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Rahul Gandhi

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.

Rahul Gandhi

Uttar Pradesh Election 2022: Rahul Gandhi to visit Prayagraj today
India | Dec 05, 2021, 07:26 AM IST
Sources said that Rahul Gandhi will take part in a public program in Prayagraj, after which he will rest for the night at Swaraj Bhavan.
Punjabi singer Moosewala, who joined Congress today, met Rahul Gandhi. Sidhu tweets
India | Dec 03, 2021, 07:07 PM IST
28-year-old Sidhu Moosewala is a popular Punjabi singer who was earlier booked for allegedly promoting violence and gun culture through his songs.
Congress will get zero seats in UP elections 2022: Akhilesh Yadav
Elections | Dec 03, 2021, 07:37 PM IST
In 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections, Samajwadi Party and Congress entered into a pre-poll alliance. During campaigning, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi took out joint rallies but BJP won with a landslide victory.

Why no compensation for farmers who died during protest: Rahul Gandhi trains guns at Centre
India | Dec 03, 2021, 04:45 PM IST
Farmers' agitation is still continuing even after the government accepted the demand to repeal all three farm laws.
Modi, Mamata among Most Searched Personality according to Yahoo 2021 Year in Review
India | Dec 02, 2021, 07:02 PM IST
Yahoo today announced the 2021 Year in Review (YIR*) for India, a collection of the year’s top personalities, newsmakers, and events, based on users’ daily search habits.
Congress' leadership not 'divine right' of individual: PK's sharp attack on Rahul
India | Dec 02, 2021, 02:56 PM IST
Prashant Kishor's attack comes close on the heels of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's swipe at the Congress wherein she said that 'there is no UPA now'.

'Personal ambition will help BJP': Congress castigates Mamata Banerjee over 'no UPA' remark
India | Dec 02, 2021, 11:20 AM IST
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Mamata Banerjee's strength has increased as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behind her.
Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, December 1, 2021
India | Dec 01, 2021, 11:02 PM IST
India's Number One and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath was launched just before the 2014 General Elections.
Apology for what? tweets Rahul Gandhi amid Oppn's demand to revoke suspension of 12 MPs
India | Nov 30, 2021, 02:05 PM IST
The 12 MPs suspended for the remaining part of the Winter Session are from the Congress (6), two each from the TMC and Shiv Sena and one each from the CPM and the CPI.

Passage of Farm Laws Repeal Bill without discussion 'unfortunate': Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 29, 2021, 03:54 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi said that manner in which farm laws have been repealed without debate shows the government afraid of discussion.
Sunrise in Parliament should be in name of farmers today: Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 29, 2021, 12:20 PM IST
The Congress and other opposition parties have been demanding that the farm laws be repealed on the first day of the Winter Session itself.
'New variant serious threat', says Rahul Gandhi amid Omicron scare
India | Nov 28, 2021, 12:03 AM IST
Gandhi's remarks come amid rising global concerns over the new strain of the deadly virus that has been named ‘Omicron’ by the World Health Organization and classified as a variant of concern.

Credible data needed on COVID deaths in India: Rahul Gandhi
World | Nov 24, 2021, 02:35 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi shared a video in which families, who lost their dear ones due to COVID in Gujarat, alleged that they did not receive timely help from the govt.
'Only Mamata Banerjee has potential to defeat BJP,' says new TMC entrant Ashok Tanwar
India | Nov 23, 2021, 08:28 PM IST
Tanwar was a close aide of Rahul Gandhi. In February this year, Tanwar launched a new political party 'Apna Bharat Morcha'.
Cong asks PM to end 'silence' on Chinese 'intrusion' in Arunchal Pradesh
India | Nov 21, 2021, 07:24 PM IST
The opposition party also accused the BJP of giving lessons on national security to the entire country while digressing from addressing the serious issue that affected India's integrity and sovereignty.

Rahul Gandhi writes open letter to farmers, promises support in their future struggles
India | Nov 19, 2021, 11:19 PM IST
Noting that the struggle is not over yet, Rahul Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to dare again to conspire to make farmers slaves in their own land by playing into the hands of a few capitalists and urged him to work towards fulfilling his promise of doubling farmers' income by 2022.
Justice prevailed, farmers' protest vindicated: Congress on farm laws repeal announcement
India | Nov 19, 2021, 11:59 AM IST
Farm Laws Repealed: Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the agitation has won and the arrogance has lost.
Farm laws: Farmers satyagraha defeated arrogance, says Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 19, 2021, 10:43 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi said that farmers satyagraha defeated arrogance as he referred to PM Narendra Modi's announcement about the government's decision to repeal the three farm laws.
Captain Amarinder Singh rubbishes claims of his proposed meeting with Gandhis
India | Nov 14, 2021, 11:15 PM IST
Captain Amarinder Singh quit the Congress on November 2 and accused Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of hatching a "midnight conspiracy" to oust him from the state government.
Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal dispatches Bhagavad Gita to Rahul Gandhi amid Hindutva row
India | Nov 14, 2021, 06:10 PM IST
Jaiswal, who was formerly the BJP’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, said Gandhi’s attempts to distinguish Hinduism from Hindutva was “height of ignorance” and a reflection on the belief of the Congress in the dictum of “divide and rule”.