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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.

Paratroopers will not be accommodated, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Jul 03, 2012, 11:50 AM IST
Kullu,Jul 3:Hinting at key changes in Congress, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said there is a need to properly define the rights and duties in the organization, particularly at the level of senior leadership, so that
After Salman, prisoner Sarabjit's sister to meet PM, Sonia
India | Jul 02, 2012, 08:29 PM IST
Mumbai, Jul 2: After securing the support of Bollywood star Salman Khan for the release of Sarabjit Singh, Indian prisoner who is on the death row in Pakistan, his family now plans to knock at
Younger generation must play important role in politics says Pranab
National | Jul 01, 2012, 08:16 PM IST
New Delhi, Jul 1: Close on the heels of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna saying Rahul Gandhi should join the government, Pranab Mukherjee today appeared to echo these sentiments, saying the younger generation should

UPA out to gag free opinion on Sonia, Rahul on internet, says RSS
National | Jul 01, 2012, 03:12 PM IST
New Delhi, Jul 1: The RSS has alleged that the UPA government is out to gag people's free opinion on the net, especially those regarding Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul, through requests to sites like
Rahul Gandhi should join govt, says S M Krishna
National | Jun 27, 2012, 03:01 PM IST
New Delhi, Jun 27: Amid expectations of a Cabinet reshuffle, external affairs minister S M Krishna on Wednesday strongly pitched for Rahul Gandhi's entry into the government, saying it was "necessary" to help in solving
Sarabjit's family crestfallen after mix-up on release
India | Jun 27, 2012, 12:00 PM IST
Amritsar, Jun 27: Dismayed that Pakistan was not releasing Sarabjit Singh, his family today said it was a “cruel joke” on them but vowed not to give up efforts to secure his release.A pall of

We learn a lot from Pranab, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Jun 25, 2012, 08:56 PM IST
New Delhi, Jun 25: “We learn a lot from him” was how Rahul Gandhi acknowledged the significance of Pranab Mukherjee as he drove down to the Finance Minister's North Block Office on his last day
SP leader Azam Khan wants Rahul Gandhi as PM
National | Jun 13, 2012, 10:36 PM IST
Firozabad (UP), Jun 13 : Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said today that his party was ready to support Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister if Dr Manmohan Singh was elevated as President.Speaking to mediapersons here
Rahul Gandhi should take main responsibility, says Ajit Jogi
National | Jun 05, 2012, 03:19 PM IST
New Delhi, June 5: Rahul Gandhi should now come out of the Youth Congress and NSUI mode and play a larger role in the party, senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi said on Monday. “It is

Rahul appeals party workers to work collectively in Karnataka
National | Jun 03, 2012, 05:10 PM IST
Davanagere, Jun 3: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today appealed the party workers to work unitedly to come back to power in Karnataka.Rahul, who arrived here from Hubli this morning as part of his two-day
Rahul Gandhi's Karnataka visit expected to boost drooping Congress's spirits
National | Jun 02, 2012, 01:58 PM IST
Bangalore,Jun 2 : Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will be on two-day visit to Karnataka from Saturday.This visit is expected to give a boost to the spirit of the party, which is trying to cash
Rahul asks partymen to work together for win in C'garh polls
India | May 19, 2012, 07:30 AM IST
Raipur, May 18: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said that for the party to win the upcoming assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, the senior party leaders need to work in a united manner.While addressing a

Rahul will become PM when the time comes, Digvijay Singh tells Adalat
India | May 12, 2012, 08:23 PM IST
New Delhi, May 12: Congress general secretary Digivijay Singh has said that Rahul Gandhi will become the prime minister, "when the time comes". Replying to a volley of questions from Rajat Sharma in the India
Sonia asks partymen to fight as one disciplined team in polls
National | May 09, 2012, 01:17 PM IST
New Delhi, May 9: Asking partymen to draw lessons from the previous polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that leaders must shed factional behaviour and fight as one disciplined team as the party braces
108 Dies, Fate of 250 More Unknown in Assam boat tragedy
India | May 02, 2012, 10:18 PM IST
Dhubri, May 02: Divers today fished out bodies of five passengers of Monday's ferry disaster here, taking the death count to 108, but the fate of at least 250 more is still not known.Indian and

Rahul Gandhi visits ferry mishap site in Dhubri
India | May 02, 2012, 06:51 PM IST
Dhubri (Assam), May 2: AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today visited the site of the boat tragedy at Medartary ghat in Assam's Dhubri district and assured the people that the government was taking all steps
Get ready for 2014 LS Polls, Rahul tells party workers
India | Apr 30, 2012, 05:38 PM IST
Amethi, Apr 30: Reviewing the party's debacle in the recently concluded assembly elections in UP, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today set the agenda for party workers to concentrate on the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.Arriving
Rahul undertakes first visit of UP after poll debacle
India | Apr 30, 2012, 11:25 AM IST
Lucknow, Apr 30: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today arrived on a three-day visit of his Parliamentary constituency Amethi, the first after his party's dismal show in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election.The Congress General Secretary will
Rahul's Brahmin Comment Draws Criticism From BJP
India | Apr 14, 2012, 10:00 PM IST
New Delhi, Apr 14: BJP today took a dig at Rahul Gandhi for his reported comment that he is a Brahmin, saying it shows that he and Congress have lost patience after failing to get
Rahul Gandhi Agrees To Visit Pakistan On Bilawal's Invitation
India | Apr 08, 2012, 06:44 PM IST
Islamabad, Apr 8: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has agreed to visit Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.23-year-old Bilawal, who is accompanying his father President Asif Ali Zardari on