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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

Kumar Vishwas targets Rahul Gandhi, to hold farmers rally tomorrow
National | Apr 22, 2015, 07:20 AM IST
New Delhi: Aam Admi Party leader Kumar Vishwas today took a jibe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his ‘new found love for farmers' and challenged him to distinguish between the crops of pearl millet
Rahul to decide timing for taking over as Congress president: Sonia
National | Apr 21, 2015, 12:50 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterday hinted that party vice-president and her son Rahul Gandhi's elevation to top party post is certain but timing for the same will be decided by her deputy only."The
Told by people that Rahul''s speech was good: Sonia
National | Apr 20, 2015, 11:06 PM IST
New Delhi: “I was told by people it was good,” Congress President Sonia Gandhi today remarked over Rahul Gandhi's first speech in the Budget session in which he made a scathing attack on the Narendra

Govt does not understand pain of farmers: Rahul
National | Apr 20, 2015, 09:37 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said the government cannot give satisfactory replies to the problems of farmers and labourers.In his first speech in the Budget Session, he said the government was “ignoring” the
Top Five News Events you might have missed!
India | Apr 20, 2015, 09:39 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Modi Governmnet, calls it ‘suit-boot ki sarkar'Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the Modi government and tried to corner the ruling party in the controversial and much
Congress to keep raising farmers' issues: Congress
National | Apr 20, 2015, 08:39 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that the party will keep raising farmers issues after holding deliberations with all Lok Sabha MPs of the party including Rahul Gandhi, who today accused government of

When Rahul Gandhi asked whether Modi is not BJP's Prime Minister
National | Apr 20, 2015, 05:31 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is back in action in the national capital with a new Avatar. The Gandhi scion attended the first day of resumed budget session of Parliament on Monday. This time, the Congress
Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Modi Governmnet, calls it 'suit-boot ki sarkar'
National | Apr 21, 2015, 07:17 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the Modi government and tried to corner the ruling party in the controversial and much talked about Land Bill in Lok Sabha.While speaking in
Sonia, Rahul enquire about Sushma's health
National | Apr 20, 2015, 02:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Setting aside political differences, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul today walked upto External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Lok Sabha and enquired about her well-being. Gandhi walked upto her and

Opposition creates uproar in Lok Sabha over Land Bill
National | Apr 20, 2015, 02:55 PM IST
New Delhi: The controversial Land Bill led to an uproar in Lok Sabha on the first day of the second phase of the Budget Session with a united opposition protesting the repromulgation of an ordinance
Rahul Gandhi ready for leadership in strategic action: Sandeep Dixit
National | Apr 19, 2015, 09:25 PM IST
New Delhi: Maintaining that Sonia Gandhi was still his preferred choice for leading the Congress, party leader Sandeep Dixit on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi was ready to take over the leadership mantel in "strategic action".Dixit,
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India | Apr 19, 2015, 09:18 PM IST
PM Modi attacks Opposition for projecting Land Bill as anti-poorPrime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed a workshop of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on how to take the government's pro-poor welfare programmes to the people

Congress farmers rally a flop show: Harsimrat
National | Apr 19, 2015, 08:46 PM IST
Bathinda: Terming the farmers' rally of Congress on the Land Acquisition Bill as a “flop show and mere drama”, Union Minister for Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said that the Congress was misleading
Rahul Gandhi should apologise for insulting people's mandate: BJP
National | Apr 19, 2015, 07:18 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Congress' all-out attack on its government on the land bill and asked the opposition party to explain “Vadra model” of development and land acquisition and demanded that Rahul
Rajnath Singh slams Rahul Gandhi for 'misleading' farmers
National | Apr 19, 2015, 06:28 PM IST
Chandauli(UP): Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh today slammed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for "misleading" peasants at the Kisan Maha rally and made an appeal to the community to not get misguided by rumours spread

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for describing NDA govt as 'anti-people'
National | Apr 19, 2015, 05:35 PM IST
New Delhi: Accusing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of "insulting the most popular mandate" by terming the BJP-led NDA government as "anti-people", the BJP on Sunday said the Congress leader uttered a "white lie" while addressing
Farmers are scared that their land will be snatched: Rahul
National | Apr 19, 2015, 06:32 PM IST
New Delhi: Projecting the government as 'anti-farmer' and 'pro industrialist', Congress today declared full scale war against it over Land Acquisition Bill with Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bringing ordinance on it
Congress warms up for tomorrow's rally, launches website
National | Apr 18, 2015, 08:57 PM IST
New Delhi: Taking the battle on the land bill issue to social media, Congress today launched a “Zameen Wapsi” website on the eve of its farmers' rally which is expected to see the first major
Has Rahul Gandhi shot himself in the foot?
National | Apr 18, 2015, 03:33 PM IST
Unlike the Biblical tale of a prodigal son, the return of a foot-loose family member may not be a cause of great joy to his relatives. In Rahul Gandhi's case, it can be a source
Rahul Gandhi meets farmers, says will fight against Modi's land bill
National | Apr 19, 2015, 12:44 PM IST
New Delhi: Making his first public appearance after his nearly two-month long absence, Rahul Gandhi today declared that he will oppose tooth and nail the Land Acquisition Bill and make the government heed to their