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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 alleges Dassault Aviation paid kickbacks to Ambani's firm
India | Nov 02, 2018, 03:03 PM IST
"Rafale is an open and shut case and there is only one man who has done corruption," Rahul Gandhi said.
'We are one': Digvijaya rubbishes report about verbal spat with Scindia in Rahul's presence
Nov 01, 2018, 11:36 PM IST
The matter escalated to such a level that Rahul Gandhi had to intervene. An angry Rahul Gandhi reportedly set up a three-member committee to resolve the matter.
LS polls 2019: 'Our aim is to defeat the BJP', says Rahul Gandhi after meeting Naidu
Nov 01, 2018, 11:47 PM IST
The meeting comes amid seat-sharing talks between the two parties for the Assembly elections.

BJP irked at Congress for mocking Modi
National | Nov 01, 2018, 03:37 PM IST
The height of the statue's foot is bigger than Modi.
MP polls: Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia indulge in verbal spat in presence of Rahul Gandhi
Nov 01, 2018, 10:46 PM IST
Interestingly, all this happened in front of the Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to discuss opposition unity with Rahul Gandhi today
National | Nov 01, 2018, 08:47 AM IST
In his second visit to New Delhi in less than a week, Naidu will call on Gandhi as part of his efforts to bring all opposition parties on a common platform.

Rahul Gandhi repeating things like a 'stuck gramophone', people won't accept his 'childish lies': PM Modi
National | Nov 01, 2018, 12:05 AM IST
Interacting with BJP booth level workers via video conferencing, PM Modi said Rahul Gandhi's keeps repeating things like a 'stuck gramophone'.
EXCLUSIVE: Rahul Gandhi is visiting temples, should clarify his stand on Ram mandir too, says Fadnavis
India | Nov 01, 2018, 12:05 AM IST
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Fadnavis said if Rahul Gandhi is trying to become a 'good Hindu' by visiting temples across the country, then he should also make it clear whether he would support construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya or not.
Modi, Manmohan, Sonia, Rahul pay tributes to Indira Gandhi
India | Oct 31, 2018, 02:42 PM IST
Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh also visited the memorial of India's first woman prime minister.

Rahul Gandhi appeals journalists to be fearless
Oct 31, 2018, 09:10 AM IST
"The journalist wrote a news piece on this, and after 10 days, the media house for which he was working sacked him," the Congress chief alleged.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: Congress not declaring CM candidate as part of strategy, says Rahul Gandhi
Oct 30, 2018, 10:53 PM IST
Gandhi, who was on a two-day campaign of Madhya Pradesh, was asked why his party had not projected a face against BJP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was seeking a fourth term in office.
Telangana Elections: TRS leader KT Rama Rao accuses Rahul Gandhi of uttering ‘lies’ over irrigation projects
Oct 30, 2018, 10:20 PM IST
Taking a dig at Gandhi, he said the Congress chief talked about winning seats at Kamareddy, but his party lost a municipality under his Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.

'BJP's 'Achhe Din' over in 4 years', Rahul Gandhi's jibe at PM Modi
National | Oct 30, 2018, 05:12 PM IST
As he sharpened his barbs, Gandhi uttered the said "chowkidar" and the crowd attending a rally here roared back: "chor hai". It was the Congress leader's last leg of a two-day visit to the state.
Will consider if he apologizes: Chouhan on Gandhi's remark that his son was named in Panama Papers
Oct 30, 2018, 02:58 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day tour of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh (MP).
'I got confused': Rahul makes U-turn on corruption charges against Shivraj Chouhan's son
Oct 30, 2018, 11:43 PM IST
In MP, where elections are scheduled to be held on November 28, the Congress has been struggling to oust the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) from power for the last 15 years.

MP polls 2018: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan threatens to file defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi
Oct 30, 2018, 08:14 AM IST
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi possibly stares at a criminal defamation case as he incorrectly claimed that CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son (instead of CM Raman Singh's son) has been named in Panama Papers.
MP Elections: Rahul Gandhi holds roadshow in Indore amid chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev'
Oct 29, 2018, 11:13 PM IST
During his roadshow, Gandhi waved at the people and shook hands with some of them as he proceeded with the three-km journey from the Bada Ganpati intersection.
'Urjit Patel finally defending RBI from Mr 56', Rahul Gandhi launches scathing attack on PM Modi
India | Oct 29, 2018, 10:46 PM IST
He said it was not too late for the RBI governor to stand in defence of the Reserve Bank of India, after reports said there was a rift between Patel And 'Team Modi'.
MP polls: Rahul Gandhi to begin Malwa tour after worshipping Mahakal in Ujjain
Oct 29, 2018, 02:58 PM IST
Shah had visited the abode of Lord Shiva on July 14 this year before flagging off the "Jan Ashirwad Yatra" of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
MP Elections: Rahul Gandhi to kick start Malwa tour tomorrow with visit to famous 'jyotirlinga' in Ujjain
Oct 28, 2018, 07:25 PM IST
Gandhi is set to address rallies in Jhabua, Indore, Dhar, Khargone and Mhow during his two-day tour and will also take part in a road show in Indore.