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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

‘Cannot counter China by PR driven media strategy’: Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 23, 2020, 09:58 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi has renewed his attack on the Modi government over reports of China establishing villages inside Bhutanese territory in Doklam.
It's loyalists vs reformers in Congress
India | Nov 20, 2020, 07:01 PM IST
After the dissenting group in the Congress targeted the party leadership for the poor performance in the Bihar Assembly polls, the loyalists have now come out in defence of top brass, even as dissenters claimed they are fighting for party's rivival.
'Woman burnt alive in Bihar': Rahul accuses Nitish govt of 'hiding' incident for electoral gains
India | Nov 17, 2020, 11:30 AM IST
Along with his tweet attacking the state government, Gandhi tagged a media report which claimed that the incident of burning alive a young woman in Vaishali was kept under wraps as elections were on.

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 131st birth anniversary
India | Nov 14, 2020, 10:35 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 131st birth anniversary. The 1889-born Congress stalwart is the country's longest serving prime minister.
Rahul Gandhi has nervous, unformed quality: Barack Obama in new book
India | Nov 13, 2020, 07:37 AM IST
"Rahul Gandhi has a nervous, unformed quality about him, as if he were a student who'd done the coursework and was eager to impress the teacher but deep down lacked either the aptitude or the passion to master the subject," notes the review.
EVM is MVM, Modi Voting Machine, but am not scared: Rahul Gandhi in Araria rally
India | Nov 04, 2020, 07:41 PM IST
Bihar Election Latest News: Addressing a rally in Bihar's Araria on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi described EVM as 'MVM - Modi Voting Machine'. The Congress leader said he was fighting an ideological battle against PM Modi.

Bihar election 2020: Rahul Gandhi assails PM Modi, Nitish Kumar over job, migrant crisis
Elections | Nov 04, 2020, 02:17 PM IST
Bihar Assembly election 2020: Rahul Gandhi assailed PM Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over job creation. Rahul said that Nitish Kumar had promised he would provide jobs to the youth and change Bihar, but he could not deliver.
It's 'double yuvraj' versus NDA's double engine in Bihar: PM Modi
Elections | Nov 01, 2020, 07:20 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mocked Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as "double Yuvraj" (two crown princes) while who stood for "jungle raj" and were pitted against the NDA's "double engine" growth which has pulled the state out of lantern age.
Rahul Gandhi 'holidaying' in Shimla
India | Oct 31, 2020, 12:20 PM IST
After hectic electioneering in Bihar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is apparently in a holiday mood. He is reported to be taking a few days off and 'holidaying' alone here in the Himachal Pradesh capital.

BJP takes dig at Rahul Gandhi after Pakistan admits role in Pulwama attack
India | Oct 29, 2020, 10:08 PM IST
Pakistan on Thursday exposed itself big time and accepted that it conducted the Pulwama attack in February 2019 under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan while speaking in the Pakistan's National Assembly. Pakistan minister in a statement said, "Pulwama was a great achievement under Imran Khan's leadership."
'Hopefully now he sees some light': Nadda's jibe at Rahul after Pak MP recalls Abhinandan event
India | Oct 29, 2020, 12:48 PM IST
JP Nadda accused the Congress of weakening the country's armed forces by questioning their valour. He alleged that the Congress premised its entire campaign around keeping armed forces weak.
Your vote should only be for 'Mahagathbandhan': Rahul Gandhi to Bihar voters
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 09:42 AM IST
With the onset on polling in Bihar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said voters should cast their votes in favour of the 'Mahagathbandhan'. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said, "This time for justice, employment, farmers-workers, your vote should be only for 'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance)."

JP Nadda's no-holds-barred attack on Rahul Gandhi after Punjab farmers burn effigies of PM Modi
India | Oct 26, 2020, 03:01 PM IST
JP Nadda said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi scripted the farmers protest in Punjab against the three farm laws. He alleged that the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty never respected the office of the Prime Minister.
'Dangerous precedent', tweets Rahul after Punjab farmers burn effigies of PM Modi over farm laws
India | Oct 26, 2020, 09:46 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's tweet comes a day after farmer unions in Punjab marked Dussehra by burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business tycoons.
Javadekar targets Rahul over 'rape-and-murder' of minor girl in Punjab
India | Oct 24, 2020, 10:26 PM IST
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the alleged rape and murder of a six-year-old Dalit girl in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.

Article 370, Galwan, RJD's 'jungleraaj' - Highlights of PM Modi's first day, first show in Bihar
Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 10:58 PM IST
PM Modi, who hit the election campaign trail for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, addressed rallies in Sasaram, Gaya and Bhagalpur, where polling is scheduled to be held in the first phase on October 28.
'When will you throw out Chinese soldiers sitting in our territory', Rahul asks PM Modi
Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 02:25 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi said that when migrant workers from Bihar were being chased away from other states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar didn't help them.
Want jungle raj or sushasan? PM Modi asks crowd at Bhagalpur rally, targets RJD
Elections | Feb 21, 2023, 05:26 PM IST
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began his Bihar election campaign with three poll rallies and lauded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his efforts in successfully fighting against coronavirus. Addressing an election rally in Sasaram, PM Modi said that if Nitish Kumar government had not acted fast, there would have been many more deaths.
Bihar's super Friday: PM Modi vs Rahul Gandhi as poll campaign heats up
Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 11:16 PM IST
PM Modi is scheduled to hold three election rallies in at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur seeking votes for NDA candidates. Rahul Gandhi will be in Nawada's Hisua, and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur.
Bihar Election 2020: Rahul Gandhi denied permission to land in Purnea, says Congress
Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 08:20 PM IST
Congress' Bihar in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil said that requisite permission has been denied on the grounds that the airstrip at Purnea was undergoing renovation.