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Rahul Gandhi

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.

Gujarat polls: Rahul Gandhi to campaign again Saturday
National | Dec 14, 2012, 05:05 PM IST
New Delhi, Dec 14: To give a further boost to the Congress in poll-bound Gujarat, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi will campaign again in the state Dec 15, party sources said Friday.This will be Gandhi's
Rahul, Modi continue war of words as Gujarat votes
National | Dec 13, 2012, 07:18 PM IST
Ahmedabad, Dec 13: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday continued their war of words even as Gujarat voted in the first phase of the state assembly elections."Do you have
FDI will bring bonanza for farmers, Rahul tells voters
National | Dec 12, 2012, 01:04 PM IST
Sanand, Gujarat, Dec 12 : Voicing his support for FDI in multi-brand retail, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said entry of international supermarket chains in India will allow farmers to get better price for

2014 poll rehearsal: Rahul Gandhi and Modi spar on Gandhi and Gujarat
National | Dec 12, 2012, 06:37 PM IST
Sanand, Gujarat, Dec 11: Making his first appearance in the Gujarat Assembly election campaign, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today unleashed an attack on Chief Minister Narendra Modi calling him a “marketeer” who does false propaganda
Modi doesn't listen to ordinary Gujaratis: Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 12, 2012, 06:37 PM IST
Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dec 11: Only one voice was heard in Gujarat, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday in an attack on Chief Minister Narendra Modi."The voice of the common man is not heard in
Rahul terms Modi as 'marketeer' who makes false propaganda
National | Dec 12, 2012, 06:35 PM IST
Sanand (Gujarat), Dec 11: Making his first appearance in the Gujarat Assembly election campaign, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today unleashed an attack on Chief Minister Narendra Modi calling him a "marketeer" who does false propaganda

Congress clear about Rahul's capability for PM post, says Shinde
National | Dec 12, 2012, 12:45 PM IST
Vadodara, Dec 10: Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said that while Congress is clear about the capability of Rahul Gandhi for the post of the Prime Minister, the BJP is still undecided over its
Get ready for LS polls, Rahul tells Amethi workers
National | Dec 08, 2012, 10:37 AM IST
Lucknow, Dec 8: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday said he shared an emotional bond with the people of his parliamentary constituency as he asked party workers to begin work for the 2014 Lok Sabha
Rahul not campaigning for fear of defeat, says Modi
National | Dec 04, 2012, 11:17 PM IST
Ahmedabad, Dec 4: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is not campaigning in Gujarat because he does not want to take responsibility of his party's likely defeat in the Assembly polls, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said tonight.Without

EC asks Amethi returning officer to probe Swamy's charges against Rahul
National | Nov 17, 2012, 04:23 PM IST
New Delhi, Nov 17: The Election Commission has asked the Returning Officer of Amethi Lok Sabha constituency to probe allegations by Subramanian Swamy that Rahul Gandhi gave “wrong information” regarding his assets while filing nomination
Rahul Gandhi takes charge of Congress party's preparations for Lok Sabha polls
National | Nov 15, 2012, 09:44 PM IST
New Delhji, Nov 15: The Congress today formally announced that party chief Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi has been appointed head of the coordination committee in charge of Lok Sabha elections due in 2014, but
Shun groupism, prepare for 2014 LS poll: Rahul tells Congressmen
National | Nov 08, 2012, 08:03 PM IST
Amethi (UP), Nov 8: Talking tough, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today warned partymen against groupism and asked them to forget the past and prepare for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.At a meeting with partymen at

Kejriwal asks, how much cash given to people to attend Congress rally
National | Nov 05, 2012, 12:03 PM IST
New Delhi, Nov 5 : India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal today tweeted to inquire how much cash or kind was given as incentive to people who attended Sunday's Ramlila Maidan rally addressed by Sonia
Sonia, Rahul and Manmohan hit out at detractors at Congress maha rally
National | Nov 04, 2012, 08:31 PM IST
New Delhi, Nov 4: Buffeted by charges of corruption against its government, the Congress put up a massive show of strength at a rally here Sunday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia
A look at Rahul Gandhi's personal life and political journey
National | Jun 19, 2014, 07:34 AM IST
New Delhi: The Congress president Sonia Gandhi had always wanted to pass on the baton of the grand old party to his son Rahul Gandhi.But Rahul Gandhi never looked like being comfortable in the leadership

Rahul already no 2 in Congress: Dwivedi
National | Nov 24, 2012, 11:39 AM IST
New Delhi, Nov 2 : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is already no 2 after party chief Sonia Gandhi, a senior leader said Thursday amid speculation of an organisational reshuffle before Diwali."Rahul Gandhi is already
Rahul threatens to sue Swamy
National | Nov 24, 2012, 11:39 AM IST
New Delhi, Nov 1: Rahul Gandhi tonight threatened to pursue “all legal actions” against Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, who targeted him and Sonia Gandhi raising questions over acquisition of a company that published the
Swamy alleges Sonia, Rahul violated laws while acquiring National Herald
National | Nov 24, 2012, 11:31 AM IST
New Delhi, Nov 1: Janata Party chief Dr Subramanian Swamy today showed documents to allege that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son owned a company Young Indian, which violated laws by acquiring Associated Journals
Rahul all set for promotion as Cong rejig likely this week
National | Oct 28, 2012, 07:51 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 28: Rahul Gandhi is set to assume a “larger” role in the Congress very soon with the reshuffle of the AICC secretariat on the cards this week. With the much talked about
Mixed bag for Rahul's youth brigade in rejig
National | Oct 28, 2012, 08:48 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 28: The much-talked about larger role for Congress general secretary Rahul Gadhi's youth brigade in the ministerial rejig effected by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday turned out to be a mixed bag,