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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.

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Rahul Gandhi is new superman of Congress : Yashwant Sinha
National | Feb 27, 2014, 10:13 AM IST
Bangalore: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday attacked UPA government's style of functioning, saying Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is the 'new superman' and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "tragic figure"."Sri Rahul Gandhi for
Rahul Gandhi prays at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati
India | Feb 26, 2014, 08:21 PM IST
Guwahati: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today offered prayers at the famous Kamakhya temple here. A heavy security cordon was thrown around the temple, when the Congress leader arrived for the pooja. Rahul Gandhi prayed for
If Rahul had joined govt, things would have been different: Milind
National | Feb 26, 2014, 05:16 PM IST
Mumbai: Union Minister Milind Deora has said a lot would have been different for the UPA government and the Congress party if Rahul Gandhi had got into government five years back.A lot would be different

Congress needs to change, the process has begun: Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 25, 2014, 09:06 PM IST
Guwahati: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said there is a need to change the Congress party and the first step in this direction was to make the selection of candidates seeking party ticket from
Rahul Gandhi to kick off campaign in UP after dargah visit
India | Feb 25, 2014, 07:40 PM IST
Barabanki: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will formally kick off election campaign in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh after paying obeisance at the famous dargah of Sufi saint, Haji Waris Ali Shah here on February 28. Rahul
Rahul asking UP govt to stop my jhadu yatra: Kumar Vishwas
National | Feb 25, 2014, 05:57 PM IST
Amethi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas today alleged that at the behest of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh government was creating hurdles in his ongoing ‘jhadu yatra' (broom procession).”Earlier Congressmen along with

Rahul not in favour of giving tickets to politicians' kin
National | Feb 25, 2014, 03:41 PM IST
Diphu (Assam): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said that he was not in favour of family members of politicians getting party tickets to contest polls."I am not in favour of giving tickets to family members
Live reporting: Modi mocks people of India, says Rahul Gandhi at Guwahati rally
National | Feb 25, 2014, 06:25 PM IST
Guwahati: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate and accused him of mocking the people of India.Rahul Gandhi was addressing a rally in Guwahati. He is on a two-day visit
Jackky Bhagnani: Not portraying Rahul Gandhi in 'Youngistaan' (See Pics)
Bollywood | Feb 24, 2014, 06:49 PM IST
Mumbai, Actor Jackky Bhagnani is playing a politician in "Youngistaan", but his role is not modeled on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi."I am interested in politics and I have always kept a tab on it.

Gas price issue: Kejriwal writes to Rahul, questions his silence
National | Feb 24, 2014, 05:16 PM IST
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has questioned the silence of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi over the Reliance gas issue and also asked him whether he would give ticket to ministers who have corruption
Rahul promises Right to Health if Congress returns to power
National | Feb 24, 2014, 05:55 PM IST
Gannaur(Sonepat): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today promised his party would implement Right to Health if his party was returned to power in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.Addressing a gathering of farmers' representatives here, Rahul Gandhi
Rahul to visit Haryana today
National | Feb 24, 2014, 11:01 AM IST
Chandigarh: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will Monday meet farmers from Haryana and ex-servicemen from Punjab.Gandhi will arrive Monday afternoon in Haryana's Ganaur town in Sonipat district, about 65 km from New Delhi.He was earlier

In pics: Rahul Gandhi's Dehradun rally
National | Feb 24, 2014, 07:06 AM IST
Dehradun: Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP of practicing “politics of blood” by pitting one religion against another and one caste against another to come to power at any cost, escalating the Congress attack against the
Congress playing fraud with armed forces: Modi
National | Feb 23, 2014, 06:45 PM IST
Ludhiana: Slamming the “delay” by UPA in granting ‘one-rank, one-pension' for ex-servicemen, Narendra Modi today accused Congress of playing “fraud” with the armed forces and mocked Rahul Gandhi's pitch on fighting corruption. Addressing a ‘fateh'
BJP practising 'politics of blood', says Rahul Gandhi at Dehradun rally
National | Feb 23, 2014, 07:29 PM IST
Dehradun: Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP of practicing “politics of blood” by pitting one religion against another and one caste against another to come to power at any cost, escalating the Congress attack against the

Rahul Gandhi is a late entrant to anti-corruption bandwagon : BJP
National | Feb 22, 2014, 05:14 PM IST
New Delhi: Attacking Rahul Gandhi for his push to anti-corruption bills recently, BJP today said he was a "late entrant" in the anti-graft bandwagon and his effort was "not genuine" as he never spoke earlier
Price rise, corruption issues discussed at CWC meet
India | Feb 22, 2014, 08:53 AM IST
New Delhi Issues like price rise, corruption and people's anger with UPA figured at an interaction RahulGandhi today had with members Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making forum, as he sought to battleready the
Keep politicians out of sports: Rahul Gandhi
Other Sports | Feb 21, 2014, 08:08 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday pitched for sportspersons taking charge of the country's sports bodies instead of politicians, whom he advised to stay out."When you are talking about sports and how to
Rajiv Gandhi assassination : Convict's daughter requests Rahul not to block her parents release
India | Feb 21, 2014, 06:53 AM IST
London: The daughter of Nalini and Murugan, two of the seven convicted killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on appealed to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi not to block an opportunity for her to reunite
Street vendors thank Rahul for passage of bill
National | Feb 20, 2014, 02:15 PM IST
New Delhi: A large number of street vendors today went to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence to thank him for getting the Street Vendors Protection Bill passed by Parliament.Addressing them, Rahul Gandhi said, it's not