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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

111-year old Bachan Singh, oldest voter in Delhi, casts vote
May 12, 2019, 12:28 PM IST
Bachan Singh cannot talk like the way he did before, but he knows how important his vote is. "I will vote for those who worked for us," he said.
'Narendra Modi used hatred in campaign and we used love': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM
May 12, 2019, 10:52 AM IST
“The election was fought on key issues including demonetization, farmer problems, Gabbar Singh Tax and corruption in Rafale,” said Rahul Gandhi.
Phase 6: Slow start to polling in Uttar Pradesh
May 12, 2019, 10:43 AM IST
The average poll percentage was 9.28 per cent, a state election office spokesperson said.

Rajnath mocks Rahul Gandhi's promise to eradicate poverty through NYAY scheme
May 11, 2019, 06:14 PM IST
The grand old party right from days of Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi has been "befooling" countrymen in the name of ending poverty said Rajnath Singh
LS polls: BJP to defend 45 seats in phase six
May 11, 2019, 06:15 PM IST
Over 10.17 crore voters will decide the fate of 979 candidates in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission has set up 1.13 lakh polling stations for the smooth conduct of elections.
Bengal LS polls: Tribal belt, Midnapore ready for phase 6
May 11, 2019, 05:03 PM IST
A gritty fight between state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh and Manas Bhunia, a seasoned politician who jumped ship form the Congress to the Trinamool Congress in 2016, and a father-son duo contesting from two neighbouring seats laden with the memories of 'Quit India' movement also headline the polling scene on the morrow.

Pitroda's comments expose Cong's mindset, Modi govt punished anti-Sikh riots accused: Amit Shah
India | May 11, 2019, 03:50 PM IST
"Thousands of Sikhs were killed mercilessly. The then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi justified it. No one was punished. Manmohan Singh was made (by the Congress) to apologise. What Sam Pitroda has said exposes the Congress' mindset," said BJP president Amit Shah
BJP, RSS & Modi have hatred for my family: Rahul Gandhi
May 11, 2019, 03:28 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged the BJP, RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hatred in their hearts for his family, but he would continue to hug the PM as hate could only be defeated by love.
Rahul Gandhi's Instagram post shows him fix helicopter in Himachal Pradesh’s Una
May 11, 2019, 02:01 PM IST
Describing the image, Gandhi wrote the helicopter had encountered a problem which was later fixed due to good teamwork.

Did not violate poll code: Rahul Gandhi asks Election Commission to maintain fair, non-discriminatory approach
May 11, 2019, 11:05 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi told the poll panel that his words, in Hindi, were used in a "free flow of a political speech" and there was no intention of "misleading, misrepresenting or stating false and non-existent facts".
Lok Sabha polls, May 11: As it happened
May 11, 2019, 10:43 PM IST
The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, PM Modi will address two rallies in UP's Sonbhadra and Ghazipur today.
1984 tragedy caused tremendous pain, Sam Pitroda must apologise: Rahul Gandhi
May 11, 2019, 07:47 AM IST
Earlier, Pitroda had apologised for his recent remarks about 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said that his "misrepresented" remarks were intended just to be about "moving on".

Rajiv Gandhi in the Lakshadweep archipelago: What the world has been saying
May 10, 2019, 08:01 PM IST
So many questions and nobody to answer. But the two biggest political parties of the country are still sparring over former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's purported vacation in 1987 in the Lakshadweep archipelago.
Harsimrat Kaur dribbles on assembly turf in LS battle
May 10, 2019, 06:49 PM IST
It might be Modi versus Rahul Gandhi at the national level, in Bathinda, the rivalry between the Badals and Captain Amarinder Singh is playing to the hilt despite the general street-talk about under the cover bonhomie between the two key political families of Punjab.
Rahul Gandhi seeks closure of criminal contempt proceedings against him over 'chor' remark, SC reserves verdict
India | May 10, 2019, 04:49 PM IST
Congress President Rahul Gandhi Friday told the Supreme Court that he has already tendered unconditional apology for "wrongly attributing" to it the "chowkidar chor hai" remarks and the criminal contempt proceedings against him should be closed.

'Spread hatred, will repay with love': Rahul Gandhi's attack at PM Modi
May 10, 2019, 04:44 PM IST
In a charged attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he will reply with love to any hatred being spread about him and his family.
Congress, BJP candidates 'politically insignificant' in Haryana: JJP leader Dushyant Chautala
May 10, 2019, 04:31 PM IST
"Last time also the contest was with Modiji this time also it is with him, people hardly know anything about BJP candidate, same is case with Congress candidate, both are politically insignificant," Chautala
Rahul Gandhi mocks PM Narendra Modi on Twitter; gets trolled for posting in 'pressure'
May 10, 2019, 12:10 PM IST
His tweet provided fodder for tweeple who spare no chance to troll the Congress chief.
Pitroda's remark not an opinion of the party: Congress releases statement | Lok Sabha polls Live Updates
May 10, 2019, 06:40 PM IST
The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, PM Modi will hold three public meetings in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab today.
Modi destroyed economy with demonetisation, GST: Rahul
May 09, 2019, 11:22 PM IST
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his decision to implement demonetisation and a "flawed" GST, claiming that it broke the economy's backbone by resulting in the closure of many small and medium businesses across the country.