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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 to return from sabbatical tomorrow?
National | Apr 14, 2015, 11:41 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is expected to return from his sabbatical tomorrow, according to a report published in Times of India.According to the report, Rahul was expected to be back on Monday to
Rahul's absence forces Congress to scale down Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations
National | Apr 14, 2015, 11:16 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress has decided to hold a low-key function on Tuesday to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar. The function is going to be small as Rahul Gandhi is yet to
No confusion over leadership issue: Antony
National | Apr 13, 2015, 11:20 PM IST
New Delhi: Amid conflicting voices within the party over elevating Rahul Gandhi as Congress President, veteran party leader A K Antony today said there is “no confusion” on the issue.“Many a times it has been

Rahul Gandhi's return will benefit nation: Jairam Ramesh
National | Apr 13, 2015, 07:57 PM IST
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said here today that party Vice President Rahul Gandhi would return to address a farmers' rally on April 19, adding that his return would not only benefit the Congress but
'NDA govt cancels Rahul's pet project in Amethi'
National | Apr 11, 2015, 10:38 PM IST
Lucknow: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's dream to see his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi emerge as a major food processing hub in the area may not be realized as NDA government has cancelled the mega
Congress pulling out all stops for farmers' rally
National | Apr 11, 2015, 04:56 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress is pulling out all the stops for its April 19 farmers' rally here on land bill, where Rahul Gandhi is set to make his first public appearance after a nearly two-month long

Congress has to rediscover street politics to resurrect: Ramesh
National | Apr 08, 2015, 03:56 PM IST
Hyderabad: An electorally-battered Congress has to rediscover street and agitational politics to resurrect itself, taking the drubbing it received in the Lok Sabha elections as an opportunity to restructure and focus on the new generation,
No conflict, party needs guidance of both Sonia, Rahul: Congress
National | Apr 07, 2015, 10:15 PM IST
New Delhi: Amidst differing viewpoints emerging within the party on the question of who should be its next chief, Congress today said that Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were “both leaders of the party whose continued
Rahul Gandhi will take part in Kisan Rally on April 19: Jairam Ramesh
National | Apr 07, 2015, 07:08 PM IST
Lucknow: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said the party vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a sabbatical, will take part in the agitational programme on Land Acquisition Bill on April 19. “The

Congress speaks in different voices over leadership issue
National | Apr 06, 2015, 10:07 PM IST
New Delhi: Different voices emerged from Congress today on the leadership issue with senior leader Ambika Soni insisting that the party needs Sonia Gandhi as President while party general secretary Digvijay Singh pitched for Rahul
Rahul Gandhi's elevation most likely in AICC's September meet
National | Apr 06, 2015, 08:25 AM IST
New Delhi: Change of guards at the helm in the Congress will now take place in September with party deciding to delay the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session by six months. It is most likely
Wherever Rahul Gandhi is, he is safe: Salman Khurshid
National | Apr 05, 2015, 11:45 PM IST
Bhadohi: Amidst controversy over Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's long sabbatical, former Union Minister Salman Khurshid today said wherever the leader is, he is completely safe.“The opposition needs not to worry about Rahul. He is the

Sonia needed at helm in Congress more than ever: Sandeep Dikshit
National | Apr 05, 2015, 08:35 PM IST
New Delhi: Amid talk that Rahul Gandhi could soon become Congress president, party spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit today said Sonia Gandhi is the "leader" for "99 per cent of" partymen and she is needed at the
No alternative to Rahul Gandhi in Congress: Meena
National | Apr 04, 2015, 09:26 PM IST
Kota: Congress party has no other alternative to Rahul Gandhi and he is the “best one” to lead the party, senior Congress leader Ramnarayan Meena today said.“Congress party has got no other leader but Rahul
Congress targets Modi after BJP takes jibe at Rahul Gandhi
National | Apr 03, 2015, 06:58 PM IST
New Delhi: With the BJP taking potshots over "leave of absence" taken by Rahul Gandhi, the Congress on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of ignoring senior leaders of his party,

Stop finding faults with BJP; find your leader, Amit Shah to Congress
National | Apr 03, 2015, 04:27 PM IST
Bengaluru: Attacking the Congress-led opposition for “deliberately spreading misgivings” about land bill, BJP today said the party should stop finding “non-existent” faults with the government and instead concentrate on finding its leader, a dig at
Reeling under financial crunch, Congress aims to raise funds from public
National | Apr 02, 2015, 10:40 AM IST
New Delhi: The Congress party is facing its worst-ever financial crisis. The party's corporate funding almost dried up in run-up to the recently-concluded assembly elections in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Haryana and Maharashtra.The party
Eclipses can be predicted, not Rahul Gandhi's appearance: Prakash Javadekar
National | Mar 31, 2015, 11:02 PM IST
New Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his mysterious "leave", saying even eclipses can be predicted but not the "appearance" of the Congress Vice President."In the prediction of
Rahul Gandhi to return by April 19 for Congress rally against Land Bill
National | Mar 30, 2015, 08:56 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice-President and second-in-command Rahul Gandhi will be back in Delhi to address a rally against the Land Bill on April 19, party leader Digvijay Singh said today.Rahul Gandhi was missing from the
Membership rat race: Time for CPM to pull up its socks
National | Mar 30, 2015, 03:10 PM IST
Political foyers are buzzing with a new type of competition these days – the membership rat race. The top-notch national parties of the country are running ahead of time and against each other to build