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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

Breaking News, April 17 | HIGHLIGHTS
India | Apr 17, 2023, 11:56 PM IST
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Rahul Gandhi appeals people of Karnataka to ensure Congress' victory in 150 seats
Elections | Apr 16, 2023, 05:32 PM IST
The party is all set to get a full majority. One thing you remember... The BJP, with full force, will attempt to break the government, Rahul Gandhi said during his "Jai Bharat" rally in Karnataka.
Karnataka Elections 2023: 'Will ensure state is freed from clutches of...', says Rahul Gandhi
Elections | Apr 16, 2023, 02:49 PM IST
Karnataka Elections 2023: Last month, Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa said the BJP will get an absolute majority in Karnataka assembly elections, adding that the Congress was making false allegations as they are corrupt.

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India | Apr 16, 2023, 11:54 PM IST
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Big relief for Rahul Gandhi! Court grants permanent exemption from appearance in RSS defamation case
India | Apr 15, 2023, 10:23 PM IST
The Magistrate will now commence with recording of evidence in the case from June 3 in the defamation suit filed by local RSS worker.
When Rahul Gandhi asked Shah Rukh Khan for his advice to politicians; old video goes viral
Celebrities | Apr 15, 2023, 04:00 PM IST
An old video of Rahul Gandhi asking Shah Rukh Khan for an advice to politicians is going viral. SRK's honest answer is winning the internet. Watch the video here.

Rahul Gandhi set to vacate govt house and shift to Sonia Gandhi's residence | WATCH
India | Apr 14, 2023, 07:03 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday started shifting his belongings from his official residence in Delhi as he was asked to vacate the premises by April 22.
Sharad Pawar meets Rahul Gandhi, Kharge on Oppn unity; Congress says ready to fight as one
India | Apr 14, 2023, 06:16 AM IST
Addressing the media after meeting Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar said, "Our thinking is exactly what Kharge ji told you. But mere thinking will not help. A process needs to be started... This is just the beginning."
OPINION | YOGI FULFILS HIS PROMISE, ATIQ’S SON, ACCOMPLICE KILLED
India | Apr 14, 2023, 06:17 AM IST
Atiq Ahmed wept in courtroom on hearing news about his son’s death. Both Asad and Ghulam were carrying rewards of Rs 5 lakh each. They were the main accused in the murder of Umesh Pal, a key witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s murder case of 2005.

Modi defamation case: Surat court reserves verdict on Rahul Gandhi plea against conviction
India | Apr 13, 2023, 05:43 PM IST
BJP MLA is the complainant in the criminal defamation case in which a metropolitan court in Surat on March 23 sentenced Gandhi to two years in jail after holding him guilty over his 2019 remark, "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?", leading to his disqualification from the LS.
Oppn's prep for 2024 begins as Nitish, Tejashwi meet Rahul Gandhi, later Kejriwal in Delhi
India | Apr 13, 2023, 06:24 AM IST
Speaking to the media after meeting his Bihar counterpart, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP-led government at the Centre as the most corrupt and asked the entire opposition to unite.
Veer Savarkar’s grandson Satyaki files criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 12, 2023, 11:06 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi went to England last month and in one of the gatherings commented that Veer Savarkar wrote in his book that he, along with his 5-6 friends, was beating a Muslim person and Veer Savarkar enjoyed it. That remark is an insult because that incident is imaginary, Satyaki Savarkar said.

'Modi surname' defamation case: Patna court summons Rahul Gandhi on April 25 | DETAILS
India | Apr 12, 2023, 05:12 PM IST
'Modi surname' defamation case: The defamation case in the MP/MLA court was lodged by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP and former Bihar's deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi.
MP is just a tag, BJP can't stop me...: ex-Wayanad MP Rahul on maiden visit after disqualification
India | Apr 11, 2023, 05:46 PM IST
Former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi lost his membership of Parliament after being convicted by the Surat court in defamation case. His disqualification triggered nationwide protests by Congress leaders.
'Rajya Sabha chairman should be impartial': Congress hits back at Jagdeep Dhankhar
India | Apr 11, 2023, 09:19 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi Remarks: Congress hit back at Jagdeep Dhankar for his statement criticising Rahul Gandhi over his remark in the UK and said that the Rajya Sabha chairman should be impartial.

'Clear that you are now limited to being a troll': Jyotiraditya Scindia takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 10, 2023, 10:34 PM IST
Clearly, you are now reduced to a troll. Instead of making baseless allegations against me, and diverting attention from the main issues, why don't you answer these three questions, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia asked.
Counter to Rahul's Rs 20,000 cr claim: Adani says $2.6 bn stake sale money came in group firms
Business | Apr 10, 2023, 08:46 PM IST
The statement was issued rebutting reports in an international publication, which apparently was the basis of Gandhi's statement late last month questioning how "Rs 20,000 crore suddenly arrived in Adani's shell companies."
'To my only sibling, who has courage...': Priyanka Gandhi's Siblings Day post for Rahul
India | Apr 10, 2023, 05:51 PM IST
Taking to Instagram, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a post wrote, "So there’s a Sibling’s Day too! Well, to my only sibling, who has the courage to stand for goodness and compassion despite all sorts of filth being thrown at him."
Sachin Pilot Vs Ashok Gehlot 2.0: Defiant ex-deputy CM begins day-long fast
India | Apr 11, 2023, 11:22 AM IST
Former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, who is on bail till April 13 in the defamation case, was awarded two-year jail by Surat Court. His disqualification triggered nationwide protests by Congress leaders against the BJP government.
'Will file defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his 'Adani' tweet': Assam CM Himanta Sarma
India | Apr 09, 2023, 06:33 PM IST
Whatever Rahul Gandhi has tweeted is a defamatory tweet, once PM Modi goes back from Assam there will be a defamatory case filed against him after April 14th, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.