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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

Congress is highest example of 'opportunism, falsehood': Omar
National | Nov 26, 2014, 09:55 PM IST
Vijaypur (J&K): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today hit out at Congress for trying to take credit for all the good work done by NC-led government and described the attitude of the party as the highest
Modi govt being run by big industrialists: Rahul Gandhi in J&K
National | Nov 25, 2014, 09:48 PM IST
Poonch (J&K): In a sharp attack on the Modi government, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today alleged it was being run by big industrialists and said a Rs 6,000 crore loan was facilitated to the
Sonia, Rahul to attend Murli Deora funeral
National | Nov 24, 2014, 02:00 PM IST
Mumbai: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will attend the funeral of veteran party leader and former union minister Murli S. Deora, who died Monday, a party spokesperson said

Rahul Gandhi to campaign in J&K for Assembly polls tomorrow
National | Nov 24, 2014, 12:43 PM IST
Jammu: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will campaign for his party in the second phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow. “Rahul Gandhi will campaign for the party candidates in north Kashmir and
Gave up my job as an actor when I became MP: Smriti Irani
National | Nov 24, 2014, 11:46 AM IST
New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani, who rose to fame as a popular TV actor, said she quit acting after becoming an MP to focus on her responsibilities as a politician.“When I came to politics
Nobody stopping non-Gandhis from leading Congress: Digvijay
National | Nov 24, 2014, 09:13 AM IST
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said that nobody was stopping any of its leaders, including P Chidambaram, from fighting party elections for becoming its chief, remarks which have renewed the controversy surrounding

Rahul's criticism of Swachh Bharat irresponsible: M Venkaiah Naidu
National | Nov 23, 2014, 11:16 PM IST
New Delhi: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today slammed as “irresponsible” Rahul Gandhi's attack on Narendra Modi government over Swachh Bharat Mission and said it reflected the “frustration and anti-democratic mindset” of Congress which has
Rahul Gandhi to lead march in Patna today
National | Nov 23, 2014, 07:54 AM IST
Patna: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi would be leading a Samajik Sadbhav (social harmony) march in Patna today to inform the young generation about the policies and legacies of the century-old Congress.BPCC president Ashok Choudhary had
Jharkhand Polls: Rahul attacks BJP for failing to bring back blackmoney
National | Nov 22, 2014, 04:21 PM IST
Panki (Jharkhand): Attacking the BJP for failing to bring back black money within 100 days of power, AICC leader Rahul Gandhi today claimed that administration was “an art that required patience and seriousness” and the

Jharkhand polls: Congress govts worked for all sections, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 22, 2014, 03:30 PM IST
Manika (Jharkhand): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said programmes like green revolution, MG-NREGA, RTI and women's reservation were the party's initiatives as the Congress believed in taking all sections of the society along with it.“We
Nation remembers Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary
National | Nov 19, 2014, 12:11 PM IST
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and top leaders of the Congress today paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 97th birth anniversary but no one from the
Congress to release 2nd booklet against NDA ahead of Parliament Session
National | Nov 18, 2014, 11:49 PM IST
New Delhi: Seeking to put Narendra Modi-led dispensation on the defensive before the Winter Session of Parliament, Congress is working on bringing out a booklet which will project it as a government of "U-turns".A senior

Nehru row: Congress accuses Modi govt of trying to 'erase' his legacy
National | Nov 18, 2014, 07:54 PM IST
New Delhi: The battle over the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru escalated today with Congress slamming those trying to “rub him out and erase him” from history and accusing Narendra Modi government of “putting obstacles at
Jawaharlal Nehru's policies are of enduring relevance: Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 18, 2014, 04:24 PM IST
New Delhi: In a veiled attack on Narendra Modi-led dispensation, Rahul Gandhi today slammed those who were trying to "rub out" Jawaharlal Nehru from history as an international conference on the country's first Prime Minister
Botched sterilisations: Rahul Gandhi meets affected families, alleges cover-up
National | Nov 15, 2014, 04:58 PM IST
Bilaspur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused the Chhattisgarh government of trying to “cover-up” after he met the victims of botched sterilisation surgeries that have left 13 women dead and said corruption had a

Botched sterilisation: Rahul Gandhi to visit Bilaspur today
National | Nov 15, 2014, 07:53 AM IST
Raipur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is today slated to visit the families of the victims of the botched sterilisation surgery in Bilaspur.State Congress leaders said that Rahul will also take stock of corrective measures
Sonia, Rahul adopt villages under Modi's model village scheme
National | Nov 14, 2014, 11:17 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi have adopted one village each in their respective constituencies to develop them into model villages under "Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana" launched by Prime Minister
Botched sterilisations: Rahul Gandhi heads to Chhattisgarh tomorrow
National | Nov 14, 2014, 09:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi will visit Pendari village in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh tomorrow, where botched sterilisation surgeries have left 13 women dead. Sources said that Gandhi will be meeting the family members of the
Rahul Gandhi wishes children happy, secure childhood
National | Nov 14, 2014, 04:54 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi Friday extended his greetings on Children's Day and wished children a happy, healthy and secure childhood.In a message, Gandhi said that every child should have an opportunity to learn
Leaders should not have animosity for political opponents: Rajnath
National | Nov 14, 2014, 02:44 PM IST
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, saying no leader should have animosity towards the political opponents and parties should not try to create a sense of