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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

Country will never forget 'pain' of demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi
India | May 31, 2022, 03:59 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in 2016, there was Rs 18 lakh crore 'cash in circulation', and now there is Rs 31 lakh crore 'cash in circulation.
Rahul speaks ill about his own country abroad because nobody listens to him in India: Shivraj Singh
India | May 30, 2022, 09:13 PM IST
Speaking at India TV's Samvaad on Modi government 8 years in power, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "His mental state is like a child. If he becomes the Congress president, then the party doesn’t need an enemy."
Sidhu Moose Wala, Cong leader & singer, shot dead; Canada-based gangster claims responsibility
India | Dec 15, 2022, 05:52 PM IST
According to reports, the attack on Congress leader and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose wala took place just a day after the Punjab government had withdrawn his security.

Ladakh accident: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi condole death of soldiers
India | May 27, 2022, 07:30 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi and others condoled the deaths of army officers who lost their lives on Friday.
Rahul Gandhi had no political clearance for London visit, reveal govt sources
India | May 26, 2022, 07:30 AM IST
Member of Parliament, Professor Manoj Jha from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, who also went for a function in which Rahul Gandhi was participating in London, had all due permission including - the due political clearance.
Did Rahul Gandhi not take foreign ministry's permission before UK visit? Sources say so
India | May 25, 2022, 05:51 PM IST
According to the rules, MPs are required to take political approval from the Ministry of External Affairs before travelling abroad. The approval has to be obtained by putting the information on the website at least three weeks before the trips.

BJP mocks Rahul over his long pause during Cambridge event: 'Please do a scripted conversation'
India | May 25, 2022, 01:54 PM IST
In a video tweeted by BJP's Amit Malviya, Rahul Gandhi could be seen struggling for answer to a question about his views on violence and non-violence in the context of Indian society.
Rahul Gandhi at Cambridge: Single biggest learning experience of my life was my father’s death
India | May 24, 2022, 06:01 PM IST
In conversation with Indian-origin academic Dr Shruti Kapila at the prestigious University of Cambridge on Monday, Rahul Gandhi was asked about the death anniversary of his father who was killed in an LTTE suicide bombing during an election rally in Tamil Nadu in May 1991.
There is 'systematic attack' on institutions that allow India to speak, alleges Rahul Gandhi
India | May 24, 2022, 02:49 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi spoke on a broad range of subjects from Hindu nationalism, the Gandhi family’s role within the Congress party, and efforts to mobilize the people of the country as he fielded questions from a large Indian student base.

Congress' 2024 plan: Sonia Gandhi sets up panels; Rahul Gandhi, G23 rebels find place
India | May 24, 2022, 01:28 PM IST
At its strategy meeting in Udaipur, Congress had decided to have a political affairs committee in every state and the Centre to discuss ways forward.
Amit Shah takes dig at Rahul Gandhi, asks him to take off 'Italian glasses' to see development
India | May 22, 2022, 02:00 PM IST
Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth Rs 1,000 crores in the Namsai district.
Himachal polls 2022: Congress appoints district-wise secretaries; Priyanka to lead mission to power
India | May 22, 2022, 07:21 AM IST
Congress on Saturday decided that All India Congress Committee (AICC) national secretaries will be posted in every district of the state to strengthen the organization before the elections.

Congress not 'Big Daddy', will take regional parties along in fight against BJP: Rahul Gandhi
India | May 21, 2022, 04:19 PM IST
The former Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi, asserted his party will coordinate with regional outfits to launch a nationwide movement against the ruling dispensation and will reach out to the people in a big way.
PM Modi, others pay tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary; Rahul says, 'dearly miss him'
India | May 21, 2022, 11:54 AM IST
Rajiv Gandhi served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2, 1989. Born on August 20 in 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
Rahul Gandhi in UK: 'Indian democracy is global public good; if that cracks, it will cause problem'
India | May 21, 2022, 12:01 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's visit abroad has taken place at a time when the Congress is battling dissensions with a senior leader in Gujarat and Punjab having left the party.

Raman Singh takes dig at Congress' Chintan Shivir, calls 'Rahul Gandhi non-playing captain'
India | May 21, 2022, 07:19 AM IST
Raman Singh further said as per Congress' policy and thinking, it is not a "Chintan Shivir" but a "Chinta Shivir".
Prashant Kishor predicts 'impending electoral rout' for Congress in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh polls
India | May 20, 2022, 03:22 PM IST
Prashant Kishor had recently turned down an offer to join the Congress.
Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at govt over China building bridge over Pangong Tso lake
India | May 20, 2022, 02:38 PM IST
The Congress leader's remark came after MEA said that it was monitoring the situation after reports claimed that the Chinese side was constructing a second bridge over the Pangong Tso Lake in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Rahul flies to London to speak at 'Ideas for India' summit when Congress struggles of ideas at home
India | May 19, 2022, 10:29 PM IST
Congress media department head and general secretary Randeep Surjewala said that on May 23, Rahul Gandhi will address and interact at Cambridge University on "India at 75: The challenges and way ahead for a resilient-modern India".
Hardik Patel resignation: The backstory that includes secret meetings with Amit Shah
India | May 18, 2022, 07:11 PM IST
Hardik Patel, who had joined the Congress three years ago, on Wednesday resigned from the party, accusing its top leadership of behaving as if they hated Gujarat and Gujaratis.