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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 urged to react on Bhagwat's remarks
National | Feb 26, 2015, 08:00 PM IST
Panaji: The Youth Congress in Goa wants Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to break his silence and lend his voice to the protests against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments against Mother Teresa.When asked if Gandhi,
Sonia, Rahul running party in 'cohesive' manner: Congress
National | Feb 26, 2015, 07:23 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress today dismissed any projection of a rift between Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and described as “personal opinion” recent remarks by senior leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh about confusion and generation
Oppn forces LS adjournment over Naidu's "insulting" comments
National | Feb 26, 2015, 12:50 PM IST
New Delhi: A united Opposition today stalled proceedings of the Lok Sabha seeking an apology from Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for his remarks made yesterday, forcing him to say he did not intend

Posters in Allahabad promise huge reward for info on Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts
National | Feb 26, 2015, 12:29 PM IST
New Delhi: In Allahabad, posters reading ‘Congress ke senapati laa-pata' have been put up announcing a big reward for anyone providing information about party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts.The posters, having big images of Rahul, also
'Old guards' resisting Rahul Gandhi's idea of democratization: Digvijay
National | Feb 26, 2015, 08:20 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has said that party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is presently on a ‘leave' from the Parliament, is angry from ‘old guards' within the party line who are blocking
Rahul not running away from politics: Digvijay
National | Feb 25, 2015, 09:33 PM IST
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today dismissed speculation that Rahul Gandhi could “run away” from politics and maintained that he is made of “sterner staff” and will return to lead the party.The AICC

Rahul Gandhi could be elevated later this year
National | Feb 25, 2015, 11:55 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's sudden sabbatical to reflect upon the future course of the party may be a prelude to his elevation as Congress President.There are indications that Gandhi, who is currently the Vice President,
Rahul Gandhi is in Uttarakhand, claims a Congress worker, party denies
National | Feb 25, 2015, 01:24 PM IST
New Delhi: In an interesting development, a Congress worker has claimed that he has spotted party vice-president Rahul Gandhi spending time lonely in the Uttarakhand hills.Jagdish Kumar Sharma, the Congress worker, has also released photos
BJP should rein in Hindu outfits, says TN Congress chief
National | Feb 24, 2015, 08:36 PM IST
Chennai: Condemning the remarks of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Mother Teresa, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President EVKS Elangovan today said BJP should rein in Hindu outfits.“The remark of Bhagwat is condemnable. The BJP should

Rahul Gandhi's absence mocked on Twitter with #WhereIsRahul
Mouthful | Feb 26, 2015, 10:17 AM IST
Ever since the news of Congress VP Rahul Gandhi going on ‘leave' has circulated in media, the Gandhi scion has become the hot topic on social media.Apart from opposition leaders targeting the party saying ‘country
Rahul sabbatical: Timing could have been better, says Digvijay
National | Feb 24, 2015, 04:31 PM IST
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has found fault with the “timing” of Rahul Gandhi's sabbatical but defended his decision to take time out to reflect in the wake of a string of electoral
Congress to turn as the largest land owner party in politics
National | Feb 24, 2015, 01:25 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress has told its state units to merge all the real estate owned by the party and form trusts to manage them. The move will make it the largest land owner in politics

RahulOnLeave to watch all episodes of Chota Bheem, slams twitteratis
National | Feb 24, 2015, 10:02 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president will miss part of the Budget session as he has taken leave of absence.He has taken this decision to stay away from active politics for some time to reflect upon
Rahul's sabbatical exposes Congress faultlines
National | Feb 23, 2015, 11:46 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's surprise sabbatical has exposed faultlines in the electorally-battered Congress, which is bracing for a generational change. The party has tried to downplay Gandhi's sudden move saying he is the leader and
Rahul Gandhi on leave before budget session, BJP says Congress is already on a long leave
National | Feb 23, 2015, 06:49 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will miss the first part of the Budget session as he wants to stay away from active politics for some time to reflect upon the party's humiliating defeats

Only Kejriwal, not Rahul, can share the dais with me at Jantar Mantar: Anna Hazare
National | Feb 23, 2015, 11:21 AM IST
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal can share dais with him at the two-day protest at Jantar Mantar beginning today but Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will have
Rahul Gandhi seeks time to reflect on 'recent events'
National | Feb 23, 2015, 07:04 AM IST
New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial AICC session expected in April, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi has desired to reflect upon “recent events” and the future course of the party.Party sources tonight said he has
Kejriwal, Rahul can join protest but not share stage: Hazare
National | Feb 23, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
New Delhi: Terming the land ordinance as anti-farmer, activist Anna Hazare, who will hold a two-day protest against it here from tomorrow, said today that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi can join
Kejriwal, Rahul can join protest but not share stage: Hazare
India | Feb 22, 2015, 07:06 PM IST
New Delhi: Terming the land ordinance as anti-farmer, activist Anna Hazare, who will hold a two-day protest against it here from tomorrow, said today that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi can join
Airports begin removing Robert Vadra's name from no-frisking lists
National | Feb 22, 2015, 12:57 PM IST
A report published in The Times of India suggests that some airports have begun blanking out the name of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra, from the list of those exempt from frisking before