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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 leaders repose faith in Sonia, Rahul's leadership
National | May 24, 2014, 08:52 PM IST
New Delhi: Amid strong voices to bring Priyanka Gandhi to the forefront of politics, senior leaders A K Antony and Kamal Nath today reposed faith in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at
Sonia, Rahul to attend Modi's swearing-in
India | May 24, 2014, 04:43 PM IST
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi and Rahul will represent Congress at the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister on Monday.The Congress President had congratulated Modi on May 20 hours after he was elected leader
'Team Rahul' continues to face muted criticism
National | May 23, 2014, 09:31 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi and his advisers continued to be subjected to muted criticism today in the senior echelons of the Congress party which is reeling under the aftershock of a pulverising defeat in the

Clamour in Congress for Sonia or Rahul as Leader of Opposition in LS
National | May 21, 2014, 08:20 AM IST
New Delhi: Clamour is growing in Congress for either Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to take over as Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha if the new Speaker agrees to give the post to
Protesters demand Priyanka Gandhi's entry into active politics
India | May 19, 2014, 01:17 PM IST
Allahabad: With Congress on the verge of a humiliating defeat, a group of party workers today gathered outside AICC headquarters demanding Priyanka Gandhi's entry into active politics to 'rescue' the party.About two dozen workers led
Rahul is not a liability, nor out of sync, says Kamal Nath
National | May 18, 2014, 07:52 AM IST
New Delhi: Coming to the defence of Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Kamal Nath yesterday said there was no need for him to resign in the wake of the poll debacle but felt that the party

Reports of Sonia, Rahul offering to resign "speculative": Congress
National | May 17, 2014, 09:19 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress today dismissed as "mere speculation" reports that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are to offer their resignation at the Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday called in the wake of the party's
Read social media comments on why Rahul Gandhi was smiling after defeat
National | May 17, 2014, 08:04 PM IST
New Delhi: The social media fraternity, it seems, is not going to leave Congress leader Rahul Gandhi even after his party's humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. On Friday afternoon, as Rahul Gandhi appeared
Gogoi defends Sonia, Rahul after poll drubbing
India | May 17, 2014, 07:12 PM IST
Guwahati: After Congress' debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today came out in defence of its leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi saying the party has turned stronger under their leadership.

Speculation that Rahul and Sonia could offer to resign at CWC meet
National | May 17, 2014, 05:27 PM IST
New Delhi: As Congress searches for answers for its worst-ever electoral performance, daggers are already out in the party ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled on Monday. Senior party leaders speaking
Rahul Gandhi's primaries project falls flat
National | May 16, 2014, 08:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's pet project of introducing US style ‘primaries' to elect candidates for Lok Sabha polls through direct feedback of grassroot party workers has fallen flat.Not a single such nominee from the 15-earmarked
Rahul Gandhi wins Amethi seat by 1.07 lakh votes
National | May 16, 2014, 08:06 PM IST
Lucknow: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today defeated his nearest rival BJP's Smriti Irani in Amethi seat by a margin of 1.07 lakh votes.Gandhi had won the seat in 2009 by a margin of over 3.70

Sonia, Rahul accept responsibility for party's defeat
National | May 16, 2014, 05:24 PM IST
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi today accepted responsibility for the Congress' worst-ever defeat in the Lok Sabha elections but made it clear the party will continue to fight for social harmony and issues
Result will be collective responsibility: Congress leaders
National | May 16, 2014, 07:18 AM IST
New Delhi: With exit polls predicting a victory for BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Congress leaders Friday sought to shield party vice president Rahul Gandhi from any strong criticism of his campaign, saying that good and
Rahul insulted PM by skipping farewell dinner
National | May 15, 2014, 06:20 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's absence at a dinner hosted in honour of outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has evoked sharp reactions from Opposition parties, which accused him of “insulting” the PM, but Congress downplayed it

Nearly 90 million UP votes to be counted Friday
National | May 15, 2014, 11:49 AM IST
Lucknow: Nearly 90 million votes polled for the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will be counted Friday at 76 centres spread across the state, an official said Thursday.The counting process, which begins at
Counting tomorrow; nearly 8000 candidates for 543 LS seats
National | May 15, 2014, 11:20 AM IST
New Delhi: Votes polled in the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections will be counted tomorrow to decide who will form the next government.Election Commission said the counting exercise to be held at 989 counting centres is
Sonia hosts dinner in PM's honour
National | May 15, 2014, 11:16 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday hosted a farewell dinner in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and lauded his contribution to the country.A leader who attended the dinner said there were emotional moments
NDA to bag 300 Lok Sabha seats: Athawale
National | May 14, 2014, 10:44 PM IST
Indore: Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale today said BJP-led NDA, of which his party is a constituent, would win 300 Lok Sabha seats and come to power at the Centre.Talking to reporters
Poll results to decide the fate of Rahul Gandhi's experiment
India | May 13, 2014, 08:47 PM IST
Indore: The May 16 result for the next Lok Sabha elections will decide the fate of “primaries”, a national-level experiment started by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in January this year.During its internal elections under the