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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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    Muzaffarnagar killers must be punished: PM

    Politics | Sep 16, 2013, 08:50 PM

    Muzaffarnagar: Calling the communal violence here in Uttar Pradesh "a big incident", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh consoled families of some of the victims and sought "strictest action" against the killers.A week after the worst communal

  • rahul gandhi india s most eligible bachelor

    Rahul Gandhi--India's most eligible bachelor

    Politics | Jun 10, 2014, 12:56 PM

    New Delhi: He is good looking and belongs to the Nehru- Gandhi family, exactly the kind of man your mother would like you to get married to.  Aged 43, the political scion has left no

  • sonia rahul to meet riot victims in muzaffarnagar next week

    Sonia, Rahul to meet riot victims in Muzaffarnagar next week

    Politics | Sep 12, 2013, 06:37 PM

    Sonebhadra: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit trouble-torn Muzaffarnagar district next week to assess the situation there.”Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Muzaffarnagar next week

  • poori roti khayenge congress ko jitayenge is rahul gandhi s

    Poori Roti khayenge, Congress ko jitayenge is Rahul Gandhi's slogan

    Politics | Sep 11, 2013, 11:27 PM

    Udaipur, Rajasthan: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi  today gave a new slogan for his party supporters - "Poori Roti khayenge, Congress ko jitayenge" (we will eat full rotis, and make Congress win). Addressing a tribal and

  • indian politicians who are darlings of media

    Indian politicians who are darlings of media

    Politics | Sep 12, 2013, 06:12 AM

    New Delhi: There are a few politicians about  whom media always appears to be crazy.  Be it any reason-good or bad, media brings them into limelight. The media admires them, or at times, scandalize and

  • rahul gandhi to address rally in udaipur today

    Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Udaipur today

    Politics | Sep 11, 2013, 12:30 PM

    New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address a tribal and farmers rally in Rajasthan's Udaipur district on Wednesday, a party leader said.The rally at Salumber comes a day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra

  • upa has changed development paradigm says rahul gandhi

    UPA has changed development paradigm says Rahul Gandhi

    Politics | Sep 10, 2013, 06:46 PM

    New Delhi: The UPA government has changed the development paradigm in India by enacting rights-based legislation, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday.At a function held here to confer freehold rights on residents of

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  • rahul gandhi hits out at opposition for opposing food

    Rahul Gandhi hits out at Opposition for opposing food security for the poor

    Politics | Sep 10, 2013, 06:12 PM

    New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today attacked critics of the food security bill which was passed by Parliament last week, saying money spent on providing meals to the poor cannot be called "wastage"

  • upa has changed development paradigm rahul gandhi

    UPA has changed development paradigm: Rahul Gandhi

    Politics | Sep 10, 2013, 03:16 PM

    New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has changed the development paradigm in India by enacting rights-based legislation, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday.At a function held here to confer freehold rights to

  • rahul gandhi has proved his mettle for pm s post says

    Rahul Gandhi has proved his mettle for PM's post says Oommen Chandy

    Politics | Sep 10, 2013, 01:07 PM

    New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has proved his mettle and is “eligible for all top positions”, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Monday hailing Prime Minister's statement that the Congress Vice President would be the

  • will india accept rahul bjp asks pm

    Will India accept Rahul, BJP asks PM

    Politics | Sep 08, 2013, 06:39 AM

    New Delhi: Criticizing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that Congress vice chief Rahul Gandhi was the right choice to lead India and he was ready to work under him, the BJP Saturday said the question

  • rahul gandhi is ideal candidate for pm after 2014 polls

    Rahul Gandhi is ideal candidate for PM after 2014 polls: Manmohan Singh

    Politics | Sep 07, 2013, 10:58 PM

    On Board PM's Special Aircraft: Virtually ruling himself out of the prime ministership race after 2014 elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Rahul Gandhi is an “ideal choice” for the post and he was

  • rahul to visit gujarat by month end

    Rahul to visit Gujarat by month end

    India | Sep 05, 2013, 09:05 PM

    New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Gujarat by this month end, his first trip to the state after Chief Minister Narendra Modi was made the head of the BJP's Campaign Committee for the Lok

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  • petition filed against asaram for comments against sonia

    Petition filed against Asaram for comments against Sonia,Rahul

    India | Sep 01, 2013, 08:43 AM

    Indore: A city-based lawyer yesterday filed a petition in a local court here seeking action against controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is facing arrest in a case of sexual abuse of a minor girl,

  • food security bill expected to be in rajya sabha today

    Food security bill expected to be in Rajya Sabha today

    Politics | Sep 02, 2013, 07:03 AM

    New Delhi: The National Food Security Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha Aug 26, is expected to be taken up by the Rajya Sabha today.The bill aims to provide heavily subsidised food to two-thirds of

  • national food security bill deciphered

    National Food Security Bill deciphered

    Politics | Aug 31, 2013, 07:10 AM

    New Delhi: Congress Party's dream project, the National Food Security Bill (NFSB) at last made its way through Lok Sabha. The much discussed NFSB promises to provide right for food to 67 percent of Indian

  • land acquisition bill highlights

    Land Acquisition Bill : highlights

    Politics | Aug 30, 2013, 06:52 AM

    New Delhi: Lok Sabha passed the Land Acquisition Bill with overwhelming majority onThursday. The bill was passed with 216 votes in favour and 19 against."The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation

  • asaram bapu indirectly alleges i am being targeted by sonia

    Asaram Bapu indirectly alleges, I am being targeted by Sonia Gandhi and her son

    India | Aug 29, 2013, 04:58 PM

    Bhopal: Beleaguered self-styled godman Asaram Bapu today sought to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul into the sexual assault controversy surrounding him, alleging it was at their instance that he has been

  • lok sabha debates land acquisition bill

    Lok Sabha debates land acquisition bill

    Politics | Aug 29, 2013, 02:37 PM

    New Delhi:  The Lok Sabha Thursday started debating the land acquisition and rehabilitation bill that seeks to give fair compensation to those who lose their land.The bill will replace a law enacted in 1894 during

  • common man has no say in selection of candidates rahul

    Common man has no say in selection of candidates: Rahul Gandhi

    Politics | Aug 27, 2013, 06:31 PM

    New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi ruins the fact that the common man in this country does not have the right to elect his leader because all decisions relating to selection of candidates are being

 
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