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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.

Rahul prefers party over government
National | Oct 28, 2012, 03:32 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 28: Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary and often described as a prime minister-in-waiting, Sunday chose not to join the government despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's public invitation to him to do so
Rahul Gandhi may become working president of Congress
National | Oct 27, 2012, 02:01 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 26: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul is set to play a “larger role” in the affairs of Congress party as well as the government very soon.It is however, still not clear
BJP blocking legislations that can benefit common man: Rahul Gandhi
National | Oct 25, 2012, 07:47 PM IST
Solan (HP), Oct 25: Joining the Himachal assembly poll campaign, Rahul Gandhi today played to the hilt the Congress' ‘aam admi' plank by accusing BJP of blocking legislations benefiting the people at large and stressed

Rahul not after post, position: Sachin Pilot
National | Oct 25, 2012, 07:18 PM IST
Jammu, Oct 25: Amid speculation that Rahul Gandhi might be inducted into the Cabinet, Union Minister Sachin Pilot today said the young MP was not running for post or position and wanted to work for
Suspense on Rahul in Sunday's cabinet reshuffle
National | Oct 25, 2012, 05:38 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Union Council of Ministers is likely to undergo a substantive reshuffle which could see the possible induction of Rahul Gandhi into the Cabinet along with some other new faces and
Rahul Gandhi to address election meetings in Himachal today
National | Nov 03, 2012, 05:52 PM IST
Shimla, Oct 25: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be in Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh today to address election meetings for the forthcoming assembly polls in the state.In a series of rally that Mr

Rahul Gandhi in Jalandhar
National | Oct 19, 2012, 12:39 PM IST
Jalandhar, Oct 19: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jalandhar today to analyse the poor performance of the party candidates in the Punjab assembly polls. At the Karwal resort in Adampur, Rahul Gandhi met
Rahul Gandhi meets president amid speculation of cabinet reshuffle
National | Oct 18, 2012, 05:58 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 18: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee, a day after he had a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The two meetings take importance amid speculation of a
SC dismisses rape case against Rahul Gandhi, slaps Rs 5 lakh fine on ex-SP MLA
National | Oct 18, 2012, 04:21 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 18: The Supreme Court today slapped a Rs.5 lakh fine on an ex-SP MLA while dismissing as without substance his petition against Rahul Gandhi in which he had alleged that the Congress

Rahul Gandhi denies Chautala's allegations on land
National | Oct 18, 2012, 11:46 AM IST
New Delhi, Oct 18: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday dismissed as "entirely false, utterly baseless and defamatory" allegations by former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala that his purchase of 6.5 acre land in Haryana
Rahul meets PM
National | Oct 17, 2012, 01:04 PM IST
New Delhi, Oct 17: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amid talk of a Cabinet reshuffle.While there was no official word as to what transpired at the meeting, the Prime
Rajiv a rare politician, Rahul warned me of a shark-infested system, reveals Arvind Kejriwal
National | Oct 13, 2012, 09:01 AM IST
New Delhi, Oct 13: India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, presently carrying out a campaign against Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's business dealings, has in an interview to The Economic Times has said

Congress seeks apology from Akali Dal over Rahul remarks
National | Oct 13, 2012, 07:25 AM IST
New Delhi, Oct 13: Congress Friday demanded an apology from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for making "uncalled, uncharitable and undignified remarks" against party general secretary Rahul Gandhi over his "flagging" the enormity of of drug
Rahul Gandhi says, seven out of 10 youths in Punjab have drug problems
National | Oct 12, 2012, 08:55 AM IST
Chandigarh, Oct 12 : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said seven out of 10 youths in Punjab were presently having drug problems. Rahul Gandhi's remark at the NSUI rally in Panjab University campus immediately
Cleanse and change politics: Rahul Gandhi
National | Oct 11, 2012, 06:45 PM IST
Chandigarh, Oct 11: With his party's central government facing several scams, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday urged youths to come forward to "cleanse and change politics"."We want you to come to politics, cleanse it

Rahul Gandhi to meet party leaders, students in Punjab
India | Oct 09, 2012, 09:44 AM IST
Chandigarh, Oct 9 :Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Amritsar Wednesday as part of his two-day trip to Punjab, a senior Congress leader said here Tuesday.Rahul will be addressing a rally of youth
Rahul to visit Punjab
National | Oct 08, 2012, 11:10 PM IST
Chandigarh, Oct 8 : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Punjab from Wednesday during which he will interact with party cadres. After landing at Raja Sansi Airport at Amritsar
Rahul Gandhi has opened investment doors in J&K: Tata
Oct 06, 2012, 02:37 PM IST
Srinagar, Oct 6: Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, said here Friday that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi had opened the door for India Inc. to invest in Jammu and Kashmir.During a meeting with
Rahul Gandhi pledges long-term relationship with youth in J-K
National | Oct 05, 2012, 03:07 PM IST
Srinagar, Oct 5: Enthused with the wealth of human capital in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today pledged to do his bit in building a long-term relationship with the youth of the
Rahul backs FDI in retail, says it will benefit farmers
National | Oct 05, 2012, 10:21 AM IST
Srinagar, Oct 5: Backing Centre's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the decision will help farmers prosper by removing middlemen from the supply chain and generate new jobs.