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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 asks PM Modi to speak on rapes, unemployment and Doklam in ‘Mann Ki Baat’
National | Jan 19, 2018, 09:14 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's question to Modi came after the PM asked people to pitch ideas for the next 'Mann ki Baat' programme to be aired on January 28, the first one this year.
Rahul Gandhi meets US ambassador, top official; discusses ties, terror
India | Jan 18, 2018, 11:11 PM IST
Sources also said that Gandhi discussed India and America’s multi-dimensional partnership and strategic engagement.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh meets Rahul Gandhi, discusses 2019 Lok Sabha polls
India | Jan 18, 2018, 02:53 PM IST
Besides the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the leaders also discussed the organisational structure of the party in Punjab.

Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt for making Aadhaar ‘compulsory’
National | Jan 17, 2018, 10:03 PM IST
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by CJI today began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar programme and its enabling Act of 2016.
Rajnath Singh hits out at Congress, says discussing country's issues outside is immaturity
India | Jan 16, 2018, 03:04 PM IST
The Home Minister was referring to Congress president Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to Bahrain when he highlighted how job creation in India is at an eight-year-low.
UP: BJP-Congress workers clash during Rahul Gandhi's Raebareli visit
India | Jan 15, 2018, 11:14 PM IST
Workers of both parties clashed reportedly after BJP supporters protested with banners and placards against the Congress president.

Rahul Gandhi should focus more on politics of development: Yogi Adityanath
National | Jan 15, 2018, 01:45 PM IST
Adityanath said that had the Congress laid more emphasis on development, Amethi would not have languished.
Orange passports: Rahul Gandhi says it shows BJP's discriminatory mindset
India | Jan 15, 2018, 10:41 AM IST
Passport holders with ECR status would be issued a passport with orange passport jacket and those with non-ECR status would continue to get a blue passport.
Rahul Gandhi to embark on first visit to Amethi as Cong president today
National | Jan 15, 2018, 09:04 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi, who returned to India after visiting Bahrain, thanked that country's leaders and its people for their love and hospitality.

Orange passports: Rahul Gandhi says it shows BJP’s discriminatory mindset
National | Jan 14, 2018, 07:37 PM IST
Under new rules, passport holders with ECR (Emigration Check Required) status would be issued a passport with orange passport jacket and those with non-ECR status would continue to get a blue passport.
Special CBI judge Loya's death: 'We do not want to be victims of politicisation', family pleads NGOs to back-off
India | Jan 16, 2018, 05:52 PM IST
With tears in his eyes, special CBI judge Loya's son plead NGOs not to politicise his death and leave them be.
Buoyed by Gujarat show, Rahul Gandhi embarks to galvanise UP Congress
National | Jan 14, 2018, 11:25 AM IST
First time after donning the mantle of the party chief, Gandhi is all set to pay a two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi from tomorrow.

BJP, Congress lock horns over Supreme Court judges row
National | Jan 13, 2018, 12:00 AM IST
In his brief statement, Rahul Gandhi said that all citizens who love the idea of justice and believe in the Supreme Court were looking at the developments, and therefore it was important that those were addressed.
Congress says 'party deeply perturbed by Supreme Court developments'
National | Jan 12, 2018, 10:14 PM IST
In a statement issued here, the grand old party said that the “observations made by the honourable judges and the issues raised by them in the press conference and in the letter are extremely disturbing”.
SC row: Rahul Gandhi says issues raised by judges extremely important
India | Jan 12, 2018, 09:38 PM IST
The Congress also issued a statement where it said the issues raised by the four judges were "extremely disturbing" and have "far-reaching consequences for values we hold sacred".

Rahul Gandhi on top four SC judges: ‘It is unprecedented, points raised by judges need to be looked into carefully'
India | Jan 12, 2018, 09:38 PM IST
Without disclosing what they were upset about, the four judges -- Justice J Chelameswar (the No.2 in the apex court hierarchy), Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Kurien Joseph and Justice Madan B Lokur, said that “they have been compelled to do this”.
Former MP Nana Patole, who quit BJP over agrarian issues, returns to Congress fold
National | Jan 11, 2018, 05:21 PM IST
Patole resigned from the BJP on December 8, a day before the first phase of the Gujarat elections.
Rahul Gandhi to make his maiden Amethi visit as Congress President on January 15
National | Jan 10, 2018, 05:53 PM IST
It was on December 11 last year when Rahul Gandhi took over the reigns from mother Sonia Gandhi as the new Congress President.
Made mistakes, but will present a new Congress, new vision: Rahul Gandhi in Bahrain
India | Jan 08, 2018, 11:07 PM IST
"There is a good mix of experience and youth in the Congress party. We will present a new Congress party to you and a new vision to the country. You will see a dramatic change in the Congress party," said Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi in Bahrain: 'Congress has the ability to defeat BJP in Lok Sabha polls in 2019'
India | Jan 08, 2018, 10:12 PM IST
The address is part of Congress chief’s interactions with Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs). Gulf countries have the biggest Indian diaspora of more than 35 lakh.