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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.

Rahul accuses TDP govt of undoing SHG movement
National | Jul 24, 2015, 06:14 PM IST
Anantapur (AP): Praising the Self-Help Group (SHG) women movement built over the years in Andhra Pradesh, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the TDP government in the state has destroyed the endeavour.Noting that MNREGA
Will not allow Prime Minister to take farmers' land: Rahul Gandhi
National | Jul 24, 2015, 07:55 PM IST
Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh): Targeting the NDA government over the land bill, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he would not allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take farmers' land easily.Addressing a public meeting
Apologise to Sushma Swaraj or face defamation suit, Gadkari tells Rahul
National | Jul 24, 2015, 02:41 PM IST
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today slammed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for calling External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj 'criminal' and threatened to file a criminal defamation suit against him if he did not apologise.He

Rahul Gandhi kicks off padyatra in AP to raise farmers' issues
National | Jul 24, 2015, 10:27 AM IST
Anantapur (AP): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today began his 10 km-long 'padyatra' from a village in the district to highlight the issues faced by farmers and women Self-Help Groups.Rahul, who has reached out to
Vyapam Scam: Hearing on Kumar Viswas's plea today; 5 other major events of the day
India | Jul 24, 2015, 09:56 AM IST
Vyapam Scam: Hearing on Kumar Viswas's plea in SC todayNew Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea of AAP leader Kumar Vishwas today who has joined others including Congress leader Digvijay Singh in
NDA govt anti-people, Congress will rise under Rahul's leadership: P Chidambaram
National | Jul 24, 2015, 07:14 AM IST
Tiruchirappalli: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at the NDA regime for being "anti-people" and vowed his party would rise again under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.He said

Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi in a rain hit rally
National | Jul 23, 2015, 08:46 PM IST
Tiruchirapalli: In a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said he and other leaders are not listening to the voice of people as they believe they have the
After Harish Rawat, BJP accuses Virbhadra singh of corruption
National | Jul 23, 2015, 07:00 PM IST
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh of receiving a bribe from a private company in the name of unsecured loan.Addressing a press conference here, union minister Ravi Shankar
Congress rallies Opposition on 'no resignation, no discussion' strategy
National | Jul 23, 2015, 01:55 PM IST
New Delhi: The deadlock in Parliament is likely to continue with Congress today rallying other opposition parties on "no resignation, no discussion" strategy over Lalit Modi and Vyapam controversies. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and party

Rahul Gandhi was caught in US with drugs: Subramanian Swamy
National | Jul 22, 2015, 01:51 PM IST
Jodhpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy today asked the Congress to first look within before blaming others.He was referring to the Congress demand of sacking Rajasthan CM, Vasundhara Raje, who is embroiled in
Odisha legislators ask Sonia, Rahul to remove chief whip
National | Jul 21, 2015, 06:41 PM IST
Bhubaneswar: Twelve Congress legislators from Odisha met party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday demanding the removal of the party chief whip in the state assembly. The legislators met Sonia and
Rahul Gandhi likely to join Mahila Congress protest against Modi govt
National | Jul 21, 2015, 09:14 AM IST
New Delhi: The Congress' woman wing, Mahila Congress, will protest near the Parliament on Tuesday, the first day of Monsoon session, against the Narendra Modi government on a range of issues including "price rise, corruption,

VHP criticises Rahul Gandhi for 'intemperate' language against PM Modi
National | Jul 17, 2015, 07:42 PM IST
New Delhi: Criticising Rahul Gandhi for using “intemperate” language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, VHP today it does not augur well for democracy. The Hindu outfit said that the Congress leader had become a “liability”
BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi, says he is a 'baby in diapers'
National | Jul 18, 2015, 08:10 AM IST
New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi after he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has to "grow out of diapers".Reacting sharply to Rahul's remark that the Vasundhara Raje government's "remote" was
BJP will ruin the nation built in last 60 years: Rahul Gandhi
National | Jul 17, 2015, 07:23 PM IST
Jaipur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today attacked BJP saying the saffron party would ruin the progress made by the country in last 60 years but his party would not allow it to do so."India

Rahul Gandhi's constituency Amethi may lose paper mill project
National | Jul 17, 2015, 08:31 PM IST
New Delhi: A Rs. 3,650 crore paper mill project, proposed to be set up in Jagdishpur in Rahul Gandhi's constituency Amethi, may be shifted to Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, the home state of Union Heavy Industry
Congress will reduce PM Modi's 56-inch chest to 5.6 inch: Rahul
National | Jul 17, 2015, 09:04 PM IST
Jaipur: Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that very soon Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 56-inch chest will be reduced to 5.6 inch.Addressing party workers in Jaipur,
Why is PM Modi silent on Vyapam scam, asks Rahul Gandhi
National | Jul 16, 2015, 02:26 PM IST
Hanumangarh: Gearing up to take on the government in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi today vowed that Congress will not allow the NDA government to acquire "even an inch of land" in the country as he stepped
PM Modi to address public rally in Varanasi; 5 other major events of the day
India | Jul 16, 2015, 10:02 AM IST
1. PM Modi to address public rally in VaranasiVaranasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to make a day-long visit to his Lok Sabha constituency today.During his visit the prime minister will address a public
Those who criticise Rahul Gandhi have personal reasons: Salman Khurshid
National | Jul 15, 2015, 05:33 PM IST
Patna: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has hinted that those striking discordant notes on the leadership qualities of Rahul Gandhi, are doing so for personal reasons.The former External Affairs Minister said in a "big" and