershock sonia gandhi returns to revitalize congress

Aftershock: Sonia Gandhi returns to revitalize Congress, Rahul may take secondary role

Politics | Dec 10, 2013, 10:02 AM IST

New Delhi: The no-nonsense manner in which the Congress president Sonia Gandhi conducted the review meeting on Monday evening after the poll debacle in four states clearly indicates that she has returned for a more

rahul needs to be more communicative digvijay

Rahul needs to be more communicative: Digvijay

Politics | Dec 09, 2013, 11:36 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijay Singh today hinted that Congress may announce its prime ministerial candidate before the Lok Sabha elections and suggested that Rahul Gandhi should be more communicative.  “We want Rahul Gandhi to

heads may roll as rattled congress takes stock

Heads may roll as rattled Congress takes stock

Politics | Dec 09, 2013, 10:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Rattled by the poll debacle, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul today got into a huddle with senior leaders to carry out a post-mortem of results in the four states amid talk that

sonia triggers speculation on naming rahul congress pm

Sonia triggers speculation on naming Rahul Congress PM Candidate

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

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi's remarks on the party's prime ministerial candidate generated speculation tonight on whether her son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi would be named for the top job.“We have not

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Rahul is not in a hurry to become PM: Congress

Politics | Dec 08, 2013, 03:40 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi today said, the party lost the assembly elections due to organisational weaknesses.He also admitted that "everything is not well in the central government".Replying to questions from mediapersons, Dwivedi

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Assembly polls counting: Crunch time for Congress, Plan B in place to shield Rahul

Politics | Dec 07, 2013, 04:51 PM IST

New Delhi: As the nation gets glued to TV sets from Sunday morning onwards to find out the results for the assembly elections in four states (Mizoram counting is on Dec 9), party managers in

sheila dikshit will fare well in delhi polls rahul gandhi

Sheila Dikshit will fare well in Delhi polls: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Dec 04, 2013, 05:04 PM IST

New Delhi:  Rahul Gandhi is confident that Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit will fare well in the Delhi assembly elections."Sheila Dikshit has done a lot of good work for Delhi, so she will do well,"

full house for modi at rahul s low turn out rally venue

Full house for Modi at Rahul's low turn-out rally venue

Politics | Dec 02, 2013, 12:35 PM IST

New Delhi: It was full house at the rally of BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today in stark contrast to the one addressed by Rahul Gandhi held over a fortnight ago at the same

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Rahul has failed to connect with masses: BJP

Politics | Dec 01, 2013, 04:12 PM IST

Patiala: The BJP has said that Congress is reluctant to declare Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate because he has failed to connect with masses.BJP leader Balbir Punj said that today Congress is facing

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Facts to know about Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Jul 03, 2014, 10:30 AM IST

New Delhi: The battleground of Lok Sabha Elections is all set for 2014 and almost everyone would have eyes glued to the scion of Nehru-Gandhi family.Rahul has always been a go-getter and has strived towards

rahul gandhi gifts amethi two new trains and a railway line

Rahul Gandhi gifts Amethi two new trains and a railway line

Politics | Nov 26, 2013, 05:37 PM IST

Amethi (UP): Rahul Gandhi today visited his parliamentary constituency and gifted two new trains and a railway line to Amethi  although he admitted that such steps alone would not eradicate poverty.Rahul Gandhi also stressed that

bjp trying to bang the head of poor against wall of poverty

BJP trying to bang the head of poor against wall of poverty: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 25, 2013, 05:13 PM IST

Pushkar (Rajasthan): To ensure that the underprivileged reaped harvest of growth, there is need todemolish the “thick wall” of poverty, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said today.”Of course India wants infrastructure like better roads, rail

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Congress believes in delivering on promises: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 22, 2013, 07:28 PM IST

Balaghat (MP): As campaigning for the November 25 Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh reached its crescendo, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said his party believes in delivering on promises it makes and cited two

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Mizoram polls: Rahul Gandhi promises jobs to youths

Politics | Nov 22, 2013, 12:16 PM IST

Aizawl: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has promised more jobs to Mizoram youths if Congress party retains power in the upcoming assembly elections in the state. "If it retains power in Mizoram, the Congress government would

rahul gandhi to campaign in mizoram tomorrow

Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Mizoram tomorrow

Politics | Nov 20, 2013, 01:30 PM IST

New Delhi:  According to Congress party sources, the party vice president Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning in Mizoram tomorrow.Sources said Rahul Gandhi will hold two public meetings -- Kahrawt Ground in district Champhai and Tumpui

modi rahul to address election rallies in mp today

Modi, Rahul to address election rallies in MP today

Politics | Nov 20, 2013, 09:19 AM IST

Bhopal: In the continuing war of words, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address election rallies on poll-bound Madhya Pradesh today. Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in

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Rajasthan polls: Opposition parties are anti-poor, says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Nov 20, 2013, 04:06 PM IST

Chittorgarh: Differentiating Congress from rest of the parties, Congress Vice president today termed opposition parties as anti-poor."There is a major difference between our thinking and the opposition," Gandhi told an election rally here attended by

rahul gandhi to campaign in rajasthan today

Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Rajasthan today

India | Nov 19, 2013, 07:48 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will today address rallies in Chittorgarh and Bikaner districts in poll-bound Rajasthan, party sources said Monday.Rajasthan goes to the polls Dec 1. Results will be out Dec 8.

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