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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's yatra gets new name, to cover 15 states, 100 Lok Sabha seats | DETAILS
India | Jan 04, 2024, 04:52 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' is an exercise seen as the party's attempt to rally support ahead of the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rahul Gandhi will start his yatra from Manipur to Mumbai on January 14.
ED may issue fourth summons to Arvind Kejriwal, examining Delhi CM's reply
Delhi | Jan 04, 2024, 12:12 PM IST
The ED is currently examining Kejriwal's five-page reply sent to the investigating officer of the case on Wednesday and may reject his charges of calling the summons illegal.
Lok Sabha polls: Congress likely to pitch for THESE seats during talks with I.N.D.I.A bloc partners
India | Jan 02, 2024, 02:33 PM IST
The National Alliance Committee will present its report to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge first, and upon receiving approval, the party will engage in discussions with its alliance partners, sources said. Congress leaders are now tasked with negotiating seats with their alliance partners.

Rahul Gandhi an ordinary Congress MP, don't highlight him so much: Digvijaya Singh's brother
Madhya Pradesh | Jan 01, 2024, 03:04 PM IST
Lakshman Singh said Rahul Gandhi himself has said he is a party worker. "We all are party workers," Singh said without elaborating on his previous comment.
Rahul Gandhi cooks 'orange marmalade' with mother at home on New Year's Eve | WATCH VIDEO
Trending | Dec 31, 2023, 09:14 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi, along with his mother Sonia Gandhi, on New Year's Ev made homemade orange marmalade using fresh fruits harvested from their own kitchen garden.
Rahul Gandhi should become Prime Minister, says Siddaramaiah
India | Dec 29, 2023, 07:42 AM IST
Siddaramaiah has said that only the Congress party has the strength to address the problems of the country and for that Rahul Gandhi should become the Prime Minister. In 2019 also, he pitched for Rahul Gandhi as PM's face of the party.

Rahul discussed Brij Bhushan issue, sportspersons returning awards during interaction with wrestlers
India | Dec 29, 2023, 06:39 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi had interacted with the wrestlers in Haryana's Jhajjar district, the video of which he shared on his X handle. He discussed with them the issue of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan and the returning of awards by Bajrang Poonia.
Congress puts bar codes behind chairs for crowdfunding during Nagpur rally | VIDEO
India | Dec 29, 2023, 06:25 AM IST
This comes after the Congress had announced a nationwide crowdfunding campaign 'Donate for Desh' on December 18 to generate resources for the party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Congress will undertake caste census after coming to power at Centre: Rahul Gandhi at Nagpur rally
India | Dec 28, 2023, 06:00 PM IST
Speaking at the party's 'Hain Taiyyar Hum' rally in Nagpur, Rahul Gandhi said that there is a war going on between two ideologies in the country and that the upcoming general elections will be a battle of two ideologies.

Congress foundation day: Upcoming polls will be battle of two ideologies, says Rahul Gandhi
Maharashtra | Dec 28, 2023, 11:57 PM IST
Congress is marking its 139th foundation day today. Top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a mega rally today in Nagpur. With its 'Hain Taiyyar Hum' rally, the party also launched its poll campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections today.
Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, December 27, 2023
India | Dec 27, 2023, 11:28 PM IST
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Rahul Gandhi to undertake 'Manipur to Mumbai' Bharat Nyay Yatra from January 14 | Check route here
India | Dec 27, 2023, 01:21 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi will begin East to West, Bharat Nyay Yatra on January 14. The yatra will be flagged off by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Imphal.

Rahul Gandhi meets wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia at Virendra Akhara in Haryana amid WFI row
India | Dec 27, 2023, 11:58 AM IST
The sports ministry, however, suspended the WFI till further notice on Sunday, after the wrestling body made a "hasty announcement" of organising the under-15 and under-20 national competitions "without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers" for preparations.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi hold meeting with Bihar leaders ahead of Lok Sabha elections
India | Dec 26, 2023, 07:30 PM IST
After the meeting with Bihar Congress leaders, party chief Kharge said that every worker of his party is ready to reach out to the people and live up to the aspirations of the people of Bihar for progress, prosperity and peace of the state.
India's economy growing but wealth getting concentrated in a few hands: Rahul tells Harvard students
India | Dec 23, 2023, 05:40 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi interacted with the students of Harvard University on December 15. He put out a video of the same today in which he said that India's economy is growing but wealth is getting concentrated into a few hands an is not distributed among people.

Rahul Gandhi meets Sharad Pawar, discusses seat-sharing in Maharashtra for Lok Sabha polls
Maharashtra | Dec 23, 2023, 11:52 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi met Sharad Pawar after I.N.D.I.A. bloc's Friday protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over the suspension of MPs from the Parliament in the recently concluded Winter Session.
Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, December 22, 2023
India | Dec 22, 2023, 11:48 PM IST
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Youth spending most time on Facebook, Instagram because they are unemployed: Rahul slams Modi govt
India | Dec 22, 2023, 01:36 PM IST
At I.N.D.I.A. bloc protest at Jantar Mantar, Congress' Rahul Gandhi says, "2-3 youth entered Parliament and released smoke. At this BJP MPs ran away. In this incident, there is the question of security breach, but there is another question of why they protested this way."
Rahul Gandhi dials Nitish Kumar after reports surface he's unhappy with I.N.D.I.A. bloc: Sources
India | Dec 22, 2023, 10:15 AM IST
Reports had surfaced that Nitish Kumar was unhappy with the I.N.D.I.A. bloc after alliance meeting which took place on December 19. During the meeting, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name for PM face.
Breaking News, December 22
India | Dec 22, 2023, 11:46 PM IST
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