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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

Rahul Gandhi Kashmir visit: Opposition delegation asked to go back hour after landing in Srinagar | Updates
India | Aug 24, 2019, 03:10 PM IST
The leaders were supposed to meet people and assess situation in the Kashmir Valley where restrictions are in place after the Centre withdrew special status to Jammu and Kashmir and split the state into two Union Territories earlier this month. Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you live and latest updates on the developments in and across Jammu and Kashmir.
Rahul Gandhi, other Opposition leaders to visit Jammu And Kashmir today
India | Aug 24, 2019, 12:03 AM IST
According to sources, some of the parties that will be part of the opposition all-party delegation are Congress, CPI-M, CPI, RJD, NCP, TMC and DMK. The sources said top Congress leaders who will visit Srinagar are Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma. Rahul Gandhi is likely to accompany them.
In Tamil Nadu, DMK chief Stalin comes out in support of Chidambaram
National | Aug 21, 2019, 01:59 PM IST
MK Stalin, chief of DMK, has come out in strong support of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who is facing arrest in the INX Media money laundering case.

Rajiv Gandhi 75th birth anniversary: Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka, Manmohan pay tributes to Former PM; Modi tweets
India | Aug 20, 2019, 10:34 AM IST
It was on this day in 1944 when Rajiv Gandhi was born. He served as the seventh Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. On his 75th birth anniversary, several Congress leaders and family members offered their tributes to the former Prime Minister in New Delhi. Among top Congress leaders were Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Dr. Manmohan Singh. Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ahmed Patel too offered their tributes in remembrance.
Raksha Bandhan: You cannot miss this adorable Twitter post by Priyanka Gandhi for brother Rahul
India | Aug 15, 2019, 05:18 PM IST
Even a few months back, the country witnessed the brother-sister bond when Priyanka Gandhi met Rahul Gandhi at the Kanpur airport in Uttar Pradesh. Pictures of their meeting were shared on the social media which showed the duo sharing some light-hearted moments.
Accept invite to visit JK without any conditions, when can I come, asks Rahul Gandhi to Gov
India | Aug 14, 2019, 12:05 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi said he had accepted Malik's invitation to visit J&K and meet people without any conditions and termed the governor's reply "feeble"."Dear Maalik (sic) ji, I saw your feeble reply to my tweet. "I accept your invitation to visit Jammu & Kashmir and meet the people, with no conditions attached. When can I come?" he said.

Never the twain shall meet? Rahul Gandhi, Satya Pal Malik may or may not MEET
India | Aug 14, 2019, 11:38 AM IST
East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet... Rudyard Kipling might have had no inkling of what 2019 would bring to the connotation of his lines. But thanks to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik -- the lines make more sense than ever.
J&K Governor's invitation to Rahul Gandhi was never sincere: Chidambaram
India | Aug 14, 2019, 11:33 AM IST
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying his invitation to Rahul Gandhi to visit the state was a "tool of propaganda" and never sincere.
Rahul Gandhi trying create unrest by seeking to bring opposition leaders on J&K visit: Governor
India | Aug 13, 2019, 11:53 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for putting "pre-conditions" for a visit to the state and alleged he was trying to "create unrest" by seeking to bring a delegation of opposition leaders.

Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Narendra Modi, asks for long-term strategy for flood-affected Wayanad
India | Aug 13, 2019, 08:22 PM IST
Wayanad has been affected by rains in Kerala this monsoon, along with other districts like Malappuram and Kozhikode. A total of 12 deaths have been reported in Wayanad and around 37,075 people have been displaced and shifted to more than 210 relief camps.
Need freedom to meet people, not plane: Rahul Gandhi to J&K governor
India | Aug 13, 2019, 02:34 PM IST
Satya Pal Malik invited Rahul Gandhi after he claimed that there were instances of violence in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution which gave special status to the state.
Will send you a plane, come and see: Jammu and Kashmir governor to Rahul Gandhi
India | Aug 13, 2019, 09:24 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said he would send an aircraft for the Congress leader to visit the Kashmir Valley and observe the ground situation.

Kerala floods death toll reaches 67; over 2.5 lakh people moved to relief camps
India | Aug 12, 2019, 12:08 AM IST
All the 14 districts in the state, except Kollam, have people taking shelter in over 1,600 relief camps. Malappuram district with over 54,000 people has the largest number of people in the camps.
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Kerala to review flood situation in Wayanad
India | Aug 11, 2019, 04:31 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday began his Kerala visit to review situation in his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency ravaged by floods and landslides. Accompanied by Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, Gandhi arrived at the Karipur airport near here on Sunday afternoon. He would later visit some rain-hit places in neighbouring Mallapuram district three assembly segments of which form part of Wayanad constituency, party sources said.
How Sonia was approached as non-Gandhi names failed to get votes
National | Aug 11, 2019, 09:23 AM IST
When the names of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Mukul Wasnik and Jyotiraditya Scindia were proposed at the sub-group discussions, very few hands came up in agreement. Worried at the prospect of a split in the party ranks, the Congress fell back on Sonia Gandhi to lead the party.

20 months after handing over reins to Rahul, Sonia emerges as unanimous choice for Congress Chief
National | Aug 11, 2019, 06:52 AM IST
After Sonia Gandhi deftly led the Congress for 19 long years and wrested power twice at the Centre and in several states, she was back in the saddle on Saturday to steer it out of troubled waters once again.
PM must assuage concerns on J&K in transparent manner: Rahul Gandhi
India | Aug 11, 2019, 06:37 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday night that some reports have come in from Jammu and Kashmir about violence there and Prime Minister Narendra Modi must assuage concerns over the matter in a "transparent" manner.
Majority of Congress leaders back Rahul as Congress president ahead of 2nd CWC meet: Sources
National | Aug 10, 2019, 08:31 PM IST
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet for the second time on Saturday evening to take a final call on the new party president after a number of leaders, including state chiefs and MPs, backed Rahul Gandhi to continue on the post despite his refusal to reconsider his resignation.
This is what RSS training does to weak minds, Rahul Gandhi slams Haryana CM over 'brides from Kashmir' remark
India | Aug 10, 2019, 05:28 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's reaction came after Khattar on Friday courted controversy with his remarks that some people of Haryana are saying that they "can now get brides from Kashmir", apparently in a reference to the scrapping of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.
Sonia Gandhi to be interim president of the Congress | Highlights
National | Aug 11, 2019, 12:45 AM IST
After a deliberation that lasted almost the entire day on Saturday, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has appointed Sonia Gandhi as interim president of the Congress.