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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

‘Paytm means pay to Modi’, says Rahul Gandhi; opposition stages ‘Black Day’ protest in Parliament
National | Dec 08, 2016, 12:23 PM IST
The Congress-led opposition parties today staged a ‘black day’ protest near Gandhi statue in the Parliament against the government’s demonetisation policy.
President, PM and other leaders condole Jayalalithaa’s demise
National | Dec 06, 2016, 07:31 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Union Ministers, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and various other top leaders tonight condoled Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's demise.
SP-Congress alliance can win over 300 seats in UP: Akhilesh Yadav
National | Dec 02, 2016, 06:09 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that he was not averse to an alliance with the Congress party for UP Assembly polls and said that such a combine can win over 300 seats in the 403-member House.

Rahul Gandhi slams PM, says Modi ‘prisoner of his own image’
National | Dec 02, 2016, 02:27 PM IST
Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who today chaired a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) in the absence of party president Sonia Gandhi, launched a fresh round of attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation,
Rahul Gandhi meets President over passage of I-T Amendment Bill, says ‘parliamentary procedure not followed’
National | Dec 01, 2016, 09:14 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee to raise objection on the manner in which the Income Tax Amendment Bill was passed in Lok Sabha.
IT ministry, Delhi Police probing Rahul Gandhi's social media account hack; Twitter denies security breach
National | Dec 01, 2016, 06:53 PM IST
The Ministry of Electronics and IT has started a probe into the hacking of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's official Twitter account.

Explained: How hackers may have laid siege to Rahul, Congress Twitter accounts
Dec 01, 2016, 04:59 PM IST
The Congress party and its second-in command Rahul Gandhi became the latest victim of cyber crime when the control of verified accounts of the grand old party and the latter’s office was taken over by unknown hackers.
‘Insider role’, says Subramanian Swamy on Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account hacking
National | Dec 01, 2016, 02:30 PM IST
Firebrand BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today took potshots at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over hacking of his Twitter account and abusive tweets posted on his timeline.
Congress’ Twitter account hacked, abusive tweets follow
National | Dec 01, 2016, 12:16 PM IST
A day after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s twitter account was hacked, the verified twitter handle of the Indian National Congress’s was taken over by an unidentified hacker.

Government asks Twitter to submit details of Rahul Gandhi’s activities on microblogging site
National | Dec 01, 2016, 12:34 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came under a cyber attack when his official Twitter account @OfficeOfRG was hacked and obscenities were posted on the timeline.
I-T Act amendments to help people with black money, alleges Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 30, 2016, 02:22 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that the amendments in income tax rules were aimed at helping people with black money.
Upset Congress sees Nitish Kumar’s PM ambitions behind his support to demonetisation
National | Nov 30, 2016, 08:43 AM IST
With the opposition failing to put up a strong front against centre’s demonetisation drive, an irked Congress stated that there can be only one prime ministerial candidate from the alliance it is part of.

Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal having ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah hits back
National | Nov 27, 2016, 05:54 PM IST
Battling an all round attack from the opposition parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today countered the remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping Rs 500/1000 notes. Hitting back on the
Modi govt dares Rahul Gandhi to speak on ‘demonetisation’ in Parliament
National | Nov 25, 2016, 07:04 PM IST
The Narendra Modi government has dared Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to participate in the ‘demonetisation’ debate in parliament and express his views on the subject.
Will be interesting to see what emotions PM Modi displays in Parliament, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 25, 2016, 02:28 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the demonetisation drive and challenged the Prime Minister to come to the Parliament for a debate.

Demonestion: Opposition unites against govt; Rahul Gandhi seeks JPC on ‘note ban info leak’
National | Nov 23, 2016, 11:32 AM IST
A united opposition on Wednesday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued silence and absence inside the Parliament despite growing demands for him to speak on the demonetisation issue.
If PM Modi can speak at ‘pop concerts’ then why not in parliament, asks Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 22, 2016, 02:24 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his absence during debates on ‘demonetisation’ in the Parliament.
Not super PM, a new term needs to be coined for Modi: Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 21, 2016, 08:57 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi today said that the Prime Minister does not even consult with his ministers and does whatever comes to his mind.
16th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Nov 16, 2016, 07:56 PM IST
Important stories of the day
Demonetisation: No action against ‘industrialist friends’ of PM Modi, alleges Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 16, 2016, 01:56 PM IST
Training his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday charged that no action was being taken against the ‘real black marketeers’ and the ‘industrialist friends’ of the former.