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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

HC dismisses petition to search for Rahul Gandhi
National | Mar 10, 2015, 11:11 PM IST
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Centre and the SPG for searching for Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a sabbatical.A division bench of Chief Justice
Rahul Gandhi extends his 'sabbatical', to return by end of the week
National | Mar 10, 2015, 08:53 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress party today announced that its Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has extended his leave of absence and would be back in Delhi by the end of the week. Earlier the party had said that
Bombay HC dismisses Rahul Gandhi's appeal to quash hate speech case
National | Mar 10, 2015, 05:51 PM IST
Mumbai: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's appeal to quash the complaint against him in a case of alleged hate speech against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has been dismissed by the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.Justice

Rahul Gandhi era preparations: Reshuffle of general secretaries, agitation against land bill
National | Mar 10, 2015, 01:22 PM IST
New Delhi: Expecting Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi's return to Delhi this week, an influential section of party leaders have started pushing for two crucial agenda.First, reshuffle of the AICC secretariat by party president Sonia Gandhi
Congress to embellish its ideology to become 'pro-poor party'
National | Mar 09, 2015, 01:07 PM IST
New Delhi: The upcoming AICC session in April is all set to place the grand old political party of India more to the left of Centre in terms of economic ideology.The party, internally, is discussing
Congress leaders still unaware of Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts
National | Mar 09, 2015, 08:37 AM IST
New Delhi: The whereabouts of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is still unknown to several party leaders with most of them ignoring questions about his return or his present location.Sources said that Rahul was unlikely to

Rahul Gandhi wishes speedy recovery to Mulayam Yadav
National | Mar 07, 2015, 10:08 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who has been on a sabbatical for over a fortnight now, has expressed concern over SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's illness and hospitalisation and wished him speedy recovery.In
Watch the woman showing hardcore 'WWE skills' on the railway platform!
Who cares | Mar 04, 2015, 09:24 PM IST
The otherwise ‘abla' Indian woman is known for donning the avatar of Maha Kali whenever the situation demands her to be. In this case, the lady has turned out to be a hardcore wrestler during
Rahul Gandhi to review performance of 8 PCC Presidents
National | Mar 04, 2015, 09:40 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi is believed to have put the performance of eight new Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) presidents under scanner, according to a report published in Economic Times. The move comes two days

Rahul Gandhi likely to become Congress chief in April
National | Mar 03, 2015, 09:15 AM IST
New Delhi: All India Congress Party is soon to see a major shuffling with Rahul Gandhi likely to become the Congress chief and the reigning party Chief Sonia Gandhi to become the chairperson of the
Exclusive: Rahul in Yangon, to embark on nationwide journey after return
National | Mar 02, 2015, 11:27 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is currently in a Forest Monestary near Myanmar capital Yangon. IndiaTV has exclusive information that Rahul has camped in Myanmar for Vipassana meditation. Before moving to the Yangon, he
Ahead of Rahul's elevation, Congress appoints 5 new PCC chiefs
National | Mar 02, 2015, 02:40 PM IST
New Delhi: In a major reshuffle ahead of possible elevation of Rahul Gandhi as party president at the AICC session next month, Congress today appointed five new PCC chiefs and one regional Congress Committee President.The

Rahul will return with more strength to lead Congress: Antony
National | Mar 01, 2015, 10:25 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: Coming out in support of Rahul Gandhi who has gone on leave, senior Congress leader A K Antony today said that the party vice president would return with more strength to lead the party.“Rahul
Priyanka Gandhi to be appointed Congress' general secretary?
National | Mar 01, 2015, 03:06 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may be appointed as party's general secretary soon.Sources said that party-vice-president Rahul Gandhi wants to give her an important role.ABP News reported that Rahul is
PIL in HC on whereabouts of Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 28, 2015, 09:47 PM IST
Lucknow: A local lawyer today filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court seeking to know the whereabouts of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has taken a sabbatical.Petitioner Ashok

Dissent grows in Congress over Rahul Gandhi's possible elevation
National | Feb 28, 2015, 01:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Dissent in the Congress over party vice-president Rahu Gandhi's possible elevation as president has taken a new turn with more voices emerging condemning the demand by a section of party leaders.Former Union Minister
Shashi Tharoor says, would have been good if Rahul attended budget session
National | Feb 28, 2015, 07:57 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said it would have been good if Rahul Gandhi had attended the Budget Session but expressed confidence that the Congress Vice President would return from his break
Sachin Pilot refuses to be drawn into speculation on Rahul elevation
National | Feb 27, 2015, 11:44 PM IST
Barmer: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot today refused to be drawn into speculation about elevation of Rahul Gandhi as the party president, telling reporters that they would get to know if and when anything major
Would have been good if Rahul Gandhi attended budget session: Shashi Tharoor
National | Feb 27, 2015, 11:25 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said it would have been good if Rahul Gandhi had attended the Budget Session but expressed confidence that the Congress Vice President would return from his break with
Congress leaders speak in different voices on leadership issue
National | Feb 27, 2015, 09:56 PM IST
New Delhi: The debate over leadership in Congress that kicked up after Rahul Gandhi's sudden leave refuses to die down with party leaders speaking in different voices.Some maintain that it's time that Rahul takes over