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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.

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi Meets PM
National | Nov 19, 2009, 09:11 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the backdrop of the controversy over the new sugarcane pricing policy which led to a stormy start to winter session of Parliament. "I had a
Raj Babbar Meets Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 17, 2009, 04:56 PM IST
Newly-elected Congress MP from Firozabad Raj Babbar on Tuesday met AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who asked him to work towards party's 'Mission 2012' when Uttar Pradesh goes to assembly polls. Babbar was accompanied by
Rahul Gandhi To Now Focus On Bihar
National | Nov 11, 2009, 09:12 PM IST
After Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi's next political target for the Congress will be Bihar where assembly polls are scheduled late next year. Gandhi will be concentrating on Bihar after his success in UP, which includes

Rahul Gandhi Not Target Of American LeT Operative, Indicates Chidambaram
India | Oct 30, 2009, 10:11 PM IST
The mysterious 'Rahul' figuring as a target of US national held for having Lashkar-e Taiba links is not Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Home Minister P Chidambaram appeared to suggest on Friday in New Delhi."It is
JMM Questions Rahul Gandhi's Commitment For The Poor
National | Oct 12, 2009, 11:32 PM IST
Welcoming the proposed maiden visit of AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi to Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Monday questioned his seriousness in working for the poor and downtrodden. "Would Rahul's choice to spend
Opposition Wants To Divide India Between Rich And Poor: Rahul
National | Oct 10, 2009, 09:52 AM IST
Attacking those who criticise and scoff at him for staying in Dalit homes, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday blamed the opposition for trying to divide India between the rich and the poor. "The opposition

UP Cong Leaders Asked To Stay In Dalit Houses
National | Sep 27, 2009, 03:57 AM IST
Following the footsteps of party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders in Uttar Pradesh have decided to spend time in Dalit localities. "On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2, all district
Shatrughan Bats For Jaswant
National | Sep 27, 2009, 03:49 AM IST
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has said the return of expelled leader Jaswant Singh to the BJP would be in the larger interest of the party. "Jaswant Singh has been a founding member of the BJP and
Mamata Lauds Rahul Gandhi For Travelling In Chair Car
National | Sep 18, 2009, 06:12 AM IST
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on tuesday earned accolades from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for practising austerity by travelling in a chair car of the Shatabdi Express from here to Ludhiana. "It is a good