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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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In pics: Rahul Gandhi uses Roman script to read Hindi in Parliament
National | Aug 13, 2015, 11:33 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi used the Roman script to speak inside the Lok Sabha at the time of Lalitgate debate on Wednesday.Rahul was caught on camera yesterday holding a sheaf of papers on
CCPA to decide on short special session in parliament and six other news events of the day
India | Aug 13, 2015, 10:07 AM IST
1. Iranian foreign minister on India visitNew Delhi: In a first ministerial trip here after Iran struck a nuclear deal, its Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif will visit India from today during which he will call
Govt may extend Parliament session if RS fails to pass GST Bill
National | Aug 13, 2015, 08:55 AM IST
New Delhi: With no signs of foreseeable settlement between Bharatiya Janata Party-led government and Congress party, there are grim chances of Goods and Services Tax bill getting passed in Rajya Sabha today – the last

Government tears into Congress, rejects demand for Sushma's exit
National | Aug 13, 2015, 07:47 AM IST
New Delhi: Government today tore into Congress for its allegations against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Lalit Modi issue and ruled out her resignation, saying she had been made a “scapegoat of a
Not received summons, never met Rahul: Lalit Modi
National | Aug 12, 2015, 09:33 PM IST
New Delhi: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said he has not received any Enforcement Directorate summons and described as "hogwash" charges of misappropriating money.In an interview to a news channel, Modi also denied having met
Government trying to cover up economic failures: Congress
National | Aug 12, 2015, 07:45 AM IST
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said the ruling BJP was trying to project that non-passage of GST Bill was a reason for the government's "poor performance" and cover up its "economic failures" by blaming

Sonia-Rahul can't see a non-Gandhi ruling India: Jaitley
National | Aug 12, 2015, 08:34 AM IST
New Delhi: As Congress stalled the GST Bill in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hit out at Sonia and Rahul Gandhi saying they had taken the defeat in 2014 elections badly and were
UPA turned environment ministry into "road block": Prakash Javadekar
National | Aug 11, 2015, 03:17 PM IST
New Delhi: Union minister Prakash Javadekar and a BJD member today jointly attacked the erstwhile UPA government for turning the Environment Ministry into a "road block" ministry, while referring to a letter by then minister Jayanthi Natarajan
House will function once Sushma Swaraj answers questions: Rahul Gandhi
National | Aug 10, 2015, 06:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Congress will allow Parliament to function only after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj discloses her family's financial transactions with Lalit Modi. He also hit out at Prime Minister

Disruptions in Parliament: Govt blames Sonia, Rahul
National | Aug 10, 2015, 05:09 PM IST
New Delhi: As disruptions rocked the last week of Parliament's Monsoon's session, Government today singled out Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi for stalling the House, saying not many of its leaders
BJP targets Rahul, Sonia over Parliament logjam
National | Aug 09, 2015, 07:31 AM IST
Mumbai: BJP yesterday claimed that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul were not allowing the resumption of business in Parliament even though many of their party leaders wanted the protest on the floor to be called off. "Many
Congress 'running away' from debate in Parliament: Smriti Irani
National | Aug 08, 2015, 07:01 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after hitting hard at Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over the Lalit Modi issue, BJP today accused Congress of making 'baseless accusations for personal political gains' and 'running away' from debate in Parliament. Congress was not ready

BJP hits back at Sonia and Rahul Gandhi
National | Aug 07, 2015, 06:34 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP today used the dynasty stick to hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his charge that Sushma Swaraj's family received money from former IPL boss Lalit Modi, saying people from "common families" have
Rajya Sabha adjourns till noon following Congress protest
National | Aug 07, 2015, 12:25 PM IST
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted again today as protesting Congress members trooped into the well raising slogans against ‘dictatorial' attitude of the government in suspending 25 of their Lok Sabha MPs. Soon after
Sushma should disclose how much her family was paid : Rahul Gandhi
National | Aug 07, 2015, 10:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack against Union Minister for External affairs Sushma Swaraj in Lalitgate case, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today asked her to disclose the amount of money Lalit Modi paid her family

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi encouraging indecorous behaviour: BJP
National | Aug 07, 2015, 01:45 AM IST
New Delhi: BJP today accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi of "continuously encouraging rude, indecent and indecorous behaviour" of their party members and asked them to "apologise" to the Speaker for
Voice of opposition being suppressed: Rahul Gandhi
National | Aug 06, 2015, 03:53 PM IST
New Delhi: The voice of the opposition is "being suppressed in Parliament", said Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the party continued its protest for the third day on Thursday over the suspension of 25 of
Naga accord shows Modi government's arrogance: Sonia Gandhi
National | Aug 06, 2015, 02:53 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today slammed the Modi government over the Naga peace accord, accusing it of not taking chief ministers of north eastern states into confidence and said it showed its "arrogance".Opening
Congress MPs continue protest for second day
National | Aug 05, 2015, 08:36 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that the protest will continue until the Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan revokes her decision to suspend Congress lawmakers.While denying any knowledge of government's proposal to end
Congress to continue its agitation against Modi government
National | Aug 05, 2015, 10:22 AM IST
New Delhi: Stepping up the attack against the Narendra Modi government, Congress lawmakers from both Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha will protest over suspension of the party's MPs at Gandhi statue in Parliament premises from