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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.

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Amar Singh praises Rahul Gandhi, says he is ‘very knowledgeable’
National | Oct 25, 2016, 05:07 PM IST
Heaping praise on Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh on Monday and said that the Congress vice-president has been ‘misunderstood’ by the people of this country.
In parting shot, Rita Bahuguna questions Rahul's leadership, says ‘country won't accept him as PM’
National | Oct 20, 2016, 11:53 PM IST
Rita Bahuguna Joshi today attacked Congress VP Rahul Gandhi for his Khoon ki Dalali remarks and said that the country would never accept him as the Prime Minister.
Chhattisgarh: Congress suspends party MLA RK Rai for calling Rahul Gandhi a ‘donkey’
National | Oct 19, 2016, 06:46 PM IST
R K Rai, Congress MLA from Gunderdehi Assembly in Chhattisgarh, has been suspended from the party after he called Rahul Gandhi a ‘donkey’.

Rahul Gandhi demands 18 per cent cap on GST so that ‘poor’ are not burdened
National | Oct 18, 2016, 02:04 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today demanded that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate should be kept at 18 per cent or lower in order to protect the interests of the ‘poor’ people.
BJP condemns Akhilesh Yadav for endorsing Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Khoon ki dalali’ remark against PM Modi
National | Oct 11, 2016, 02:27 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today condemned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for endorsing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s “khoon ki dalali” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “surgical strikes”.
Manohar Parrikar attacks Rahul Gandhi, reminds him of 'dalali' in defence deals under Congress rule
National | Oct 10, 2016, 10:36 PM IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today targeted Rahul Gandhi and said those who focused on dalali in defence deals fully understood the meaning of the word.

Samajwadi Party splits on surgical strikes; Akhilesh backs Rahul on ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark, Amar Singh sides with Modi
National | Oct 10, 2016, 09:44 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav backed Rahul Gandhi for his controversial 'dalali' remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on surgical strikes saying he must have said it after giving some thought.
‘Khoon ki dalali’ remark: Defamation complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi
National | Oct 08, 2016, 06:04 PM IST
A defamation complaint was today filed in a UP court against Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 'surgical strikes' carried out by the Indian Army inside Pakistan-occupie
7th October News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Oct 07, 2016, 07:26 PM IST
Important stories of the day

Jayalalithaa’s health improving, says Rahul Gandhi after visiting Apollo Hospital in Chennai
National | Oct 07, 2016, 02:31 PM IST
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at Chennai’s Apollo Hospital to enquire about her health and said she is on the road to recovery.
Amit Shah condemns Rahul Gandhi’s ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark, calls it ‘insult’ to Indian Army
National | Oct 07, 2016, 01:17 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah today condemned Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s “Khoon ki dalali” remark and said that it was “shameful” and an insult to the Indian Army.
Rahul Gandhi defends his ‘Khoon ki dalali’ remark against PM Modi, says won’t support using Indian Army in political posters
National | Oct 07, 2016, 12:00 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today defended his controversial ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he will not support using Indian Army in political posters.

PM Modi encashing sacrifices made by our soldiers, hiding behind their blood: Rahul Gandhi
National | Oct 06, 2016, 07:47 PM IST
Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi today castigated the PM saying he was doing business over the dead bodies of Army jawans and hiding behind their blood.
Rahul Gandhi comes in contact with live wire in Agra, narrowly escapes from electric shock
National | Oct 02, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday had a narrow escape during his Kisan Yatra in Agra when he came in direct contact with a live electricity wire.
Rahul Gandhi praises PM Modi for surgical strikes against Pakistan, says ‘first step by Modi worthy of a PM’
National | Sep 30, 2016, 01:52 PM IST
Probably for the first time in last 28 months of Modi government, the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has openly praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deciding to go for surgical strikes against militant camps based in Pakistan-occupied Kashm

RSS trying to ‘divide’ India, alleges Rahul Gandhi
National | Sep 29, 2016, 05:02 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today flayed the ideology of the RSS saying it is trying to ‘divide’ India.
Rahul Gandhi mounts attack on BJP; says Congress can pull nation out of grip of communalism, poverty
National | Sep 28, 2016, 10:56 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi today said Congress has all the capabilities and competency to pull the nation out of the grip of communalism, poverty, lawlessness and free the farmers from their debt burden.
Scuffle between Congress supporters and SPG at Rahul Gandhi’s road show in Bareilly
National | Sep 28, 2016, 06:40 PM IST
A scuffle broke out between a Congress leader and the SPG personnel at Rahul Gandhi's road show in Bareilly
Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP of making cow ‘an election stunt’
National | Sep 28, 2016, 06:10 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused the BJP of making cow ‘an election stunt’.
PM Modi obliges only 15-20 people, ignores rest: Rahul Gandhi
National | Sep 27, 2016, 06:28 PM IST
Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the shoe-hurling incident, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said that the PM works only for 15-20 people and doesn’t care about the rest. Attacking Modi during