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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
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Rahul Gandhi: Congress supports NDA Speaker candidate, demands Deputy Speaker post
India | Jun 25, 2024, 11:33 AM ISTFollowing efforts by Rajnath Singh and Kiren Rijiju to build consensus, the opposition will not field a Speaker candidate. Om Birla, the previous Speaker, met PM Modi, indicating his possible retention.
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Parliament 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day, to resume at 11 am on June 26
India | Jun 25, 2024, 08:27 PM ISTLok Sabha session updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have issued a three-line-whip to its MPs to remain present in the House on Wednesday from 11 am onwards.
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From NEET scam to water crisis: Rahul Gandhi flags 10 issues in 'first 15 days of NDA' govt
India | Jun 24, 2024, 04:49 PM ISTLok Sabha session: Rahul Gandhi highlighted several issues including the tragic train accident in West Bengal and a slew of terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Robert Vadra: 'Rahul Gandhi to challenge BJP on every issue as he understands Oppn's responsibility'
India | Jun 24, 2024, 04:03 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of attacking the Constitution, and said it was not acceptable to them.
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INDIA bloc leaders protest in Parliament holding copies of Constitution | WATCH
India | Jun 24, 2024, 03:56 PM ISTLeaders of the INDIA bloc, including Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, stage a protest in Parliament today.
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Parliament HIGHLIGHTS: Elected leaders take oath as MPs in Lok Sabha
India | Jun 24, 2024, 08:33 PM ISTLok Sabha session live updates: Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab administered oath to PM Modi and presiding officers, Radha Mohan Singh and Faggan Singh Kulaste. Following this, he administered oath to other leaders. A total of 544 MPs will take oath in two days from June 24-25.
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Rahul Gandhi pens emotional note for Wayanad people ahead of taking oath as Raebareli MP
India | Jun 23, 2024, 09:29 PM ISTRahul Gandhi said when I faced abuse day after day, your (people of Wayanad) unconditional love protected me. You were my refuge, my home and my family. I never felt for even a moment that you doubted me.
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Rahul Gandhi to raise NEET-UG exam 2024 'paper leak issue' in Parliament
India | Jun 21, 2024, 11:41 PM ISTNEET-UG exam paper leak: Congress leader said that he wants to speak with 24 lakh students who have suffered due to NEET paper leak. Congress also staged protests across nation over the alleged irregularities and demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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Rahul Gandhi on NEET controversy: 'Paper leaks happening because BJP has captured institutions'
India | Jun 20, 2024, 04:29 PM ISTIn a shift from earlier practice, the National Eligibility Test (NET) was conducted in pen-and-paper mode this time on a single day — June 18 — with a record 11 lakh students registering for the exam.
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Minister Ramdas Athawale wishes Rahul Gandhi on his birthday in his own style
India | Jun 20, 2024, 12:00 AM ISTThis is the second time when Athawale has wished Rahul Gandhi with a pinch of humour. His remark drew mixed reactions on social media.
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Rahul Gandhi launches White T-shirt campaign on his 54th birthday, calls it symbol of transparency
India | Jun 19, 2024, 11:33 PM ISTOn his 54th birthday, the Congress leader along with his sister and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi visited party headquarters in Delhi.
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Rahul Gandhi's Birthday 2024: Reflecting on the Congress leader's early political career
India | Jun 19, 2024, 09:00 AM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi turns 54 on June 19, 2024. Born into a prominent political family, his early education was at The Doon School, followed by studies in Florida and Cambridge. Rahul entered politics in 2004, winning the Amethi seat.
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INDIA bloc leaders meet SEBI officials, seek probe into stock market 'manipulation'
India | Jun 18, 2024, 06:26 PM ISTThe I.N.D.I.A bloc has described the stock market crash after Lok Sabha election results as "biggest stock market scam" with retail investors losing Rs 30 lakh crore. The stock market had soared after the Exit polls predicted landslide victory for BJP-led NDA but the result turned out differently.
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From campaigner to Congress candidate, 5 key occasions during Priyanka Gandhi's political journey
India | Jun 18, 2024, 04:39 PM IST52-year-old Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, whose name did the rounds as the Congress candidate for Amethi, Rae Bareli as well as Varanasi parliamentary seats before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, is finally set to begin her innings in electoral politics from Wayanad in Kerala.
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Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over alleged irregularities in NEET-UG exam
India | Jun 18, 2024, 02:38 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on the NEET-UG row. He said, will raise the issue in Parliament.
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Priyanka Gandhi should be in Parliament before me, says husband Robert Vadra on her poll debut
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OPINION | EVMs: FREE, FAIR AND FAST POLLING
India | Jun 19, 2024, 06:10 AM ISTTo me, the entire EVM issue is one in which one goes on raising doubts and questions, and telling lies, and the sole objective seems to create doubts in the minds of people. The funny part here is, that Elon Musk raised questions about EVMs being used in a primary election in Puerto Rico, USA.
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Cong considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul's decision to vacate Wayanad seat
India | Jun 17, 2024, 09:09 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi will retain the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh and vacate his Wayanad seat in Kerala from where his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut.
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Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, Priyanka to make electoral debut in Wayanad bypoll
India | Jun 18, 2024, 06:24 AM ISTRahul Gandhi had won from Wayanad and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituencies and he has to vacate one of the seats within 14 days of the Lok Sabha results, which came out on June 4.
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'EVMs in India are a black box', Rahul Gandhi joins Elon Musk to criticise electronic voting machine
India | Jun 16, 2024, 01:56 PM ISTGandhi's X post marked as the return of EVMs debate in the political circles. The opposition parties have been raising concerns over EVMs for some time now. They had demanded a 100 per cent count of the VVPAT slips which was not allowed.