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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

Delhi Polls: Rahul Gandhi to hold rally in Seelampur constituency today
National | Jan 29, 2015, 08:31 AM IST
New Desk: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will hold a mega rally at Shastri Park in Seelampur constituency today.The rally is scheduled to start at 2:30 pm, where senior Congress leaders including Delhi Pradesh Congress
PM busy doing his own 'PR', says Rahul Gandhi
National | Jan 28, 2015, 12:57 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy doing his own "PR" (public relations) and has not done anything concrete so far, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday."The NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government came
Congress's four-day 'Chintan Shivir' ahead of Bihar poll starts
National | Jan 27, 2015, 02:13 PM IST
Patna: Congress today began its four day-camp here to cement factionalism in the party and broadbase its support among people ahead of the Bihar elections due later this year.“Chintan Shivir” started at state party headquarters,

Rahul Gandhi greets nation on Republic Day
National | Jan 26, 2015, 02:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday greeted the people on the 66th Republic Day."Wishing everyone a happy Republic Day," he said."On this Republic Day, let us renew our commitment to the values enshrined
Priyanka rubbishes reports of Rahul aide being shifted to her house
National | Jan 22, 2015, 11:00 PM IST
New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi today issued a strong rebuttal to a media report that key aides of her brother and Congress Vice President Rahul were being quietly shifted to her office leading to speculation about
Rahul Gandhi all set to take over as Congress President in 2015?
National | Jan 16, 2015, 03:22 PM IST
New Delhi: After receiving the worst drubbing of its electoral history in 2014 parliamentary elections, the top leadership of Congress is mulling over how to boost the sagging morale of the rank and file of

Congress launches protest against land ordinance in Bhatta Parsaul
National | Jan 14, 2015, 04:45 PM IST
Bhatta Parsaul (UP): Congress today launched its agitation against the land acquisition ordinance with a meeting of farmers here and accused the Narendra Modi government of “snatching away all the rights” given to the people
Congress cannot revive till Sonia, Rahul remain leaders, says Justice Katju
National | Jan 14, 2015, 03:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Former chairman of Press Council of India and retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has hit out at Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, by saying that the party cannot
CWC meet today, likely to discuss roadmap to revamp party
National | Jan 13, 2015, 08:41 AM IST
New Delhi: A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be held today which is expected to deliberate on the roadmap to revamp the party in the wake of its worst debacle in

Congress plans rally against land ordinance in Bhatta Parsaul
National | Jan 13, 2015, 06:59 AM IST
New Delhi: With the Congress deciding on a series of agitations against the land ordinance, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh will attend a farmers' meeting on January 14 in Uttar Pradesh's Bhatta Parsaul village from
Weaken, discredit Congress is BJP's new Gujarat model for polls: DPCC
National | Jan 12, 2015, 01:57 PM IST
New Delhi: Ahead of Assembly polls, Delhi Congress today hit out at the BJP, alleging the rival party's “new Gujarat model” was to “weaken and discredit Congress” and offer voters pre-poll sops like 24-hour electricity
Entire Congress will welcome Rahul as party president: Gehlot
National | Jan 12, 2015, 09:07 AM IST
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said entire Congress will welcome party vice-president Rahul Gandhi whenever he opts for the post of party president.Everyone in Congress is united for this leader, who is

Entire Congress will welcome Rahul as party president: Ashok Gehlot
National | Jan 12, 2015, 08:27 AM IST
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said entire Congress will welcome party vice-president Rahul Gandhi whenever he opts for the post of party president. Everyone in Congress is united for this leader, who
Party high command to decide whether Rahul should be made President
National | Jan 11, 2015, 04:10 PM IST
Kanpur: Congress leader and former Union Minister Rajeev Shukla today said that it is for the party high command to decide whether Rahul Gandhi should be made President of the party.“Party leaders have been demanding
Congress to focus on jobs, youths' aspirations in its revival plan
National | Jan 11, 2015, 02:14 PM IST
New Delhi: With youths virtually deserting it in last Lok Sabha polls, Congress is betting big on young voters in its revival plan to counter the Narendra Modi “wave” that has led to a trail

Congress outlines blueprint for party revamp
National | Jan 10, 2015, 11:49 PM IST
New Delhi: Struggling to recover from its worst electoral debacle, Congress leadership has outlined a blueprint to revamp the party and redraft its socio-economic policies amid reports that Rahul Gandhi may be elevated to the
Congress became 'weak' due to 'some wrongs' of UPA-II: Dwivedi
National | Jan 10, 2015, 09:42 PM IST
Lucknow: Congress became “weak” in the country because of “certain wrongs” of the UPA-II leading to its present scenario, senior party leader Janardan Dwivedi today said as he spoke of the need to launch a
Congress does not rule out Rahul Gandhi becoming next chief
National | Jan 15, 2015, 05:13 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress on Friday did not rule out the possibility of Rahul Gandhi becoming the next party chief, taking over the reins from his mother Sonia Gandhi, who has been the party's longest-serving president.Party
Top 9 politically incorrect remarks that shamed nation!
Mouthful | Jan 09, 2015, 12:59 PM IST
Time and again, people from the political arena do the wrong not just with their acts but with their minds too...especially when they let it out in open!Recently, Sakshi Maharaj's outrageous remarks suggesting 'Hindu women
Bombay HC exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearing in defamation case
National | Jan 07, 2015, 01:38 PM IST
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted exemption from personal appearance to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him in a court at Bhiwandi town in neighbouring Thane district over