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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.

Modi govt is anti-farmer, murdered UPA's Land Bill: Rahul Gandhi in LS
National | May 12, 2015, 03:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP-led NDA government of 'murdering' 2013 Land Acquisition Bill which was formulated with the support of the then opposition including BJP."It took around two years to introduce
Congress questions Chair's impartiality; Speaker rejects charges
National | May 12, 2015, 01:55 PM IST
New Delhi: A belligerent Congress today raised concern over the impartiality of the Chair in the Lok Sabha, eliciting strong protests from the Treasury benches with the government asserting that the Speaker cannot be “threatened”.Noisy
'Farmers of Amethi in distress but Rahul Gandhi missing from scene'
National | May 12, 2015, 02:20 PM IST
Amethi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani today visited Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi's bastion Amethi to offer solace to farmers whose crops have been destroyed by unseasonal rain.Without taking name of Rahul, she said that the

Criminal defamation: Rahul's appeal in SC posted for July 8
National | May 11, 2015, 09:14 PM IST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said that it will first decide on the issue of constitutional validity of penal provisions dealing with criminal defamation before dealing with Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's appeal against
Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi government of hurting fishermen's interest
National | May 11, 2015, 05:50 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused the Narendra Modi government of going against the interests of fishermen in coastal states, saying a ban by the ‘suit-boot ki sarkar' was not allowing them
Rahul's suit-boot remark on Modi shows his desperation, MP CM Chouhan tells Aap Ki Adalat
National | May 10, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for describing Prime Minister Modi's government as "suit-boot ki sarkar".Replying to queries from Rajat Sharma in the show Aap

Smriti Irani to visit Rahul Gandhi's constituency on May 12
National | May 09, 2015, 07:41 PM IST
Amethi: Union Minister Smriti Irani will visit Rahul Gandhi's constituency Amethi on May 12 to meet farmers affected by untimely rains, but an irked Congress has said it will oppose it over the cancellation of
BJP playing vendetta politics against Rahul: Congress
National | May 08, 2015, 09:36 PM IST
New Delhi: Hitting back, Congress today alleged that the Narendra Modi government was playing politics of vendetta against Rahul Gandhi over a mega food park project in his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.Party
Rahul Gandhi's march-for-farmers in Telangana postponed by 3 days
National | May 08, 2015, 09:37 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's proposed 'Kisan padyatra' in Telangana has been postponed in view of extension of parliament's budget sesssion for three more days."In view of the extension of Lok Sabha session, Rahul

Why was Rahul mum on farmers' suicides during Congress rule?: BJP
National | May 08, 2015, 08:23 PM IST
Hyderabad: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his attack on NDA government on farmers' issues and his proposed 'padayatra' in Telangana, state BJP today said the Congress Vice President should first talk about the farmers'
Congress will stage come back with force: Chandy
National | May 08, 2015, 05:16 PM IST
Kochi: Rahul Gandhi's renewed efforts to strengthen the Congress at the grassroot level and Sonia Gandhi's leadership will enable the party to “come back with force,” Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here today. “Congress
BJP targets Rahul, says Congress engaging in 'doublespeak'
National | May 08, 2015, 05:07 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress today came under fire for engaging in “doublespeak” as BJP charged that while its Vice President Rahul Gandhi was on the one hand opposing the NDA government's bid to improve rural infrastructure,

Food Processing Minister accuses Rahul of deception over Amethi issue
National | May 08, 2015, 04:31 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today came under attack in Lok Sabha, with the government accusing him of “playing politics of deception” and “misleading” the House over a mega food park project in his constituency Amethi,
Rahul appears in Maharashtra court in RSS defamation case
National | May 08, 2015, 01:39 PM IST
Thane (Maharashtra): Rahul Gandhi today appeared in a court at Bhiwandi here in connection with a criminal defamation case for allegedly blaming RSS for assassination of Mahatma Gandhi though the Supreme Court had yesterday stayed
LS adjourns twice after ruckus over decision to extend session
National | May 08, 2015, 01:03 PM IST
New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned twice today as a joint Opposition took on the government for its decision to extend the Lok Sabha by three days, terming the move “authoritarian”.As soon as the House

VK Singh takes swipe at Rahul over scrapping of mega food park
National | May 07, 2015, 10:34 PM IST
New Delhi: Union minister VK Singh today took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi after he raised in Lok Sabha the issue of reported scrapping of a mega food park in Amethi, wondering why there was
Rahul Gandhi on Twitter
National | May 07, 2015, 02:54 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has made his Twitter debut with an official account on the popular social networking side.‘Office of RG' was formally launched today and the twitter handle registered over 21,000 followers.“We are happy
SC suspends defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi
National | May 07, 2015, 02:19 PM IST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended criminal defamation suit against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his speech about the RSS and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi during elections last year.While putting on
Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of 'politics of revenge'
National | May 07, 2015, 02:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government in Lok Sabha over the reported scrapping of a mega food park project in his constituency of Amethi, accusing the Prime Minister
Rahul Gandhi exempted by SC to appear before Bhiwandi court in defamation case
National | May 07, 2015, 11:46 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday was exempted by Supreme Court from appearing in Maharashtra court on May 8 in defamation case.He filed a petition in Supreme Court yesterday against criminal defamation filed