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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

JP Agarwal wins primary, to be Congress candidate from NE Delhi
National | Mar 12, 2014, 12:48 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress MP Jai Prakash Agarwal won the elections for candidature from the Northeast Delhi Lok Sabha seat under primaries project, piloted by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. After getting 252 out of 305 votes,
Rahul Gandhi booked for defaming RSS
National | Mar 12, 2014, 11:57 AM IST
Lucknow: A defamation case was filed against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for saying at a rally in Maharashtra March 6 that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) killed Mahatma Gandhi.The case was filed in Uttar
Congress names chiefs of Seemandhra, Telangana units
National | Mar 12, 2014, 10:38 AM IST
Hyderabad: The Congress Tuesday named N. Raghuveera Reddy and Ponnala Lakshmaiah as the presidents of its Seemandhra and Telangana units respectively.Uttam Kumar Reddy will be the working president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, according to

Rahul hits out at Modi, says Gujarat not shining for poor
National | Mar 12, 2014, 06:36 AM IST
Balasinor : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday lashed out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and said Gujarat was shining not for the poor but only for a handful of "rich industrialists".Addressing a
In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's rally in Gujarat
National | Mar 12, 2014, 06:23 AM IST
Balasinor (Gujarat): In a hard-hitting attack on Narendra Modi on his home turf, Rahul Gandhi today accused his government of “stealing” farmers' land and charged the BJP with appropriating credit for schemes launched by the
"I will not contest", says Vasan
National | Mar 11, 2014, 05:08 PM IST
Chennai: Pushed to the wall in the wake of his party's failure to renew electoral pact with DMK in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader and Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan today ruled himself out of

Live reporting: Rahul Gandhi compares Modi with Hitler
National | Mar 11, 2014, 05:37 PM IST
Balasinor (Gujarat): In a hard-hitting attack on Narendra Modi on his home turf, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today compared the BJP prime ministerial candidate with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Without directly naming Modi, Rahul Gandhi
Samajwadi Party may not field candidates against Sonia, Rahul
National | Mar 11, 2014, 10:57 AM IST
Lucknow : The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh Monday said it may not put up candidates against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi in Rae Bareli and
Nobody hears the voice of poor and downtrodden, says Rahul after meeting mine workers in Rajasthan
National | Mar 11, 2014, 07:57 AM IST
Bikaner: Rahul Gandhi yesterday visited Kolayat town of Bikaner district and interacted with clay mine labourers. A group of workers told Gandhi that they have been deprived of rightful wages and benefits and are bound

Mystery: Why did Rahul Gandhi end his speech in Rajasthan in 6 minutes?
National | Mar 10, 2014, 10:56 PM IST
Tonk (Rajasthan): In this dusty bowl of Rajasthan, more than 10,000 people, mostly young men and women, were ferried in buses and vehicles by senior Congress leaders for what had been billed as a big
Modi a good speaker, but he should learn from Rahul, says Misa Bharati
National | Mar 10, 2014, 01:15 PM IST
Patna: Misa Bharati, the feisty daughter of Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad, today clarified that Narendra Modi was good speaker, no doubt, but that does not necessarily mean that he would be a good
Rahul Gandhi to address Rajasthan rally today
India | Mar 10, 2014, 09:09 AM IST
Jaipur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will begin the Lok Sabha campaign for his party in Rajasthan today with a public meeting in Deoli town of Tonk district.The rally will begin at around 1 pm

BJP complains to EC against Rahul Gandhi
National | Mar 09, 2014, 04:37 PM IST
New Delhi: Accusing the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Congress of flouting the Model Code of Conduct, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday complained to the Election Commission over his remarks linking RSS to Mahatma
Congress candidates for West Bengal assembly byelections announced
India | Mar 08, 2014, 09:43 PM IST
New Delhi: The Congress today announced the name of six candidates for the assembly byelections from West Bengal.The list is as follows: Kumargram ST: Clement Cyril dum dum, Maynaguri SC : Puranjan Sarkar Santipur :
Rahul meets Congress leaders from Telangana
National | Mar 08, 2014, 09:28 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today met party leaders from Telangana amid uncertainty over the party's alliance with TRS. According to sources, former ministers from Telangana were part of the meeting. Gandhi, sources

Digvijay Gets Personal, Attacks Modi Over Marital Status
National | Mar 08, 2014, 05:35 PM IST
New Delhi: On the women's day, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today sought to attack Narendra Modi on personal front, saying how can the Gujarat chief minister look after the nation if he cannot "respect and
Rahul's statement about RSS childish: BJP
National | Mar 08, 2014, 03:49 PM IST
Dehradun: Terming as childish Rahul Gandhi's statement holding the RSS responsible for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, BJP today said it shows his poor knowledge of history.“Rahul Gandhi's statement about RSS being responsible for the
Rahul Gandhi to start LS campaign in Rajasthan on March 10
National | Mar 08, 2014, 03:03 PM IST
Jaipur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will begin Lok Sabha campaign for the party in Rajasthan on March 10 with a public meeting in Deoli town of Tonk district. He would also go to Kolayat
RSS complains against Rahul for linking it with Gandhi murder
India | Mar 08, 2014, 09:37 AM IST
Bangalore : Stung by Rahul Gandhi linking it with the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, RSS yesterday filed a complaint with Karnataka electoral authorities for his “malicious remarks”, saying it violated the model code of conduct.“We
Congress slams Modi for not giving appointment to Kejriwal
National | Mar 07, 2014, 06:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress today sought to make an issue of Narendra Modi not giving an appointment to Arvind Kejriwal by accusing the Gujarat Chief Minister of dishonouring the tradition of the state of welcoming guests.“In