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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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Equations With PM And Sonia Are Good: Pranab

Politics | Oct 14, 2010, 12:20 PM IST

Bangalore, Oct 14 : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said his working equation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is "excellent" and there is no no "trust deficit" between him and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. He

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Chaos After Yogeshwar's Gold As Rahul's Security Breached

India | Oct 09, 2010, 09:11 PM IST

New Delhi, Oct 9: There was total chaos at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex after wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt was literally jostled and dragged by a group of men led by Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda

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Rahul Gandhi Turns Up At Talkatora Again

Other Sports | Oct 09, 2010, 07:56 PM IST

New Delhi, Oct 9: The man in the ring was Asian champion Suranjoy Singh but the crowd started chanting Rahul Gandhi's name when the high-profile Congress MP came tosupport the Indian boxers for the second

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Rahul Turns Up At Talkatora To Cheer Vijender

Other Sports | Oct 08, 2010, 09:42 PM IST

New Delhi, Oct 8: He has himself learnt boxing from a Dronacharya awardee and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today showed his love for the sport by turning up to watch the opening Commonwealth Games bout

paswan asks centre to ban rss after rahul remarks

Paswan Asks Centre To Ban RSS After Rahul Remarks

Politics | Oct 08, 2010, 09:34 PM IST

Patna, Oct 8: LJP President Ram Vilas Paswan today asked the UPA government to ban Sang Parivar outfits "if it seriously takes the comments of Rahul Gandhi" who described the RSS as a fundamentalist outfit

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RSS Camp Bristles As Rahul Says, There's Little Difference Between SIMI And RSS

Politics | Oct 06, 2010, 07:36 PM IST

In remarks that has triggered a controversy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that he felt there was not much difference between the banned outfit SIMI and RSS as both were "fanatical" and held

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Rahul Most Preferred Face For CWG Brand Ambassador: Survey

India | Oct 03, 2010, 01:40 PM IST

New Delhi, Oct 3 : He is considered to be the prime minister-in-waiting by many, but a recent survey among students has shown that Rahul Gandhi is also the face India would like to see

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Congress On A Downhill Trend In Bihar Assembly Polls

Politics | Sep 30, 2010, 01:14 PM IST

Patna, Sep 30 : Riding high on the euphoria generated by recent visits of AICC general Secretary Rahul Gandhi and a battery of its Union Ministers, the Congress is going it all alone this assembly

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There Are More Imp Issues Than Ayodhya,Says Rahul

Politics | Sep 23, 2010, 09:58 PM IST

Guwahati, Sep 23 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday  suggested that there are more important fundamental issues like education and infrastructure than Ayodhya.  Interacting with students at IIT Guwahati, Gandhi said, "my personal view

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Mamata Gets Back At Rahul Says She Is Not A Seasonal Flower

Politics | Sep 20, 2010, 10:22 PM IST

NANOOR/BURDWAN: After her 'cuckoo' remarks, Trinamool Congress chief and Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee says she is not a "seasonal flower" in another apparent snipe at Rahul Gandhi. Mamata also said she does not do

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Farooq Meets Sonia

Politics | Sep 16, 2010, 05:55 PM IST

New Delhi: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday  met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and the ruling partners are understood to have discussed the situation arising out of continued unrest in Jammu and Kashmir.  Farooq,

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Want To End Family Connections In Politics, Says Rahul

Politics | Sep 16, 2010, 05:22 PM IST

Kolkata, Sept 16:   Citing his own example, Rahul Gandhi says that without political ties or connections one cannot aspire to enter Indian politics but he wants an end to this phenonomenon. "If you don't have

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'Grateful' For Rahul's Backing: Omar

India | Sep 16, 2010, 01:49 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over his handling of the unrest in Kashmir Valley, J and K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he was "grateful" to Rahul Gandhi for backing him. "I am very

we should give time and support to omar says rahul

We Should Give Time And Support To Omar, Says Rahul

India | Sep 16, 2010, 10:50 AM IST

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said in Kolkata on Thursday that the Centre would give time and support to chief minister Omar Abdullah to get over the problem of law and order in the Valley.

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Rahul Dines At Park Street

India | Sep 16, 2010, 10:24 AM IST

Kolkata: AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had heard that a restaurant on Park Street was famous for its chelo kebabs and headed straight for it late on Wednesday night unannounced after a hectic day s

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Cong Will Not Bow Before Trinamool, Says Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Sep 15, 2010, 05:02 PM IST

Jalpaiguri : Congress is serious about forging an alliance with Trinamool Congress for the West Bengal assembly elections but this will be on honourable terms and "we cannot bow our head", AICC General Secretary Rahul

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Rahul Ducks Query On Becoming PM, Says, There Are Other Jobs Too

India | Sep 14, 2010, 04:30 PM IST

Santiniketan (WB) :  Rahul Gandhi, who many believe is being groomed for the country's top political job, said on Tuesday becoming prime minister is not the only 'job' in the world. The 40-year-old scion of

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Rahul Calls For Strengthening Cong By Rejuvenating YC

Politics | Sep 14, 2010, 04:05 PM IST

 Bolpur (WB): On a mission to revive Congress in West Bengal ahead of next year's Assembly elections, senior party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it could be done by rejuvenating the Youth Congress.  "It

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Cong-Trinamool Seat-Sharing To Be Decided In Delhi

Politics | Sep 12, 2010, 03:48 PM IST

KOLKATA: The Congress high command in Delhi may have cautioned dissidents within the West Bengal state Congress against creating too much of a fuss over seat sharing in the Assembly polls but this in no

rahul factor will not work in bihar says bjp

Rahul Factor Will Not Work In Bihar, Says BJP

Politics | Sep 09, 2010, 11:54 PM IST

Patna : Claiming that the Congress has been in deep slumber in Bihar for decades, senior BJP leader Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday claimed that not even the Rahul Gandhi factor would work for the

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