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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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FTII deadlock: BJP leader Madhav Bhandari talks to students
India | Sep 16, 2015, 03:58 PM IST
Pune: In an effort to end the 97-day-old impasse at FTII, senior BJP leader Madhav Bhandari today held informal talks with students' representatives even as the relay hunger strike by three protesters continued on the
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi conducts interview to select his core group of leaders
National | Sep 15, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has started to take interview of selected Congress leaders who will be the part of his team. The selected Congress people will be given the post of General
Bihar polls: Lalu Prasad refuses to share dais with Rahul at West Champaran rally
National | Sep 14, 2015, 05:36 PM IST
Patna: In what could spell trouble for the grand alliance in Bihar elections, former chief minister Lalu Prasad has refused to share the stage with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at a rally and efforts

PM Modi overlooks interest of farmers: Rahul Gandhi
National | Sep 13, 2015, 12:15 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of overlooking farmers as the party formed a committee to prepare for its rally on September 20 to mark its success
Arun Jaitley takes veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi
National | Sep 11, 2015, 10:05 PM IST
Kochi: In a veiled dig at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, senior BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that Congress' fortunes are bound to go down further in the absence of
Odisha mired in corruption, chitfund scam: Rahul Gandhi
National | Sep 11, 2015, 08:35 PM IST
Bhubaneswar: Alleging that Odisha is plagued by a host of problems including "corruption and chitfund scam", Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said the state had witnessed "regional imbalance"."There is a huge corruption issue. People are

Where are 'achhe din', Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi government
National | Sep 10, 2015, 02:12 PM IST
Bhubaneswar: On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of creating roadblocks in governance, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a jibe at the government for its "anti-farmer policies", asking "where
PM Modi to inaugurate 'Vishwa Hindi Sammelan
India | Sep 10, 2015, 11:18 AM IST
1. PM Modi to inaugurate 'Vishwa Hindi Sammelan'Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate the three-day 10th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan (World Hindi Conference) in Bhopal."The conference will prove to be a milestone in universalization
Rahul Gandhi to chair Congress CLP meeting today
National | Sep 07, 2015, 10:49 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will today chair the meeting of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leaders of states, where the party is in opposition.The meeting, which is scheduled to take place at 3 pm,

Sonia Gandhi's term as Congress President likely to be extended by a year
National | Sep 04, 2015, 10:49 PM IST
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee is likely to extend party president Sonia Gandhi's term by another year when it meets here on September 8. The current term of Sonia, who has been at the
PM can't see œintolerant non-state actor controlling his govt: Rahul Gandhi
National | Sep 04, 2015, 10:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Apparently targeting RSS, Rahul Gandhi today dubbed it as an “intolerant non-state actor” “controlling” the Narendra Modi government and said the Prime Minister cannot see it.“Modiji can see intolerant non-state actors controlling large
Rahul Gandhi elevation as Congress president likely to be delayed
National | Sep 04, 2015, 10:22 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to be elevated as party president soon.A meeting of Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's highest decision-making body, is likely to be held on September 8 to

Congress dismisses speculation about Rahul not sharing dais with Lalu
National | Sep 02, 2015, 07:22 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Congress today dismissed speculation that Rahul Gandhi will not share dais with RJD chief Lalu Prasad in poll-bound Bihar. "These sort of doubts only you have. The meaning of an alliance is to
Rahul Gandhi to lead a 'Save Farmer March' in Odisha
National | Sep 01, 2015, 05:10 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will lead a 'Save Farmer March' in Bargarh district during his two-day visit to Odisha to highlight alleged failure of both the Centre and BJD regime in the state
PM Modi's politics of anger responsible for Gujarat situation: Rahul Gandhi
National | Aug 27, 2015, 05:40 PM IST
Srinagar: Rahul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the violence in Gujarat during quota agitation by Patels, saying it was a repercussion of the “politics of anger” pursued by Modi .“Our Prime Minister

Rahul Gandhi blames PM Modi for Gujarat violence
National | Aug 27, 2015, 02:59 PM IST
Srinagar: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi believed in ruling the nation by dividing it, referring to the violence in Gujarat over reservations for the Patel community.The Congress leader,
Rajiv Gandhi Trust land in Amethi to be returned to UPSIDC
National | Aug 26, 2015, 08:36 PM IST
Amethi: A revenue court today ordered return of the land sold to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust by an industrial house to Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC).The order passed by sub-divisional magistrate, Gauriganj, Vandita
Rahul should take charge as Congress president soon: Sachin Pilot
National | Aug 26, 2015, 01:54 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi should take over as Congress president soon, says Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot who also wants Sonia Gandhi to remain the parliamentary party head to guide the organisation.Pilot feels that the
Rahul Gandhi meets Pak firing victims in J&K
National | Aug 26, 2015, 12:10 PM IST
Jammu: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today arrived here on a three-day visit.Soon after his arrival, the Congress leader rushed to Balakote in Poonch district where he met the family members of six people who were
Rahul Gandhi to embark three-day visit to J&K; 6 other events of the day
India | Aug 26, 2015, 10:38 AM IST
1. Rahul Gandhi to embark three-day visit to J&KJammu: Rahul Gadhi will today arrive in Jammu on a three day visit. The Congress Vice President will meet the representatives of different sections of society besides