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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 to leave for 5-day Europe tour today | Check full schedule
India | Sep 05, 2023, 07:48 AM IST
Notably, his visits abroad will come at a time when the crucial G20 Summit will be held from September 9 to 10 in the national capital. India currently holds the G20 presidency.
'Congress' Rahul Yaan has not launched in last 20 yrs' Rajnath Singh steps up attack on Opposition
Rajasthan | Sep 04, 2023, 05:34 PM IST
Rajasthan: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday flagged off BJP's ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in Jaisalmer. He also took a potshot at the Congress party during a public event.
BJP questions Rahul Gandhi, Nitish Kumar for 'shameful silence' over Udhayanidhi's remarks
India | Sep 04, 2023, 11:31 AM IST
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused the Opposition bloc of “opposing” the Hindu religion for vote bank politics and said that their silence on the matter is baffling and shocking.

Congress to hold Bharat Jodo Yatra in all districts across country on September 7
India | Sep 03, 2023, 09:59 PM IST
The Yatra began last year in September from Kanyakumari and ended in Kashmir in the span of 130 days. The mileage which, the party reaped in Karnataka Assembly elections.
Rahul Gandhi cooks Champaran meat with Lalu Prasad Yadav in Delhi, takes for sister Priyanka | VIDEO
India | Sep 03, 2023, 06:49 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi had visited the residence of RJD's patriarch hours after his conviction in the Modi surname defamation case was stayed by the Supreme Court. The video was released yesterday by the Congress.
'BJP has broken economic backbone of India', says Rahul Gandhi in poll-bound Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh | Sep 04, 2023, 01:31 PM IST
This is Rahul Gandhi's first visit to the poll-bound state after the Congress held its plenary session in Raipur in February this year.

Chhattisgarh: Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi to attend separate public events in poll-bound state tomorrow
Chhattisgarh | Sep 01, 2023, 09:29 PM IST
Amit Shah will attend events in Raipur and Saraipali of Mahasamund district. Rahul Gandhi will address a programme of Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club in Nava Raipur – the upcoming new capital city of Chhattisgarh.
'Impossible for BJP to win elections if...': Rahul Gandhi after I.N.D.I.A. bloc Mumbai meeting
Maharashtra | Sep 01, 2023, 05:46 PM IST
Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi said that forming a coordination committee and the decision to expedite seat-sharing discussions are two steps necessary to ensure that the I.N.D.I.A. alliance defeats the BJP.
I.N.D.I.A to contest 'Lok Sabha polls together as far as possible', forms 13-member team
India | Sep 02, 2023, 07:13 PM IST
It was also decided that seat sharing formulae will be finalised by September 30 by INDIA bloc coordination committee, sources said.

I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting in Mumbai: Logo unveiling put on hold | DETAILS
India | Sep 01, 2023, 02:05 PM IST
I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting in Mumbai: During an informal meeting of the alliance partners held at the hotel on Thursday (August 31), most leaders stressed the need to discuss seat sharing at the national level and finalising the process of poll preparations as soon as possible.
Talks of 'One Nation, One Election' only for distraction, says Rahul Gandhi at Oppn meet: Sources
India | Aug 31, 2023, 11:59 PM IST
The third meeting of the opposition alliance was organised where leaders of all 28 political parties attended to finalise their action plan for the next Lok Sabha elections.
Rahul Gandhi rakes up Adani issue again ahead of I.N.D.I.A Opposition bloc meet in Mumbai
India | Aug 31, 2023, 05:38 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi rakes up Adani issue: He also cited foreign media reports to question the SEBI investigation into the Adani issue and said that the market regulator let off the conglomerate with "token fines" for "technical violations."

I.N.D.I.A Opposition bloc 2-day meet ends, resolution adopted, coordination committee formed
Maharashtra | Sep 01, 2023, 11:44 PM IST
During its two-day meet in Mumbai, Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A resolved to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 together as far as possible and said the seat-sharing arrangements will be concluded at the earliest.
Karnataka: 5 'guarantees' of Congress are not just schemes, but governance model, says Rahul Gandhi
Karnataka | Aug 30, 2023, 03:47 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka: Karnataka Government launched the Gruha Lakshmi Yojana today (August 30) in the presence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Mysuru.
I've been saying for years PM is lying about land encroached by China: Rahul Gandhi reacts to map
India | Aug 30, 2023, 09:18 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi, who recently visited Ladakh claimed that he spoke to people in the region and they said that China grabbed land.

Rahul Gandhi to embark on 5-day Europe trip in September | Details
India | Aug 30, 2023, 10:59 PM IST
Notably, his visits abroad will come at a time when the crucial G20 Summit will be held from September 9 to 10 in the national capital. India currently holds the G20 presidency.
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India | Aug 29, 2023, 11:52 PM IST
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Rahul Gandhi tries his hand at chocolate-making in Tamil Nadu's Ooty | WATCH
India | Aug 27, 2023, 11:12 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the famous hill town situated in the Nilgiris while on his way to his Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala's Wayanad.
Jammu and Kashmir: Sonia Gandhi reaches Srinagar, takes boat ride in Nigeen Lake | WATCH
Jammu And Kashmir | Aug 26, 2023, 03:01 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi will meet Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today, who has been in Ladakh for the last one week.
UP: Case registered against teacher in Muzaffarnagar for instructing children to slap student
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 26, 2023, 01:23 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh news: According to the police, they have seen the viral video where a woman teacher asked the students in a class to beat their classmate.