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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

Modi's raincoat barb an insult to nation, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 09, 2017, 07:44 PM IST
Outraged over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks against Manmohan Singh, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at Modi saying the remarks directed at the former Prime Minister were an insult to the entire
‘India got its Donald Trump two-and-a-half years ago’: Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at PM Modi
National | Feb 09, 2017, 11:50 AM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday by saying that US elected Donald Trump as its President recently but India got its "Trump" in the form of Narendra Modi long back.
Just like Bihar, PM will stop talking about UP after defeat: Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 05, 2017, 07:30 PM IST
Taking a jibe at Modi for BJP’s defeat in Bihar Assembly elections in 2105, Rahul said PM will never speak about UP after defeat just like he stopped speaking about Bihar.

UP polls: Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav to hold third roadshow in Kanpur today
National | Feb 05, 2017, 02:28 PM IST
With less than a week to go for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will today hold their third joint roadshow in Kanpur.
Punjab win will be my ‘great gift’ to Rahul Gandhi, says Navjot Singh Sidhu
National | Feb 04, 2017, 03:04 PM IST
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that he will give Congress vice-president a ‘great gift’ by ensuring that the party emerges victorious in Punjab Assembly elections.
UP polls: Akhilesh-Rahul hold second joint roadshow, promise makeover of state
National | Feb 04, 2017, 10:22 AM IST
With a week to go for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today held their second roadshow in Agra post the alliance between their parties.

Let's eliminate drugs from Punjab, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 03, 2017, 02:22 PM IST
Launching a scathing attack on the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ahead of February 4 Assembly polls in Punjab, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today urged the people of the state to come together and put an end to the drug menace.
UP polls: Akhilesh, Rahul to hold joint road show in Agra today
National | Feb 03, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
To ensure Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance wins an overwhelming majority in the UP Assembly polls, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will today hold a mega road show in Agra.
Rahul Gandhi says Kejriwal backing perpetrators of Bathinda blasts
National | Feb 02, 2017, 04:36 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi today accused Arvind Kejriwal of backing the perpetrators of the bomb blast at Maur in Punjab’s Bathinda district that killed six people.

Budget 2017: Rahul backs cut in Political funding, says rest was damp squib
National | Feb 01, 2017, 01:50 PM IST
Denouncing the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said termed it as a big disappointment saying there was nothing for farmers and youth in it. We were expecting
SM Krishna quit Congress because he did not want Rahul Gandhi as party chief: Report
National | Jan 31, 2017, 06:42 PM IST
Former External Affairs minister SM Krishna decided to quit Congress as he was not comfortable with the imminent elevation of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to the post of party president, according to a media report.
UP assembly polls: Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi to skip campaigning in state
National | Jan 31, 2017, 02:51 PM IST
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will not campaign in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, party sources have said. The Congress supremo's decision is largely seen as a move to let Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who

Govt a complete failure in job creation: Rahul Gandhi
National | Jan 31, 2017, 02:05 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the Modi government after it listed its achievements in the President's address.
RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi appear before Bhiwandi court, hearing adjourned till March 3
National | Jan 30, 2017, 03:56 PM IST
A court at Bhiwandi in Thane district today adjourned the hearing till March 3 in the defamation case filed against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on RSS’ role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi to appear in Bhiwandi court today
National | Jan 30, 2017, 11:35 AM IST
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday will appear in a Bhiwandi court in connection with a defamation case over his alleged remarks against the RSS regarding the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. This morning, he

Akhilesh, Rahul say ‘SP-Congress alliance possible for 2019 polls’
National | Jan 30, 2017, 08:43 AM IST
At the press conference of the Congress-Samajwadi Party joint campaign here on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav did not rule out the “possibility” of continuation of their alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as well.
Just like confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, says Rahul Gandhi on SP-Congress alliance
National | Jan 29, 2017, 02:32 PM IST
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will appear together here and will set out for a joint campaign for the high stakes Assembly elections in the state.
Sukhbir an icon of corruption, Rahul Gandhi’s swipe on Badals
National | Jan 28, 2017, 04:40 PM IST
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today continued his frontal attack on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's family, saying that his son and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was an "icon of corruption". "Sukhbir
UP polls: Akhilesh-Rahul to roll out alliance’s campaign with joint road show tomorrow
National | Jan 28, 2017, 12:36 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav will hold a joint road show here tomorrow. This will be the maiden outing of the two leaders since the Congress and SP have stitched up an electoral alliance for the as
Punjab polls: Political battle heats up as PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi engage in war of words
National | Jan 27, 2017, 09:20 PM IST
The poll day in the state of Punjab is less than a week away and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi have gone all out convince the common man. Modi led the