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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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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Morning leg concludes, Rahul to interact with cashew workers, others at Kollam

India | Sep 16, 2022, 03:16 PM IST

The foot march which started from Polayathodu covered a distance of almost 13 km. Senior Congress leaders V D Satheesan and K C Venugopal were seen helping Gandhi understand the traditional art form of Kerala.

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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress workers threaten man for paying just Rs 500 as donation, suspended

India | Sep 16, 2022, 01:18 PM IST

Bharat Jodo Yatra: The action came in the wake of a video in which the activists are seen purportedly threatening the vendor and creating a ruckus at the shop went viral on social media platforms.

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Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul Gandhi

India | Sep 15, 2022, 03:15 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi emphasized the need for creating a safe environment in the country for women, criticizing the BJP over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, saying that women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists.

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Rahul Gandhi begins 4th day of Kerala leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra on spiritual note

India | Sep 14, 2022, 11:43 AM IST

At Sivagiri Mutt, Gandhi met the swamis there and offered prayers to the saint reformer before commencing the fourth day of the Kerala leg of the Congress party's 3,570 kilometers and 150-day long foot march which started off from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and will conclude at Jammu and Kashmir.

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India-China disengagement in Ladakh: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi | KNOW DETAILS

India | Sep 14, 2022, 09:53 AM IST

India-China disengagement in Ladakh: Government sources on Tuesday (September 13) said that there has been complete disengagement at key flashpoints in the Ladakh sector between India and China.

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Congress party to step up 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in other states from September 16

India | Sep 14, 2022, 07:44 AM IST

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Me and Digvijaya Singh will visit Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha from September 16 onwards. Our effort would be to mobilise the state units to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra."

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NCPCR asks EC to take action against Congress, Gandhi for 'misusing' children in Bharat Jodo Yatra

India | Sep 13, 2022, 07:03 PM IST

The Congress has launched the Bharat Jodo Yatra with an aim to strengthen the party's grassroots level connection.

The Congress leader's Yatra is getting good response from

Dynastic rule seems better than present 'autocracy' in country, says Shiv Sena

India | Sep 13, 2022, 05:37 PM IST

The Sena and Congress were partners, along with the NCP, in the previous Maharashtra government headed by Uddhav Thackeray.

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'Congress is finished... stop taking their questions': Kejriwal to media in Gujarat

India | Sep 13, 2022, 06:48 PM IST

Gujarat Election 2022: Kejriwal was asked to respond to Congress' charge that the party was not paying salaries in Punjab and rather using money for election campaigns in Gujarat.

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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Third day of Kerala leg commences amidst encouraging turn out

India | Sep 13, 2022, 08:10 AM IST

Bharat Jodo Yatra: The 150-day foot march was launched from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will cover 12 states and two Union territories.

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RSS slams Congress for doing political 'gimmickry' through Bharat Jodo Yatra

India | Sep 13, 2022, 08:09 AM IST

Bharat Jodo Yatra: "The Congress wants to connect people through hatred and political gimmickry that would not serve the purposes of uniting masses. Congress harboured hatred for RSS and tried to prevent it but the outfit expanded with the support of society," Dr Manmohan Vaidya said.

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BJP leader seeks apology from Rahul Gandhi for visiting pastor during Bharat Jodo Yatra

India | Sep 12, 2022, 05:50 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi owes an explanation to the people of the nation, whether he subscribed to the view of George Ponnaiah on Hindus and Bharat Mata.

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Second day of Kerala leg of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' sees huge turnout

India | Sep 12, 2022, 02:16 PM IST

During Sunday's yatra, Rahul Gandhi walked with environmentalist Sridhar Radhakrishnan to discuss a host of issues including climate change, a statement issued by the party said.

Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Kerala on Saturday.

Bharat Jodo Yatra against BJP's divisive politics and to revive Congress, says party

India | Sep 11, 2022, 05:04 PM IST

Bharat Jodo Yatra: AICC General Secretary in-charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said the yatra is a "listening yatra" where concerns of people from all walks of life would be heard by Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi as he walks 3,570 km from Kanyakumari to Jammu and Kashmir.

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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders begin 19-day long Kerala leg

India | Sep 11, 2022, 08:40 AM IST

Bharat Jodo Yatra: After entering Kerala from Parasala close to the Tamil Nadu border, Gandhi would travel 450 km to Nilambur in Malappuram over a 19-day period.

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Tea, biscuits and talks with workers: How Rahul Gandhi signed off 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Tamil Nadu

India | Sep 10, 2022, 09:42 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi began the five-month long yatra from the Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari on September 7.

Smriti Irani was addressing party workers at an event in

Smriti Irani hits out at Rahul Gandhi over 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', asks who harmed India's unity

India | Sep 10, 2022, 05:34 PM IST

Smriti on Bharat Jodo Yatra: Making an indirect reference to Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar, Irani took a dig at Gandhi for being in the company of people, who allegedly chanted "anti-India" slogans.

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'Jesus Christ is real God': Tamil pastor tells Rahul Gandhi; BJP attacks with 'Bharat todo' swipe

India | Sep 10, 2022, 04:42 PM IST

A video clip of Rahul Gandhi's interaction with the Tamil Nadu pastor went viral, in which Rahul Gandhi can be heard asking, "Jesus Christ is a form of God? Is that right?" to which the Tamil Nadu priest George Ponniah replied, "He is the real God."

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Rahul Gandhi wearing Rs 41,000 t-shirt, claims BJP; Cong invokes PM Modi

India | Sep 09, 2022, 09:54 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi T-shirt row: Responding to BJP, the Congress hit back saying the ruling party should also talk about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs 10-lakh suit and Rs 1.5 lakh glasses.

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Congress gives bandh call in Gujarat on Saturday, appeals traders to extend support

India | Sep 09, 2022, 12:04 PM IST

The party's state unit president Jagdish Thakor appealed to the people to join the bandh call to register their protest against inflation, unemployment and to get regular jobs for the contractual workers.

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