Home
Profile
Rahul Gandhi

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

Major News Events for 18th April, 2015
India | Apr 18, 2015, 10:04 AM IST
1. Rahul Gandhi to meet farmers from different states Back after his sabbatical, Rahul Gandhi will today meet delegations of farmers from different states. The Congress Vice President will hear farmers' views on the changes being
Rahul Gandhi back in action?
National | Apr 18, 2015, 08:52 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi seems to back in action. He will today meet delegations of farmers from different states and hear their views on the changes being brought in the UPA's Land Act
Time for our retirement has come: Digvijay Singh
National | Apr 17, 2015, 09:32 PM IST
New Delhi: “Old leaves fall, new ones grow. Time for our retirement has come. It is the era of youth,” Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said a day after Rahul Gandhi came back ending

Rahul Gandhi to meet farmers tomorrow ahead of Kisan rally
National | Apr 17, 2015, 09:11 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, back from his nearly two-month long sabbatical, will hold intensive consultations with farmers tomorrow as he is expected to lead the Congress' charge on the land bill issue against the government
Rahul Gandhi's meeting with farmers put off till Saturday
National | Apr 17, 2015, 02:42 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's multiple meetings with farmer leaders have been "deferred" till April 18, a party leader said on Friday.The meetings were scheduled for Friday.Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the meetings were
Divided Congress to cheer Rahul Gandhi with separate turban colour
National | Apr 17, 2015, 01:44 PM IST
New Delhi: The return of Rahul Gandhi is hogging media headlines across the country.The Congress is holding a Kisan rally on April 19 that will be addressed by the Congress vice-president. Since this will be

Before Congress's 'kisan-khet mazdoor' rally Rahul to meet farmers
National | Apr 17, 2015, 12:55 PM IST
New Delhi: Back after his sabbatical, Rahul Gandhi will be meeting delegations of farmers from different states tomorrow and hear their views on the changes being brought in the UPA's land law by the Narendra
Know all the places Rahul Gandhi travelled during his 59-day long sabbatical
National | Apr 17, 2015, 11:15 AM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today returned home from his 59-day sabbatical period. The 44-year-old leader arrived here at 11.15 AM in a Thai Airways plane from Bangkok, ending months of intense speculation.Wearing a dark shirt
Top Five Events that made News today!
India | Apr 16, 2015, 09:26 PM IST
Barack Obama praises PM Modi as India's 'reformer-in-chief'In a sign of warm personal friendship, US President Barack Obama has written a profile for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for TIME magazine as it named the Indian

BJP mocks Rahul return, says Congress VP both confused
National | Apr 16, 2015, 05:10 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP today greeted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's return with sarcasm as it asked him to tell the people whether or not he wanted to continue in politics and also took a jibe
So Rahul Gandhi was in BangkokExclusive details of Rahul air ticket
National | Apr 16, 2015, 04:25 PM IST
New Delhi: There have been so many debates and speculations on the whereabouts of the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for the last two months. Rahul disappeared from the country around two months ago, just before
Rahul Gandhi returns after 59-day sabbatical across 6 nations
National | Apr 16, 2015, 10:01 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi returned to India today after 59 days of vacation. He took a sabbatical on February 16 just before the commencement of Budget session of the parliament.It is belived

Will Rahul Gandhi return tonight?
National | Apr 15, 2015, 11:53 PM IST
New Delhi: After taking nearly a two month sabbatical, Congress Vice President and scion of Gandhi family Rahul Gandhi is expected to return to the country tonight, according to some media reports. He is expected
Congress tells leaders to not make 'open comments' on leadership
National | Apr 15, 2015, 09:32 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's comments on Rahul Gandhi, Congress today asked senior leaders to refrain from making open comments on the leadership issue to avoid unnecessary controversy."Senior leaders
Congress tells leaders to not make 'open comments' on leadership
India | Apr 15, 2015, 09:28 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's comments on Rahul Gandhi, Congress today asked senior leaders to refrain from making open comments on the leadership issue to avoid unnecessary controversy."Senior leaders

Congress irked over Sheila's remarks about Rahul's leadership
National | Apr 14, 2015, 11:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress today voiced displeasure over former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's remarks that there was “skepticism” over Rahul Gandhi's leadership qualities saying senior leaders should “refrain” from making such comments.“Senior leaders expressing such
Suspense continues over Rahul's return
National | Apr 14, 2015, 10:13 PM IST
New Delhi: Suspense continues over the return of Rahul Gandhi with party sources saying he may come back as early as tomorrow but officially the party maintained ambiguity.While Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said that he
Sheila Dikshit denies questioning Rahul Gandhi's Leadership qualities
National | Apr 14, 2015, 08:05 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Moments after PTI published a story which quoted former chief minister and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit questioning Rahul Gandhi's ability to lead, she has denied making any such statement on Rahul Gandhi
After Amarinder, Sheila Dikshit questions Rahul Gandhi's leadership qualities,retracts later
National | Apr 14, 2015, 07:13 PM IST
New Delhi: In what could be another dissenting voice from within the party, senior congress leader and former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit today questioned the leadership qualities of party vice president Rahul Gandhi."There
Don't make an issue out of Rahul's absence: Sriprakash Jaiswal
National | Apr 14, 2015, 06:27 PM IST
Kanpur: Senior Congress leader Sriprakash Jaiswal today asked the media not to create an issue out of Rahul Gandhi's absence and said the party vice-president is likely to address the April 19 Farmers' Rally in