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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.

May 18: Major News Events of the day!
India | May 18, 2015, 09:51 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit South Korea todaySeoul: PM Modi will hold bilateral discussions with South Korea President Park Geun-hye. Modi will also be meeting important business leaders.Rahul Gandhi to begin 3-day Amethi visit from
Rahul Gandhi's three-day visit to home turf Amethi begins today
National | May 18, 2015, 01:52 PM IST
Amethi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will today begin three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi.Rahul's visit, the first since his 56-day sabbatical that ended last month, is expected to be a stormy.During his stay here,
PM Modi's foreign tours a national duty,not secretive: Venkaiah Naidu
National | May 17, 2015, 08:52 PM IST
Hyderabad: Taking a dig at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his foreign visits, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said Modi's schedule is in public domain and

May 15: Top 5 News Headlines that you can't afford to miss today!
India | May 15, 2015, 09:30 PM IST
India, China vow to settle border issue at earliestVowing to address the boundary issue at the earliest, India and China today decided to seek a “political” solution to the vexed dispute amid Prime Minister Narendra
BJP hits back, says Rahul running 'anti-development' campaign
National | May 15, 2015, 08:29 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the farmers issue, and accused him of running an "anti-growth and anti-development campaign" against the government to
Modi Govt trying to snatch farmers' land for corporates: Rahul
National | May 15, 2015, 07:30 PM IST
Adilabad: In a blistering attack on Narendra Modi government, Rahul Gandhi today accused it of trying to snatch land from farmers for “crony capitalists” and also did not spare Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao,

'Acche din' only for Modi, his businessmen friends: Rahul Gandhi
National | May 15, 2015, 05:28 PM IST
Nirmal (Telangana): Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "acche din" have come only for Modi and few businessmen close to him.Addressing a public meeting at Wadial village near
Rahul to begin 3-day Amethi visit on May 18
National | May 15, 2015, 05:26 PM IST
Amethi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will pay a three-day visit to his Amethi parliamentary constituency beginning May 18, during which he will meet farmers affected by the recent untimely rain and hailstorm.“The Congress MP will
Rahul Gandhi consoles families of farmers who committed suicide in Telangana
National | May 15, 2015, 02:41 PM IST
Nirmal (Telangana): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today undertook 'padyatra' in Adilabad district of Telangana to console families of farmers who committed suicide due to financial distress.Rahul launched his walkathon 'Kisan Sandesh Yatra' in morning from

TRS, BJP slam Rahul Gandhi
National | May 15, 2015, 12:59 PM IST
Hyderabad: As Rahul Gandhi kicked off his padyatra in Telangana, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the BJP slammed alleged attempts to politicise the farmers' issue and turn his visit into a “grand celebration.”“A democratic
Top News Events for May 15th!
India | May 15, 2015, 10:02 AM IST
PM Modi to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Beijing todayBeijing: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be given a welcome ceremony followed by talks with Chinese PM Li Keqiang, signing of agreements
Rahul gandhi concludes padyatra, to address farmers soon
National | May 15, 2015, 02:22 PM IST
Nirmal(Telangana): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday undertook 'padyatra' in Adilabad district of Telangana to console families of farmers who committed suicide due to financial distress.The Congress leader launched his walkathon 'kisan sandesh yatra' on

Rahul Gandhi arrives in Telangana for 'padayatra'
National | May 14, 2015, 11:32 PM IST
Hyderabad: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Telangana tonight to interact with farmers and undertake a ‘padayatra' in Adilabad district tomorrow to highlight their issues.Gandhi landed at Nanded in Central Maharashtra this evening from New
Major News Events of May 14th!
India | May 14, 2015, 09:54 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to kick start three-nation visitPrime Narendra Modi yesterday night left for three-nation visit to China, Mongolia and South Korea. He will visit Shiyan, Beijing and Sanghai during his stay in China from
Amethi Food Park row: Rahul Gandhi's own UPA govt scrapped the project !
National | May 14, 2015, 07:32 AM IST
New Delhi: A heated debate was witnessed in Lok Sabha today over the cancellation of mega Food Park in Amethi with Congress accusing the Narendra Modi government of resorting to "politics of vendetta" on developmental

Rahul Gandhi to undertake 15-km padyatra in Telangana
National | May 13, 2015, 05:05 PM IST
Hyderabad: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will embark on a two-day visit to Telangana beginning tomorrow which would include a 15-km ‘padayatra' in Adilabad district.According to Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC working President, Rahul's visit is to
Rahul Gandhi condemns Karachi bus attack
National | May 13, 2015, 04:36 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi strongly condemned the attack on a bus in Karachi in Pakistan on Wednesday."I strongly condemn the brutal terrorist attack in Karachi. Innocent lives have been lost in a
May 12: Top 5 News Events you might have missed today!
India | May 12, 2015, 09:37 PM IST
Earthquakes jolt Nepal; tremors felt across India, Indonesia, AfghanistanNepal's Home Ministry says at least 42 people killed and 981 injured in latest earthquake.Police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam said that four people were killed in Chautara
Smriti Irani asks Rahul Gandhi to join the politics of change
National | May 12, 2015, 08:13 PM IST
AMETHI: Union Minister Smriti Irani today asked Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to join her for "politics of change" for Amethi's development.Irani was responding to Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was practicing "politics
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes on Rahul Gandhi over Amethi food park issue
National | May 12, 2015, 04:57 PM IST
New Delhi: Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over cancellation of food park in his constituency, Amethi."When Rahul Gandhi spoke for the first time in Amethi, he was