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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

Politicians having best breeds of dogs
National | Dec 30, 2014, 11:30 AM IST
New Delhi: Having pets at home or having the craze to have pets may sound easy but to take care of the needs of pets is a bit tedious task. Especially, if you are public
Modi's defence of Muslims - a little too late?
National | Sep 20, 2014, 07:28 PM IST
New Delhi: If some of the recent statements of the saffron netizens and the actions threatened by Hindutva outfits are noted, then it can seem that the hardliners have learnt nothing from the setbacks suffered
Xi concludes India visit, leaves for China
India | Sep 19, 2014, 01:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping today left Delhi after wrapping up his three-day visit to India.Xi, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, had started his visit Wednesday from Ahmedabad in Gujarat where he was

Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh meet Chinese President Jinping
India | Sep 19, 2014, 01:08 PM IST
New Delhi: Before winding up his India visit, Chinese President Xi today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh here in Delhi.Sonia and Manmohan were also accompanied by Congress Vice President
Top 10 most Googled Indian politicians
National | Dec 26, 2014, 11:20 AM IST
Politicians and celebrities share numerous similarities. Firstly, they are always numero uno of the media. Secondly, fans and media alike yearn to know them deeply. Some petty topics like their daily diet become ‘hot topic'.
Shiv Sena blasts Chavan over anti-Uddhav remarks
National | Sep 15, 2014, 12:23 PM IST
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's criticism of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has not gone down well with the saffron party which today blasted the Congress leader.After the two leaders participated in an event

Maharshtra polls: Sonia, Rahul, Manmohan among Congress campaigners
National | Sep 13, 2014, 11:06 PM IST
Mumbai: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be among the star campaigners for the party for next month's assembly elections in Maharashtra."We have to submit a list
Congress veterans silent on Pro-Rahul voices
National | Sep 07, 2014, 03:08 PM IST
New Delhi: Recently a section of the Congress party went all out in support of the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. The Congress leadership preferred not to react to pro-Rahul voices. It has been over three
Irani to build Amethi as political base, pushes for development
National | Sep 06, 2014, 08:37 PM IST
Amethi: Union HRD minister Smriti Irani might have lost the recent Lok Sabha election to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, but she has no plans of abandoning the constituency, and is instead planning to develop it

Digvijay pitches for 'generational change' in Congress
National | Sep 05, 2014, 12:14 PM IST
New Delhi: Under attack from the young brigade of AICC secretaries for his remarks on Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Thursday made a strong pitch for “generational change”.“I support the demand of Secretaries
Amit Shah accuses Congress-NCP of 'looting' Maharashtra
National | Sep 05, 2014, 11:24 AM IST
Mumbai: Virtually sounding the assembly poll bugle, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah Thursday accused the ruling Congress-NCP of scam after scam and "looting Maharashtra" over the past 15 years.He alleged that scams collectively worth
Congress would not have won even 44 seats, had Rahul not been silent: Amit Shah
National | Sep 05, 2014, 07:07 AM IST
Mumbai: Reacting sharply to Rahul Gandhi's criticism of PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah said that Congress would not have won even 44 seats in Lok Sabha elections had Rahul Gandhi spoken too much.Rahul

BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi for attacking Modi
National | Sep 04, 2014, 06:51 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blamed the former UPA regime for the problems for which the Congress leader targeted the government.Union minister
Rahul takes a jibe at PM but the drum taunt may boomrang
National | Sep 04, 2014, 08:25 PM IST
Amethi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was playing the drums in Japan while people in the country were battling power cuts, price rise and
Young leaders attack seniors in Congress
National | Sep 04, 2014, 11:33 AM IST
New Delhi: Coming out against the old guard and in support of Rahul Gandhi, a group of young Congress leaders have decided to write to senior leaders against damaging the party's image and making controversial

Rahul Gandhi to felicitate teachers in Amethi on Teacher's Day
National | Sep 03, 2014, 05:36 PM IST
Amethi: Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi will felicitate teachers of a school here on Teachers' Day during his two day visit to his constituency Amethi. The Congress MP, who will land at the Amausi airport
Hooda hits back, calls Birendra Singh 'frustrated'
National | Sep 03, 2014, 12:51 PM IST
Chandigarh: A day after BJP leader Birender Singh launched an all out offensive against Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Chief Minister hit back at the former Congress leader saying his remarks are a result of “frustration”.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi Thursday
National | Sep 02, 2014, 01:22 PM IST
Lucknow: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi for two days beginning Thursday.Gandhi will meet villagers in the Uttar Pradesh constituency and interact with Congress workers at the Munshiganj guest house
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi
India | Sep 02, 2014, 09:24 AM IST
Lucknow: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi for two days beginning Thursday.Gandhi will meet villagers in the Uttar Pradesh constituency and interact with Congress workers at the Munshiganj guest house
No need to go public with personal views on Rahul, Congress tells Digvijay
National | Sep 01, 2014, 03:44 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after Congress leader Digvijay Singh candidly acknowledged Rahul Gandhi's failure to attract the youth as one of the main reasons for Congress' defeat in the Lok Sabha Polls, Congress General Secretary