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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

'Govt headed by his mother...': Smriti blasts Rahul after he questions govt's NMP move
India | Aug 25, 2021, 12:11 PM IST
Irani, who represents UP's Amethi constituency in Lok Sabha, went on to associate Rahul Gandhi's politics with 'hypocrisy' and 'arrogance'.
Modi govt selling India's assets built over last 70 years, destroyed everything: Rahul Gandhi
India | Aug 24, 2021, 06:37 PM IST
BJP and PM Modi say nothing happened in the last 70 years. But yesterday, finance minister decided to sell the assets that have been built over the last 70 years, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in a press conference.
Rakshabandhan 2021: Rahul Gandhi says Priyanka holds special place in his life
India | Aug 22, 2021, 02:27 PM IST
Taking to Facebook, the Congress leader wished everyone a happy Rakshabandhan while sharing a picture with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Facebook, Instagram remove Rahul Gandhi's posts revealing rape victim's parents' identity
India | Aug 23, 2021, 01:05 PM IST
According to sources, Facebook has informed Gandhi and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) about the removal of the posts from Facebook and Instagram.
Rajiv Gandhi 77th birth anniversary: Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to his father
India | Aug 20, 2021, 10:50 AM IST
Senior party leaders PK Bansal, KC Venugopal and IYC chief Srinivas BV, among other leaders, were present on the occasion.
Array of programmes to mark Rajiv Gandhi's 77th birth anniversary today
India | Aug 20, 2021, 07:24 AM IST
A special photo exhibition paying tribute to the late PM will also be organised in Delhi on the occasion, according to a statement by the Indian Youth Congress.

Rahul Gandhi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's statue in his constituency, Wayanad
India | Aug 16, 2021, 05:03 PM IST
Referring to Gandhi's teachings, he said the powerful thing about Mahatma Gandhi was that he put into action whatever he said.
'Satyamev Jayate', tweets Congress after Twitter unlocks Rahul's account
India | Aug 14, 2021, 01:48 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi on Friday released a video statement slamming Twitter for blocking his account and alleged that the social media platform was taking sides in the politics of the country.
Twitter unlocks Rahul Gandhi's handle week after suspending it
India | Aug 14, 2021, 02:03 PM IST
Sources said the Twitter accounts of some of the party leaders who had shared the same pictures have also been restored.

Rahul Gandhi Instagram post: NCPCR asks Facebook India head to appear on August 17
India | Aug 14, 2021, 09:03 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi had met the family of the minor girl who was allegedly raped and killed in Delhi. Later, he posted a picture of his meeting with the girl's parents on Twitter and a video on Instagram.
After Twitter, NCPCR demands action against Instagram profile of Rahul Gandhi
India | Aug 13, 2021, 04:24 PM IST
The microblogging site blocked the account of Gandhi following the complaint. Twitter has said it has followed due process as Gandhi's tweet on the family of the victim was against its rules and the law.
Opinion | Rajya Sabha: Ensure that ugly spectacle is not repeated
India | Aug 13, 2021, 02:03 PM IST
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, after marching from Parliament to Vijay Chowk with other opposition MPs, alleged that MPs were “beaten up” by “outsiders from RSS wearing the uniform of marshals”.

After Twitter, NCPCR demands action against Instagram profile of Rahul Gandhi
India | Aug 13, 2021, 01:35 PM IST
NCPCR on Friday asked Facebook to take action against the Instagram profile of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for posting a photo of the family of the nine-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in southwest Delhi.
Twitter not neutral, interfering in political process: Rahul Gandhi
India | Aug 13, 2021, 11:47 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi has accused Twitter of being biased and interfering in the country's political process by blocking his account.
Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders accounts blocked for violating rules: Twitter
India | Aug 12, 2021, 02:15 PM IST
Twitter handles of Rahul Gandhi and several Congress leaders have been locked by the US firm for posting pictures of the family of the nine-year-old Dalit rape and murder victim last week in the national capital.

Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar: My fight is with PM and his ideology that divides India
India | Aug 10, 2021, 10:29 PM IST
Mincing no words, the Congress leader said that his fight is against none other than the Prime Minister only.
Rahul Gandhi visits Kheer Bhawani temple in J&K's Ganderbal
India | Aug 10, 2021, 11:05 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday offered prayers at the famous Ragnya Devi temple popularly known as Kheer Bhawani temple in Ganderbal.
NSUI to hold protest against suspension of Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account
India | Aug 09, 2021, 12:27 PM IST
Twitter has deemed that Rahul Gandhi's account violated rules against posting private information.
Rahul Gandhi on two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit from today
India | Aug 09, 2021, 10:33 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Srinagar from today during which he will inaugurate the party's Jammu and Kashmir headquarters and meet Congress workers.
Twitter responds after Congress says Rahul Gandhi's account temporarily suspended
India | Aug 07, 2021, 11:08 PM IST
This comes a day after Twitter removed a controversial post of Gandhi with a picture of him meeting the family of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who died following an alleged sexual assault. A message from Twitter read that the tweet had violated its rules.