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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

'Control prices or quit': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over LPG price hike; BJP hits back
National | Nov 05, 2017, 02:04 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked PM Narendra Modi after the price of cooking gas was hiked again.
Congress used terrorists in its bid to defeat one man in last three elections in Gujarat: Arun Jaitley
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 05, 2017, 07:32 AM IST
Jaitley said the Congress has used terrorists to defeat “one man” in the state in past three elections in Guajarat.
Himachal polls: Rahul Gandhi to address three election rallies on November 6
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Nov 04, 2017, 09:53 PM IST
Gandhi will hold three rallies in Himachal Pradesh - Sirmour, Chamba and Kangra. The state will witness elections on November 9.

Gujarat polls: In Surat, Rahul Gandhi reminds Patidars of police firing, promises GST changes for traders
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 03, 2017, 11:18 PM IST
Varaccha is considered a stronghold of the Patel (or Patidar) community and was one of the epicentres of the Patidar quota agitation in 2015.
Gujarat polls: Jignesh meets Rahul , says Congress ready to accept his demands
National | Nov 03, 2017, 11:13 PM IST
Gujarat will go to polls next month in two phases -- December 9 and 14. The counting of votes will take place on December 18.
Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi meets Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 03, 2017, 07:33 PM IST
The Gandhi scion is also expected to address a rally in Surat at 7 pm today.

Gujarat polls: Not joining Congress, but ready to talk to Rahul on Dalit issues, says Jignesh Mevani
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 02, 2017, 06:54 PM IST
Jignesh Mevani said he is ready to hold talks with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to know the party's stand on various demands of the Dalit community.
Gujarat Assembly elections 2017: I'm people's agent, will put their voice forward, says Hardik Patel
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 02, 2017, 02:44 PM IST
PM Modi will today visit poll-bound Gujarat to attend the silver jubilee function of the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar.
NTPC power plant blast UPDATE: Toll climbs to 26, PM Modi approves ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 02, 2017, 02:54 PM IST
A massive explosion ripped a boiler at the state-run power giant NTPC's Unchahar plant in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli district killing 20 people, injuring 100.

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat: ‘Modi govt has destroyed ease of doing business in India’
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 01, 2017, 08:14 PM IST
India jumped 30 places on the ‘ease of doing business’ ranking that was released by the World Bank on Tuesday.
Video: Bharuch girl climbs onto Rahul Gandhi’s van, takes selfie with him during his roadshow
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 01, 2017, 06:54 PM IST
A girl in Gujarat’s Bharuch made her way to Rahul Gandhi’s van during his roadshow and managed to get a selfie with the Congress vice president.
NDA's ‘ease of doing business’ has replaced UPA's ‘ease of doing corruption’: Arun Jaitley
National | Nov 01, 2017, 07:45 PM IST
Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Gandhi said the "entire country will shout to say that there is no ease of doing business in India".

In Pics: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi shows off his Aikido moves
National | Nov 01, 2017, 04:17 PM IST
"I do exercise -- running, swimming. I am a black belt in Aikido. I keep doing (sports) but I do not talk about it publicly," Rahul had said.
Gujarat polls: BJP doesn't have 'sole contract over nationalism', says Ahmed Patel
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 01, 2017, 03:47 PM IST
Congress leader Ahmed Patel said that his election to the Rajya Sabha had become an ‘eyesore’ for the BJP.
Demonetisation, GST ruined ease of doing business: Rahul Gandhi
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 03, 2017, 02:06 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi today said demonetisation and GST have ruined the ease of doing business.

Ease of doing business ranking only to keep Jaitley happy, everyone knows the reality: Rahul
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 01, 2017, 02:09 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi started his three-day campaign tour to south Gujarat with a public rally in Bharuch.
Indira's idea of liberal, tolerant India being rejected, country getting divided: Sonia Gandhi
National | Nov 01, 2017, 07:45 AM IST
Sonia Gandhi said the liberal, tolerant Indian ethos that Indira Gandhi embodied is being rejected and repudiated.
PM Modi, Rahul, Manmohan pay tributes to Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary
National | Oct 31, 2017, 12:25 PM IST
PM Modi, Manmohan Singh and Congress VP Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to former PM Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary.
BJP is Shiv Sena's 'principal enemy', Rahul Gandhi accepted by people: Sanjay Raut
National | Oct 31, 2017, 08:48 AM IST
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said there is a substantial change in Rahul Gandhi since 2014 and people like to listen to him now.
Hardik Patel's new deadline to Congress: Clear your stand on reservation by Nov 7
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Oct 31, 2017, 06:44 AM IST
Hardik Patel on Monday gave a new deadline to the Congress, asking it to make its stand clear by Novemeber 7 on how it would ensure reservation for the community.