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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 is confused, suffering from Modi phobia : BJP

Politics | Apr 04, 2013, 04:16 PM IST

New Delhi, April 4: BJP today described Rahul Gandhi's speech at a CII programme as that of a "confused leader" which reflected fear of the emergence of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in national politics.The

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Talk about my becoming PM is 'all smoke': Rahul

Politics | Apr 04, 2013, 06:31 PM IST

New Delhi, April 4: Amid suspense over who would be the Congress' next Prime Ministerial candidate, Rahul Gandhi today dubbed as “irrelevant” and “all smoke” the debate on the issue as he insisted that no

rahul gandhi to address cii meet on april 4

Rahul Gandhi to address CII meet on April 4

India | Apr 02, 2013, 10:20 AM IST

New Delhi, April 2: Industry honchos as well the common people will get to hear Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's views on economic and growth imperatives for India at an industry body meet April 4,

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Party workers want Rahul Gandhi as PM: Congress

Politics | Mar 30, 2013, 06:31 AM IST

New Delhi, Mar 30: Congress ministers on Friday  downplayed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks appearing not to rule out his being in the PM race for a third term but party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said

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Rahul should not nominate anybody for PM if Congress wins, says Digvijay Singh

Politics | Mar 26, 2013, 08:53 AM IST

New Delhi, Mar 26: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said that the model of having "two power centres" has not worked well and suggested that Rahul Gandhi should not opt to nominate a Prime

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Fight Akali-BJP govt on people's issues: Rahul tells Punjab MPs

India | Mar 22, 2013, 06:52 AM IST

New Delhi, March 22:  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Congress MPs from Punjab to fight the ruling SAD-BJP combine there on people's issues aggressively ahead of next Lok Sabha elections.His interaction with

fight akali bjp govt on people s issues rahul tells punjab

Fight Akali-BJP govt on people's issues: Rahul tells Punjab MPs

Politics | Mar 22, 2013, 06:28 AM IST

New Delhi, March 22: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Congress MPs from Punjab to fight the ruling SAD-BJP combine there on people's issues aggressively ahead of next Lok Sabha elections.His interaction with

rahul gandhi asks party mps to gear up for lok sabha polls

Rahul Gandhi asks party MPs to gear up for Lok Sabha polls

Politics | Mar 21, 2013, 10:35 AM IST

New Delhi, Mar 21: Asking party MPs from Uttar Pradesh to gear up for the next Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi today expressed confidence that Congress would be able to double the number of seats

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Rahul to attend Congress celebrations in Kerala

Politics | Mar 19, 2013, 04:44 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will take part in the party celebrations scheduled here for May 18, which would also be the second anniversary of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's Kerala government.May 18 would

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Rahul asks Amethi farmers to sell their roses to US

Politics | Mar 16, 2013, 07:02 AM IST

Amethi, Mar 15: Striving for global recognition to Amethi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said he dreamt of the day when grains and flowers grown in his Lok Sabha constituency are exported to the

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Timeless pictures of Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra's wedding

Politics | Jun 07, 2014, 06:57 AM IST

New Delhi: It was a on a chilly February evening in the year 1997 that the beautiful young lady of Gandhi family and a lesser known businessman from Moradabad tied a knot.It was a fairytale

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If Sonia wants to see Rahul as next PM, I also want to see Jagan as next CM: Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother

Politics | Mar 11, 2013, 02:54 PM IST

New Delhi, Mar 11: Vijay Lakshmi, the mother of Jagan Mohan Reddy, believes that her son is in jail for last nine months because the Congress president Sonia Gandhi has not been fair to the

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Rahul Gandhi meets slain DSP's family, assures justice

Politics | Mar 09, 2013, 04:05 PM IST

Deoria, Mar 9:  Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today met the family of slain DSP Zia-ul-Haq at his village here and assured that they will get justice.  “The entire Congress is with them in this hour

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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Uttarakhand, meets state Cong leaders

Politics | Mar 09, 2013, 07:58 AM IST

Dehradun, Mar 8: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi arrived here today to take stock of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand, his first visit to the state following his recent elevation in party ranks.After landing in the

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Go by rules, feel secure: Rahul Gandhi tells Rajasthan leaders

Politics | Mar 08, 2013, 08:58 AM IST

New Delhi, March 8: The Congress should work in such a way that no leader who follows rules should feel insecure during ticket distribution, party vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday while interacting with MPs

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Dehradun on Friday

Politics | Mar 07, 2013, 04:16 PM IST

Dehradun, Mar 7:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will arrive here tomorrow to take stock of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand.Party workers are enthusiastic about Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state tomorrow, Pradesh Congress spokesman

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43 per cent of Indians back Modi as next Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi second favourite: Survey

Politics | Mar 07, 2013, 03:17 PM IST

New Delhi, Mar 7: Forty-three per cent of Indians backed Narendra Modi as the leading choice for the next Prime Minister, according to an opinion poll by a market research agency. Congress Vice President Rahul

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Rahul tells leaders to bridge communication gap

Politics | Mar 06, 2013, 10:49 PM IST

New Delhi, March 6: There is no dearth of talent in the Congress but the problem is lack of coordination and communication between the leaders, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday and called for interactive

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Party my focus, not PM's post: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Mar 06, 2013, 07:19 AM IST

New Delhi, March 5: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said his focus was strengthening the party and not becoming its prime ministerial candidate ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls."Asking me whether you want

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Anti-quota body plans to meet Rahul, Rajnath

Politics | Feb 05, 2013, 05:42 PM IST

Lucknow, Feb 5: A group of UP government employees opposing reservation in promotions today asked BJP and Congress to clarify their stands over the issue.  The Sarvjan Hitay Sanrakshan Samiti plans to hand over memorandums

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