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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 in Gujarat, day 2: Congress leader slams BJP govt; eyes support of Patel community
National | Sep 26, 2017, 05:28 PM IST
Taking a dig at BJP governments in the state and at the Centre, Rahul said that if the Congress was voted to power, his party's government would function from Gujarat and not on orders from Delhi.
BJP national executive: Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi for defending dynastic politics
National | Sep 25, 2017, 04:33 PM IST
Slamming Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah said BJP believed in the politics of performance while the Congress banked on the "politics of appeasement and dynasty".
Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat: BJP an anti-poor party, says Congress VP kick-starting poll campaign
National | Sep 26, 2017, 07:39 AM IST
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today began his three-day Navsarjan Yatra, kick-starting the Gujarat Assembly election campaign from Dwarka

Refused open-jeep roadshow, Rahul Gandhi to start Gujarat campaign with bullock-cart rally
National | Sep 25, 2017, 09:52 AM IST
Congress hopes that Rahul Gandhi's staying put in the region for the first time for three days at a stretch will pep up the party cadres and energize them to work for victory sinking all their differences
With prayers at Krishna temple in Dwarka, Congress VP Rahul Gandhi to begin 3-day Gujarat tour today
National | Sep 25, 2017, 12:01 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi will kick-start a three-day campaign in Gujarat's Saurashtra region on Monday after offering prayers at a Krishna temple in Dwarka.
BHU protests: Students, journalists injured in lathicharge; CM Yogi Adityanath seeks report
India | Oct 03, 2017, 07:43 PM IST
A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in the lathicharge by the police at BHU on Saturday.

Rahul Gandhi ‘thanks’ Sushma Swaraj for recognising Congress’ legacy in UNGA speech
National | Sep 24, 2017, 01:05 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi on Sunday thanked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for “recognising his party’s great vision and legacy” in her speech to the United Nations General Assembly a day earlier
Spanish actress posts pic with Rahul Gandhi on Twitter, Instagram; calls him 'eloquent', 'insightful'
India | Sep 22, 2017, 07:34 PM IST
Ramos posted the picture on Twitter on September 14 and the tweet has received 1,623 likes and 1,233 retweets.
In US, Rahul steps up attack on Modi govt; says divisive forces ruining India’s reputation
National | Sep 21, 2017, 08:37 AM IST
India’s reputation in the world is being ruined by the forces that are diving the country, said Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday

Rahul Gandhi says unemployment reason for Narendra Modi, Donald Trump's rise to power
India | Sep 20, 2017, 02:41 PM IST
Gandhi during his interaction with students at the prestigious Princeton University admitted that Modi-led BJP came to power in India as the people were angry with his Congress party.
At Princeton, Rahul Gandhi promises to bring back focus on jobs; admits Congress too failed at it
National | Sep 20, 2017, 10:42 AM IST
He said that though his party had disagreements with the Narendra Modi government, he agreed with them on the issues of ‘Make in India’ and GST
Jaitley on Rahul's remarks: 'Was Ashamed, parties centered around dynasty become burden'
National | Sep 19, 2017, 07:16 PM IST
Jaitley also said that some political parties might think that being centered around dynasty is an asset, but in the long run, it becomes a burden.

Defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury for allegedly linking Gauri Lankesh murder to RSS
India | Sep 18, 2017, 08:18 PM IST
RSS activist Dhrituman Joshi cited some purported remarks by Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury and alleged that they had blamed the RSS for Gauri Lankesh murder.
Rahul Gandhi all set to take over as Congress chief ahead of Gujarat, Himachal elections
National | Sep 18, 2017, 07:04 PM IST
With the party’s organisational polls drawing to a close, Rahul Gandhi’s much-awaited elevation as Congress president may come by next month
Amit Shah seeks account of performance from Rahul Gandhi
National | Sep 16, 2017, 08:52 PM IST
Stating that the BJP has launched several development programmes in the three years, Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is standing like a rock with Jharkhand or its development.

Rahul may opt for an internal poll before taking over as Congress president: Veerappa Moily
National | Sep 15, 2017, 04:42 PM IST
Earlier this week, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had said that he was ready to take up executive role in the party.
Rahul Gandhi's 'dynasty politics' remark a national disgrace, says Arun Jaitley
National | Sep 14, 2017, 10:51 PM IST
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday termed the Congress scion's latest observation on dynasty politics in India a "national disgrace"
Akhilesh Yadav defends Rahul's 'dynasties' remark; flays bullet train project
National | Sep 14, 2017, 04:14 PM IST
Referring to the launch of the bullet train project in Gujarat, Akhilesh hit out at BJP on allegations that were raised against him for launching schemes for Saifai, his native place.
India is being run by dynasties, says Rahul Gandhi; BJP’s Smriti Irani hits back
National | Sep 12, 2017, 10:16 PM IST
Responding to a question, Rahul said that he was ‘absolutely ready’ to be the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 general elections.
‘Top 3 constitutional posts being held by people with merit’: Smriti blasts Rahul for defending dynastic politics
National | Sep 12, 2017, 09:53 PM IST
BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for defending dynastic politics, reminding him that the top three constitutional posts in the country are held by common people with merit and that democracy is not beholden to dynasty.