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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 to visit those hospitalised after stampede

Rahul Gandhi to visit those hospitalised after stampede

India | Oct 17, 2013, 09:30 AM IST

Datia: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will today pay a visit to those admitted to hospital after being injured in the Sunday's stampede at Ratangarh temple near here.The Congress Vice-President is scheduled to address party meetings

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MP polls: Rahul Gandhi to address two rallies tomorrow

Politics | Oct 17, 2013, 08:09 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress party has announced today that its vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address two rallies in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh tomorrow.Rahul's first rally is slated to be held at Lalpur Ground in Shahdol while

rahul is a child who reads whatever is given to him azam

Rahul is a child who reads whatever is given to him: Azam Khan

Politics | Oct 12, 2013, 02:52 PM IST

Badaun: In a sarcastic remark, Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan has said that Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi reads from dais whatever is given to him in writing, just like an innocent child. “Rahul is an

rahul gandhi should become next pm shinde

Rahul Gandhi should become next PM: Shinde

Politics | Oct 10, 2013, 10:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today endorsed Rahul Gandhi's statement that a government of the youth will come to power in 2014, saying it was the desire of everyone that the Congress vice-president becomes

mom and manmohan are my two gurus in politics says rahul

Mom and Manmohan are my two gurus in politics, says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Oct 10, 2013, 09:20 PM IST

Sangrur (Punjab): After publicly disapproving the ordinance cleared by Manmohan Singh led union cabinet, Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi now says that the PM is one of his political gurus.According to Rahul, his mom Sonia Gandhi

have courage and speak the truth sushma tells rahul gandhi

Have courage and speak the truth, Sushma tells Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Oct 09, 2013, 08:33 PM IST

New Delhi: Sushma Swaraj has reacted sharply to Rahul Gandhi's statement that blamed opposition parties for opposing the land acquisition bill in parliament."Mr. Rahul Gandhi, please have courage and speak the truth," Sushma Swaraj tweeted.The

rahul predicts win in 2014 says upa gave rights to food

Rahul predicts win in 2014, says, UPA gave rights to food, jobs for poor

Politics | Oct 09, 2013, 07:08 PM IST

Rampur/Aligarh: An unusually combative looking Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the BJP and Samajwadi Party saying that the UPA in its last nine years of rule has given poor people the right for food,

rahul should know difference between prices of potatoes

Rahul should know difference between prices of potatoes, potato chips: SP

Politics | Oct 09, 2013, 07:03 AM IST

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party (SP) Tuesday attacked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his Monday speech in Amethi about farmers not getting adequate prices for their crops.In a statement, SP spokesman and Prisons Minister Rajendra

rahul claims congress can win 360 seats in 2014 lok sabha

Rahul claims, Congress can win 360 seats in 2014 Lok Sabha polls

Politics | Oct 08, 2013, 01:37 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said his party had the potential to win 360 Lok Sabha seats in the next elections, provided it "voiced the concerns of all". "Congress is the voice

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Rahul Gandhi: Dalits need Jupiter's escape velocity for success

Politics | Oct 09, 2013, 03:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the condition of Dalits in the country, Congress VP rahul Gandhi has said that the community needs the “escape velocity of Jupiter” to achieve successRahul today spoke out forcefully for

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Different moods of Rahul Gandhi, the new boss of Congress

Politics | Nov 11, 2013, 06:41 AM IST

New Delhi: The way Rahul Gandhi forced Manmohan Singh and his cabinet to withdraw the ordinance on convicted MPs and MLAs, makes it abundantly clear that he has finally arrived on the horizon as the

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Rahul Gandhi: Indian farmers are suffering indeed

Politics | Oct 07, 2013, 06:21 PM IST

Amethi: Noting that farmers are suffering due to problems in the food supply chain, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said there is need for ensuring better compensation for the farmers against their produce.  Rahul,

pm told rahul on oct 2 i appreciate your taking active

PM told Rahul on Oct 2: I appreciate your taking active interest, you should lead the next govt

Politics | Oct 07, 2013, 11:39 AM IST

New Delhi: At 10 am on October 2, when Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and said he regretted his choice of words about the controversial ordinance, Dr Singh told

rahul gandhi to address punjab rally on october 10

Rahul Gandhi to address Punjab rally on October 10

Politics | Oct 06, 2013, 01:42 PM IST

Chandigarh: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address a public rally in Punjab's Sangrur town Oct 10, party leaders said here Sunday.Top leaders of the Punjab Congress, including state Congress president Pratap Singh Bajwa and

rahul gandhi should not have used the word nonsense sheila

Rahul Gandhi should not have used the word 'nonsense', Sheila Dikshit tells Adalat

Politics | Oct 05, 2013, 03:12 PM IST

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi should not have used  words like 'nonsense' for the ordinance on convicted lawmakers later withdrawn by the Centre. Appearing in Rajat

rahul gandhi to meet partymen in rajkot

Rahul Gandhi to meet partymen in Rajkot

India | Oct 04, 2013, 08:48 AM IST

Rajkot: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who started his two-day visit to Gujarat today, is expected to meet partymen during his day-long stay in Rajkot today.Rahul will meet party leaders from Saurashtra and North Gujarat

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I was wrong in using the word 'nonsense', says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Oct 05, 2013, 11:10 AM IST

Ahmedabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday conceded the words he had chosen to trash the ordinance on convicted lawmakers might have been wrong but not his sentiment. Rahul had used the word 'nonsense'

i am a follower of mahatma gandhi and his ideals rahul

I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and his ideals: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Oct 03, 2013, 03:06 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today began his two-day Gujarat tour as part of the Lok Sabha election preparations, by visiting Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram here.Gandhi spent almost half-an-hour in the ashram, from where the

rahul to address rally in aligarh on october 9

Rahul to address rally in Aligarh on October 9

India | Oct 02, 2013, 04:45 PM IST

Aligarh: In a bid to reach out to the people with the UPA government's flagship legislation on land acquisition, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address a rally here on October 9.Gandhi will address the

rahul s opposition to ordinance a farce pm should quit bjp

Rahul's opposition to ordinance a 'farce', PM should quit: BJP

Politics | Oct 02, 2013, 04:24 PM IST

Allahabad:  Describing as a “farce” Rahul Gandhi's opposition to the ordinance on convicted lawmakers, BJP today said his concern at this juncture gives rise to “serious doubts” as he did not utter “a single word”

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