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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

Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Election Result: Cong set to win, legislature party meets Wednesday
Dec 11, 2018, 08:34 PM IST
Four independents had won and eight others were leading, according to the trends given out by the Election Commission.
Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Election Result: Cong will form govt in Rajasthan, says Ashok Gehlot
Dec 11, 2018, 11:48 AM IST
He also credited Gandhi for the party's good performance in all the five states, including Rajasthan.
Urjit Patel resigned to protect institution of RBI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 10, 2018, 07:21 PM IST
Urjit Patel on Monday resigned from his post with immediate effect, citing "personal reasons".

Day ahead of Assembly poll results, Opposition parties to meet in Delhi today; BJP mocks move
India | Dec 10, 2018, 12:00 AM IST
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya Sunday mocked the scheduled meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi, and said they should first declare a prime ministerial candidate before thinking of ousting the Narendra Modi government.
Rahul Gandhi writes to Congress CMs for passage of Women's Reservation Bill in winter session
India | Dec 09, 2018, 05:00 PM IST
Pointing out that India ranks 148 out of 193 countries in terms of the percentage of women in Parliament, Gandhi said the situation was "even worse in state Assemblies".
Modi has no shame in using military as personal asset: Rahul Gandhi
India | Dec 09, 2018, 12:02 AM IST
Gandhi attacked Modi after retired Lt Gen D.S. Hooda, who oversaw the strike on Pakistani territory, said in Chandigarh on Friday that the hype over the surgical strike did not help and in hindsight he felt that the operation should have remained a secret.

PM Modi used surgical strikes for 'political capital': Rahul Gandhi
India | Dec 08, 2018, 05:05 PM IST
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over , alleging that the PM used the military action for "political capital".
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll Highlights | PM Modi likely to retain power, NDA may win 281 seats in Lok Sabha elections
Dec 09, 2018, 01:46 AM IST
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll gauged the mood of the electorate in all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Stay alert, EVMs have mysterious powers in Modi's India: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress workers
Elections | Dec 07, 2018, 07:09 PM IST
The Congress president reminded party workers how EVMs were transported in a vehicle without any registration number in MP and reached the collection centre 48 hours after the voting ended.

ED searches premises of 3 people linked to Robert Vadra's firms over 'commissions in defence deals'
India | Dec 07, 2018, 06:52 PM IST
The searches, carried out in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, were also related to cases of assets held abroad, they said.
Upendra Kushwaha declares 'war' on BJP, stops short of announcing split with NDA
India | Dec 06, 2018, 08:15 PM IST
To a question whether a meeting with Congress president Rahul Gandhi was on the cards, he said "I need nobody's permission to meet anyone".
PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi to visit Odisha in December
National | Dec 06, 2018, 06:54 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Odisha in-charge Arun Singh on Friday said PM Modi will visit Odisha to attend a mega public rally in Khurda on December 24.

‘Your concerns are priorities of Congress party’: Rahul Gandhi in his open letter to students
India | Dec 06, 2018, 02:45 PM IST
Many from the student community face an "uphill task" and assured them of direct access to opportunities and vowed to end corruption in the system, Gandhi observed.
Try presser, fun to have questions thrown at you: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi
India | Dec 05, 2018, 11:52 PM IST
He also took a dig at the prime minister for his extensive campaigning, saying, "Dear Mr Modi, Now that campaigning is over, hope you can spare some time for your part-time job as PM."
Pretty confident Cong-led alliance will win in T'gana: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 05, 2018, 11:48 PM IST
Gandhi said that the 'Peoples Alliance', if voted to power in Telangana, would aim to transform farmers' lives by injecting farm technology and connecting agrarians to the world.

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi over rejection of armed forces demand for higher military service pay
India | Dec 05, 2018, 06:51 PM IST
"You are neither concerned about farmers, nor soldiers, you are only concerned about Anil Ambani-like 'suit-boot' people," he said.
Rajasthan Polls: Electioneering ends in state, polling on Dec 7
Dec 05, 2018, 08:22 PM IST
“Electioneering ended at 5 pm today. Polling will take place from 8 am to 5 pm on December 7 in 199 constituencies,” Rajasthan’s chief electoral officer Anand Kumar said.
Chidambaram slams PM for saying govt 'won' in SC in tax case against Sonia, Rahul
National | Dec 05, 2018, 06:05 PM IST
Alleging that the Gandhi family had been enjoying privileges for four generations, Modi said the court order was the "victory of the honest".
'You don't even know names of Congress leaders': PM Modi mocks Rahul Gandhi over 'Kumbhkaran Yojana' gaffe
Dec 05, 2018, 03:21 PM IST
PM Modi even joked that Rahul Gandhi does not have a clue about names of his own party leaders.
Bulandshahr violence: Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre, asks ‘is this the change PM Modi promised?’; demands inquiry
India | Dec 05, 2018, 08:44 AM IST
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal slammed Adityanath and alleged he was watching a sound and light show in Gorakhpur with his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh when the violence took place on Monday.