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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

BJP does not believe in empowering people: Rahul Gandhi
National | Mar 22, 2014, 09:56 PM IST
Pratapgarh: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today launched a frontal attack on BJP, charging it with pursuing “politics of strife” and questioning its alliance with Shiv Sena even as he rubbished Narendra Modi's claims of
Seasoned politician Chacko and Malayalam actor Innocent battle it out in Chalakudy
National | Mar 22, 2014, 02:24 PM IST
Kochi: It is likely to be a cakewalk for senior Congress politician P C Chacko in the April 10 polls from Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency, where he is pitted against Malayalam film actor Innocent, the
Rahul to begin UP campaign Saturday
National | Mar 22, 2014, 11:36 AM IST
Lucknow: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will begin his party's Lok Sabha campaign in Uttar Pradesh with a rally in Pratapgarh Saturday.Gandhi will be accompanied by party general secretary Madhusudan Mistry, Rajya Sabha member Pramod

Isolated Congress trying to energise partymen in TN
National | Mar 22, 2014, 11:07 AM IST
Chennai: Isolated politically in Tamil Nadu, Congress is making all out efforts to energise its cadres ahead of the April 24 electoral fight for 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state.An air of despair has
Why is Rahul quiet on corruption, asks BJP leader
National | Mar 22, 2014, 07:38 AM IST
Dharamsala: A day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's attacked BJP's ideological mentor RSS, describing it as a "poisonous outfit", BJP leader Shanta Kumar Friday said the Congress leader had raised issues not linked with
Resentment surfaces over Congress candidate's selection in TN
National | Mar 21, 2014, 05:36 PM IST
Chennai: A day after Congress announced candidates for the April 24 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, resentment over selection of candidates reared its head with a group staging protest at the party headquarters here.

Contesting against Shatrughan a 'prince vs pauper' battle: Kunal Singh
National | Mar 21, 2014, 11:30 PM IST
New Delhi: Making his electoral debut from Patna Sahib constituency against BJP heavyweight Shatrughan Sinha, Congress candidate and Bhojpuri actor Kunal Singh has refused to call the poll battle a clash of stars and said
Sandeep Dikshit files nomination papers
National | Mar 21, 2014, 11:31 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress candidate and sitting MP Sandeep Dikshit today filed his nomination papers from East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.Flanked by hundreds of Congress workers and amid slogan shouting, Dikshit, 49, submitted his nomination papers
Rahul Gandhi to hold workers meeting in Kolkata March 25
National | Mar 21, 2014, 10:51 AM IST
Kolkata: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address party workers at the city's Shahid Minar Maidan Tuesday, West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.Gandhi was likely to attend a second rally on the

Rahul Gandhi to hold workers meeting in Kolkata on March 25
India | Mar 21, 2014, 08:18 AM IST
Kolkata: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address party workers at the city's Shahid Minar Maidan on Tuesday, West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.Gandhi was likely to attend a second rally on
In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's Rally in Himachal Pradesh
National | Mar 21, 2014, 06:49 AM IST
Tanda (HP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today termed the Lok Sabha elections as a “battle of thoughts”, saying while the Congress stood for empowering the people, the opposition represented only the rich in the country.In
Live reporting: Rahul Gandhi quotes Sardar Patel to lash out at RSS in Dharamshala rally
National | Mar 20, 2014, 03:25 PM IST
Dharamshala (HP): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the BJP saying that it was following the ideology of RSS, about which Sardar Patel once said, that it had a poisonous thinking about India.

I am contesting on Nitish's request: Prakash Jha
National | Mar 20, 2014, 11:03 AM IST
Patna: Filmmaker Prakash Jha said Wednesday that he was contesting the Lok Sabha polls from West Champaran in Bihar at the request of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.He said it was because of Nitish Kumar that
Rahul questions BJP's plan on development in states
National | Mar 20, 2014, 08:39 AM IST
Wangjing (Manipur) : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday questioned the BJP's plan to impose the Gujarat model of development on all states. He asserted the best model for each state was one that reflected
Rahul Gandhi cancels Mizoram visit
India | Mar 19, 2014, 01:31 PM IST
Aizawl : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has cancelled his proposed visit to Aizawl today in view of the ongoing Assembly session, party sources said.Thanglawra Ngurte, member of the state PCC Media Cell, said his

Rahul Gandhi cancels Mizoram visit
National | Mar 19, 2014, 12:24 PM IST
Aizawl: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has cancelled his proposed visit to Aizawl today in view of the ongoing Assembly session, party sources said. Thanglawra Ngurte, member of the state PCC Media Cell, said his
BJP's divisive policy spoiling country's secular fabric: Rahul
National | Mar 18, 2014, 04:30 PM IST
Hapoli (Arunachal): Rahul Gandhi today alleged that BJP's “divisive” policy was responsible for spoiling the country's secular fabric and incidents of hate crime, while stressing that Congress' ideology was to unite the people irrespective of
Rahul's poll win dream like filling balloon with holes: Sena
National | Mar 18, 2014, 04:34 PM IST
Mumbai: Launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena today said the Congress vice president's dream of victory in the Lok Sabha elections is like filling gas in balloons with holes.“It's hilarious that Congress,
Live reporting: Rahul Gandhi addresses Arunachal Pradesh rally
National | Mar 18, 2014, 12:40 PM IST
Ziro(Arunachal Pradesh): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today promised more development for Arunachal Pradesh, if the Congress returned to power at the Centre. Addressing a rally here, Rahul Gandhi said, the real strength of Arunachal Pradesh
Mamata should be more critical of Modi: Imam
National | Mar 18, 2014, 12:21 PM IST
Kolkata: Accusing BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of being an “opportunist”, prominent city cleric Maulana Barkati today asked Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee to be more critical of Modi in order to prove her