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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
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Rahul Gandhi begins three-day Gujarat tour, offers prayers at Somnath temple
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 23, 2017, 02:55 PM ISTThe Gandhi scion is expected to hold meetings with all the newly-elected MLAs and leaders and party workers all across the state to review the election results.
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2G or Rs 1.5 lakh in every account or Modi model or GST, all are lies, says Rahul Gandhi after CWC meet
National | Dec 22, 2017, 08:43 PM ISTHowever, the agenda for the meeting was not officially disclosed.
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Rahul Gandhi to chair his first CWC meeting as Congress president today, 2G verdict likely to be discussed
National | Dec 22, 2017, 12:30 PM ISTThe party's highest decision-making body is expected to accord a warm welcome to the Gandhi scion and likely to discuss the current political situation.
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Rahul Gandhi to chair his first CWC meeting as Congress president on Friday
National | Dec 21, 2017, 09:39 PM ISTThough Rahul Gandhi has chaired CWC meetings in the past in the absence of his mother Sonia Gandhi, it will be for the first time that he will preside over it as Congress president.
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Congress expects Rahul Gandhi’s ‘charm’ to work in Karnataka polls
National | Dec 21, 2017, 08:11 PM ISTReferring to the Gujarat poll outcome, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President G Parameshwara said he hoped Karnataka, too, would back Gandhi’s leadership.
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Rahul Gandhi faces criticism for watching Star Wars right after Gujarat, Himachal loss
National | Dec 20, 2017, 11:03 AM ISTAt a time when Congress party should be working on the flaws in election strategy, the exhibition of carefree attitude of the leader at its helm has left people shocked.
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Gujarat poll verdict a warning bell for BJP; Cong fails to tap people's anger: Analysts
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 08:24 PM ISTThe BJP bagged just seven more than the magic figure of 92, while the Congress and its allies lifted 80 seats, only 12 short of a simple majority.
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Rahul Gandhi to attend Congress 'review' meeting in Gujarat
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 07:28 PM ISTThe Congress will analyse in detail why it failed to dislodge the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has ruled Gujarat for 22 long years, and the road ahead with 80 newly elected MLAs -- the highest number in decades.
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Can EVMs be hacked with wifi, bluetooth: Truth behind tempering claims by Rahul Gandhi & Co
Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 01:29 PM ISTIndia TV's team investigated the claim of Congress party president Rahul Gandhi and his key leaders including Patidar leader Hardik Patel that EVMs were tempered with to skew the result in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Gujarat verdict raises questions on PM Modi's credibility: Congress President Rahul Gandhi
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 04:24 PM ISTCongress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Gujarat election results raise questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility and the country is not listening to him.
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Assembly Election Results: Rahul Gandhi accepts Gujarat, Himachal poll defeat; says Congress fought 'anger with decency'
Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 05:15 PM IST“The Congress party accepts the verdict of the people and congratulates the new governments in both states," Congress president Rahul Gandhi said.
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Sonia, Priyanka meet Rahul Gandhi amid BJP’s victories in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh
Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 03:28 PM ISTRahul Gandhi had campaigned in Gujarat extensively before assuming the charge of party President on December 16. After Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka left, Rahul Gandhi went to attend Parliament.
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Gujarat Results: From ‘Neech aadmi’ to ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, 5 factors that went against Congress
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 05:10 PM ISTWhile PM Modi’s whirlwind tour of the state in the last leg is believed to have been the key factor behind the BJP’s winning run, there are ample reasons for Congress to introspect.
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My plan is to transform Congress bottom upwards, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 18, 2017, 08:09 AM ISTGandhi rubbished BJP's claims that his party fought the recently held Gujarat state elections of casteist lines and said that the party brought the OBC, Dalit and the Patidar communities together on a Congress platform.
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Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2017 results: As it Happened
Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 07:15 PM ISTMeanwhile, accepting defeat Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that the party accepts verdict of people and congratulates new governments in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
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EC withdraws notice issued to Rahul Gandhi over TV interview
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 01:39 AM ISTThe poll body had on December 13 issued the show cause notice to Rahul Gandhi for "prima facie" violating the provisions under the election law and the model code.
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Congress will build alternative narrative based on fairness: Chidambaram
National | Dec 17, 2017, 07:54 PM ISTIn a series of tweets, Chidambaram said Rahul Gandhi's inaugural speech on Saturday laid down the contours of an alternative narrative that the Congress will put forward before the people.
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Rahul Gandhi throws dinner for Congress MPs, office bearers, PCC & Legislative Party leaders
National | Dec 17, 2017, 11:40 AM ISTGandhi, who took over the party reins in midst of high-octane assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal on Saturday, is looking to put the house in order from day 1.
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Youths of India will respond to new Congress President Rahul Gandhi's call for alternative narrative, says Chidambaram
National | Dec 16, 2017, 09:56 PM ISTChidamabarm pointed out that Congress’ idea of the nation is different from that of the BJP and he cited Rahul Gandhi's inaugural speech as the Congress chief to buttress his argument.
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'Savage personal attacks' by Opposition made Rahul stronger: Sonia Gandhi
National | Dec 16, 2017, 09:42 PM ISTShe recalled how nervous she was "that my hands were shaking" 20 years ago when she made her first address as Congress President.