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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

Terror boat: Congress speaking Pakistan's language; Rahul Gandhi should clarify, says BJP
National | Jan 05, 2015, 05:37 PM IST
New Delhi: Accusing Congress of playing “dirty politics” over the Pakistani boat issue, BJP today demanded that its vice president Rahul Gandhi clarify whether he supports his party leaders speaking Pakistan's language.BJP said that Gandhi,
Shiromani Akali Dal holds dharna against drug menace near India-Pakistan border
National | Jan 05, 2015, 05:08 PM IST
Chandigarh: With ally BJP raking up the drug menace issue in a big way rankling Akali Dal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today sought to turn the tables saying BJP-ruled states were not ready
Congress likely to come up with revival blueprint by March
National | Jan 04, 2015, 10:29 AM IST
New Delhi: A blueprint for revival of Congress is expected to be ready by March with Sonia Gandhi asking state unit chiefs to seek views of grass-roots workers on how to turn around the party's

Congress terms AAP B-team of BJP
National | Jan 03, 2015, 10:26 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi Congress today attacked the Aam Admi Party saying it was a B-team of BJP whose only purpose of fighing the election was to cut into the votes of the party to help
A new low for Congress in 2014
National | Dec 31, 2014, 12:02 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress had a roller-coaster ride in 2014 from the commanding heights of power to the lowest depths of defeat as the Narendra Modi-led BJP juggernaut decimated it in Lok Sabha and successive assembly
Delhi polls: Congress to launch campaign with mega rally after Jan 10
National | Dec 30, 2014, 11:46 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will kickstart the party's campaign for Delhi Assembly polls with a “mega rally” after January 10, as the party gears up to bring out

Sonia, Rahul condemn attack on civilians in Assam
National | Dec 24, 2014, 01:16 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi today condemned the attack on civilians by militant groups in Assam. “Killing of innocent people in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar is an act of cowardice
Poll debacle: Rahul to meet AICC general secretaries tomorrow
National | Dec 23, 2014, 11:33 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has called a meeting of AICC general secretaries tomorrow in the backdrop of the party suffering reverses in assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.Sources said that
Rahul Gandhi seeks quashing of defamation case against him
National | Dec 20, 2014, 11:22 PM IST
Thane (Maharashtra): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of a case filed against him over his alleged remarks against RSS in connection with Mahatma Gandhi's

BJP pitches for anti-conversion law
National | Dec 20, 2014, 04:13 PM IST
Kochi: As the NDA Government continued to face opposition heat over the conversion issue, BJP President Amit Shah today pitched for an anti-conversion law in the country and wanted the ‘so called secular' political parties
When will good days come, asks Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 17, 2014, 05:53 PM IST
Shikaripara/Godda (Jharkhand): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his ‘achhe din' slogan, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today wondered when such good days will come and questioned why he never talks about
J&K Polls: BJP won Lok Sabha polls on communal polarisation, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 16, 2014, 11:55 PM IST
Bani(Kathua): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that BJP succeeded in winning Lok Sabha polls by playing the communal card and even public failed to comprehend the fact.“BJP had succeeded in winning Lok Sabha elections

J&K Polls: Rahul Gandhi to address two rallies in the state today
National | Dec 16, 2014, 10:07 AM IST
Jammu: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will campaign for his party today for the final phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir to be held on Dec 20. He is scheduled to address public
Rahul Gandhi discusses Bengal scene with state party leaders
National | Dec 15, 2014, 08:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today held deliberations with party leaders from West Bengal on the strategy ahead amid the ongoing political slug fest between Trinamool Congress and BJP over the Saradha chit
National Herald case: High Court stays summons against Sonia, Rahul till disposal of appeals
National | Dec 15, 2014, 02:39 PM IST
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday extended the stay on the trial court order summoning Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and three others in the National Herald case till the final disposal

Kerala Congress to probe 'false' news about Rahul
National | Dec 11, 2014, 09:38 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress party in Kerala has constituted a five-member team to ascertain if any Congress leader was behind a false news that was played up by the print and electronic media when party vice-president
Congress can retain power in Kerala: Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 10, 2014, 01:44 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: There is "a sense of confidence" in the Congress party in Kerala that it can retain power in the next assembly polls, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday.Addressing party leaders at the
Herald case: Summons against Pitroda to be served through MEA
National | Dec 09, 2014, 06:09 PM IST
New Delhi: A Delhi court today said that the summons issued against Sam Pitroda, who along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others, was named as accused on the issue of acquisition of
Rahul Gandhi to address Congress rally in Kerala capital tomorrow
National | Dec 08, 2014, 06:57 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will address a party rally here tomorrow to mark the conclusion of the month-long "Janapaksha Yatra" of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President VM Sudheeran.Gandhi will also address a special
Sonia has to continue mentoring Rahul for Congress's revival:Tarun Gogoi
National | Dec 07, 2014, 03:47 PM IST
New Delhi: As Congress grapples to regain lost ground, three-time Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said a combination of Rahul Gandhi's initiatives and Sonia Gandhi's maturity and experience will help the party shore up