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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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BJP govt in Karnataka created 'world record' in corruption: Rahul

Politics | Apr 27, 2013, 12:33 PM IST

Haveri (K'taka), Apr 26: Sharpening his attack on the BJP government in Karnataka, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused it of having created “a world record” in corruption.Addressing a rally here on the second

rahul gandhi arrives in mp for two day visit

Rahul Gandhi arrives in MP for two-day visit

Politics | Apr 24, 2013, 01:22 PM IST

Dhar (MP), Apr 24: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today arrived in Mohankheda, about 40 km from here, as part of his two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh.Rahul arrived in Mohankheda from Indore along with state

rahul gandhi to visit madhya pradesh today

Rahul Gandhi to visit Madhya Pradesh today

Politics | Apr 24, 2013, 09:15 AM IST

New Delhi, April 24: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Madhya Pradesh for two days starting today. He will be visiting state capital Bhopal and Dhar district.In Dhar, Gandhi will meet office bearers of

rahul meets delhi congress leaders in preparation for polls

Rahul meets Delhi Congress leaders in preparation for polls

Politics | Apr 18, 2013, 09:25 AM IST

New delhi, Apr 18:  With Congress seeking to retain power for the fourth time in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi yesterday held consultations with the state party leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.Assemble elections in Delhi

rahul gandhi to hold consultations with bihar leaders today

Rahul Gandhi to hold consultations with Bihar leaders today

Politics | Apr 17, 2013, 11:10 AM IST

New Delhi, Apr 17:  Rahul Gandhi will hold consultations with newly-elected PCC chief of Bihar Ashok Choudhary and CLP leader Sadanand Singh today in the backdrop of fissures in NDA over Nitish Kumar's "secular" pitch

i won t die till my dream of making rahul pm is not

I won't die till my dream of making Rahul PM is not fulfilled: Beni Prasad Verma

Politics | Apr 14, 2013, 11:15 PM IST

Gonda, UP, Apr 14: Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma today said he would not die till he fulfilled his dream of making Rahul Gandhi as India's prime minister. Verma was addressing Congress workers in his

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Karnataka poll: PM, Sonia, Rahul to campaign

Politics | Apr 14, 2013, 07:15 PM IST

Bangalore, Apr 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Karnataka for party candidates for the May 5 assembly polls, the state unit said Sunday.Singh will

rahul wants to enjoy power without accountability bjp

Rahul wants to enjoy power without accountability: BJP

Politics | Apr 13, 2013, 10:37 AM IST

Allahabad, Apr 13: The BJP on Friday attacked Rahul Gandhi for his comments about Prime Ministership saying it smacked of "shirking responsibility and enjoying power without accountability"."Rahul Gandhi's comments about Prime Ministership confirm that he,

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CPI-M says Modi, Rahul selling 'dreams'

Politics | Apr 11, 2013, 08:01 PM IST

New Delhi, April 11: The CPI-M Wednesday accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of selling "wares ... completely dislocated from the ground realities of real India".Calling them "dream merchants", an

ramdev praises modi says rahul has no vision

Ramdev praises Modi, says Rahul has no vision

Politics | Apr 11, 2013, 07:43 PM IST

Shirdi, Maharashtra, Apr 11: Yoga guru Ramdev on Wednesday praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi but took potshots at Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in the context of Prime Ministerial candidates."There is a long queue of

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War of words breaks out on Twitter over #Feku versus #Pappu battle

Politics | Apr 09, 2013, 06:30 AM IST

New Delhi : A war of words broke out in the cyberspace over Narendra Modi's hour-long interaction organised by the FICCI Ladies Organisation with his speech dissected in great detail by sympathisers and opponents.Trending in

governance is losing credibility says narendra modi

Governance is losing credibility, says Narendra Modi

Politics | Apr 09, 2013, 06:19 AM IST

New Delhi, Apr 9 : In an oblique attack on the UPA government, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said there was lack of trust in governance in the country which poses a "grave danger"

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Where will honey come from, without a beehive, asks Nitish Kumar

Politics | Apr 08, 2013, 09:00 PM IST

Patna, Apr 8 : Apparently referring to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's remark that India was a beehive, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today questioned where honey would come from if there was no beehive."Madhumakkhi ka

modi says india may be a beehive for rahul for me it s

Modi says, India may be a beehive for Rahul, for me it's Mother India

Politics | Apr 06, 2013, 10:29 PM IST

Gandhinagar, Apr 6: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for terming India a "beehive", saying he was shocked that someone could describe `mother India' thus."I happened to listen to a

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Rahul Gandhi not running for any post: Congress

Politics | Apr 06, 2013, 07:43 PM IST

New Delhi, April 6: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will lead the party in the 2014 general elections but he is not running for any post, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot said

can rahul reform his party and system

Can Rahul reform his party - and system?

Politics | Apr 11, 2013, 06:56 PM IST

New Delhi, Apr 6: The recent reaffirmation by the Congress of its governing model of dual centres of power, notwithstanding party general secretary Digvijaya Singh's caveat, was further substantiated by Manmohan Singh's and Rahul Gandhi's

rahul gandhi has given direction congress

Rahul Gandhi has given direction: Congress

Politics | Apr 06, 2013, 10:43 AM IST

New Delhi, April 5: A day after Rahul Gandhi shared his views with industry leaders on development, the Congress Friday said he has given a direction to progress."Rahul Gandhi has given a direction. His speech

i will welcome rahul gandhi as pm any day says pm

I will welcome Rahul Gandhi as PM any day, says PM

Politics | Apr 06, 2013, 10:41 AM IST

New delhi, April 5: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today emphatically said that he would welcome Rahul Gandhi as prime ministery "any day". Asked by mediapersons after the Padma awards investitute ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan,

rahul invokes gita buddha at cii meet

Rahul invokes Gita, Buddha at CII meet

Politics | Apr 04, 2013, 05:13 PM IST

New Delhi, April 4:  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday invoked the Bhagavad Gita, the sacred Hindu text, saying compassion was key to peace and development. He noted that Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Buddha too

becoming pm getting married are all irrelevant questions

Becoming PM, getting married are all irrelevant questions: Rahul

Politics | Apr 04, 2013, 04:36 PM IST

New Delhi, Apr 4: "These are irrelevant questions. It's all smoke." This was how Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today described speculation about his becoming the Prime Minister and getting married while addressing business barons of