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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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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra

Rahul Gandhi, Lord Ram's names begin with 'R', coincidence, says Congress' Nana Patole

India | Oct 18, 2022, 06:08 PM IST

Nana Patole's remark came after Rajasthan Minister Parsadi Lal Meena's said that Rahul Gandhi is walking more than Lord Ram walked from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka.

The relationship between the non-Gandhi Congress president

Congress president election: Sonia Vs Kesri | Indira Vs Kamaraj; a look back at non-Gandhi chiefs

India | Oct 29, 2022, 09:31 PM IST

Congress president election: Political analysts say it would not be easy for a non-Gandhi president to keep the party united as Congress supporters take Gandhi family as an axis of the party.

Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor

'Put tick mark in front of your choice': Congress to electors after Tharoor's team raises issue

India | Oct 17, 2022, 12:06 AM IST

After Tharoor's team flagged this issue, Mistry is said to have conveyed to them that a tick would be accepted against the name of the preferred candidate instead of '1', they said.

Senior Congress party leader Shashi Tharoor

'My last appeal...': Shashi Tharoor on eve of Congress President election

India | Oct 16, 2022, 08:47 PM IST

Congress President Election: Tharoor on Sunday also took a veiled dig at the Kharge camp saying some colleagues were "indulging in 'netagiri' and telling party workers" that they know whom Sonia Gandhi wants elected.

Rahul Gandhi participating in Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Congress president election: How Rahul Gandhi, on Bharat Jodo Yatra, plans to vote

India | Oct 16, 2022, 08:10 PM IST

Congress president election: Gandhi's participation in the Bharat Jodo Yatra led many people to believe that he will be unable to vote in the party election.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders Mallikarjun

‘If you want to be a sub-inspector, pay…’: Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP govt in Karnataka

India | Oct 15, 2022, 05:51 PM IST

Bharat Jodo Yatra: The Congress presidential candidate Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday joined Rahul Gandhi and other leaders in the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in the district.

Rahul Gandhi climbs a water tank and waves the tricolour

Rahul Gandhi climbs water tank, waves tricolour in Karnataka's Chitradurga | WATCH

India | Oct 14, 2022, 12:03 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi along with state party president DK Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramiah climbed a water tank to wave the national flag, in Chitradurga district during Bharat Joda Yatra.

Kharge had recently said that he would implement the

Kharge when asked if he or Rahul will be PM candidate: 'Bakrid mein bachenge toh...'| WATCH

India | Oct 12, 2022, 06:50 PM IST

Mallikarjun Kharge PM face remark: If elected, will he be the obvious choice as prime ministerial candidate too? Kharge, 80, doesn't want to think that far, however, he neither ruled out anything.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Some leaders don't want change, my supporters pressurised, Tharoor spills the beans

India | Oct 10, 2022, 08:29 PM IST

Congress President Election: Tharoor said whosoever wins the election will have to work with the Gandhi family and cannot ignore them. He said they are neutral and want that the party should become strong.

RSS leader Indresh Kumar takes on Congress leader Rahul

Congress leaders had comfortable time in jail: RSS responds to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Savarkar remark'

India | Oct 10, 2022, 07:23 AM IST

RSS leader Indresh Kumar's statement comes in the wake of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement that Savarkar used to get a stipend from the British and these are historical facts.

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh

Rahul Gandhi will be seen in new avatar after Bharat Jodo Yatra: Digvijaya Singh

India | Oct 09, 2022, 05:26 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi is spearheading the yatra that began from Kanyakumari and will end in Jammu and Kashmir.

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot interacts with Adani

Be it Adani, Ambani or Amit Shah's son, will welcome all: Gehlot after BJP mocks Rajasthan CM

India | Oct 08, 2022, 07:47 PM IST

Be it Adani or Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, Rajasthan will welcome all because it wants investment and employment, Gehlot said.

Rahul Gandhi on Adani investment in Rajasthan

Rahul on Adani's Rajasthan investment: 'He gave Rs 60,000 crore proposal, no CM would refuse'

India | Oct 08, 2022, 07:46 PM IST

Adani gave a proposal of Rs 60,000 crores to Rajasthan, no CM would refuse such a proposal. Rajasthan CM didn't give any preferential treatment to Adani or use his political power to help his (Gautam Adani's) business, Rahul Gandhi said.

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi clears his stance on 'remote control' Congress president

India | Oct 08, 2022, 03:52 PM IST

After a gap of 22 years, elections to Congress President's post will be held on October 17. The counting of votes will be done on October 19.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (Right)

'Not going to withdraw': Shashi Tharoor dismisses rumours of opting out of Congress President race

India | Oct 07, 2022, 06:11 AM IST

Rumours I am going to withdraw (nomination) are false. I am receiving so much support that if I wouldn't have been democratically inclined, I would have asked the other candidate to withdraw, Shashi Tharoor said.

The hear-warming picture of the mother-son duo goes viral

Maa & Politics: Congress tweets Rahul’s pic tying shoelaces of Sonia Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra

India | Oct 06, 2022, 02:06 PM IST

Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra: It seems former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has developed an understanding of the power of optic politics. Recently, his picture in which he is seen addressing a gathering during the rain was tweeted by Congress' official handle.

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Congress party launches the Bharat Jodo App for its Nationwide Yatra

India | Oct 04, 2022, 10:34 AM IST

#BharatJodoApp: Congress Party launched its Bharat Jodo App on Monday (October 3). The app aims to provide all the information about the Bharat Jodo Yatra which began on September 7, 2022, from Kanyakumari.

PM Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha

When PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi came face-to-face in Parliament | WATCH

India | Oct 03, 2022, 02:55 PM IST

Both leaders faced each other at the Central Hall of Parliament House on the occasion of the wreath-laying ceremony organised on the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation -- Mahatma Gandhi, and late former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri.

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'Nothing can stop us': Rahul Gandhi, drenched in rain, addresses Bharat Jodo Yatra in K'taka | Watch

India | Oct 03, 2022, 06:20 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi continued his speech amid the showers, and said nothing can deter the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is aimed at "stopping hatred and violence spread by the BJP-RSS".

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Rahul

Sonia Gandhi to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra on October 6 in Karnataka, say sources

India | Oct 02, 2022, 07:06 PM IST

Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra: The Yatra will pass through Karnataka for 21 days covering 511 km in the state. It began on September 7 from Kanyakumari and entered Karnataka on Friday after passing through Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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