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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.

In pics: Rahul Gandhi's Dehradun rally
National | Feb 24, 2014, 07:06 AM IST
Dehradun: Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP of practicing “politics of blood” by pitting one religion against another and one caste against another to come to power at any cost, escalating the Congress attack against the
Congress playing fraud with armed forces: Modi
National | Feb 23, 2014, 06:45 PM IST
Ludhiana: Slamming the “delay” by UPA in granting ‘one-rank, one-pension' for ex-servicemen, Narendra Modi today accused Congress of playing “fraud” with the armed forces and mocked Rahul Gandhi's pitch on fighting corruption. Addressing a ‘fateh'
BJP practising 'politics of blood', says Rahul Gandhi at Dehradun rally
National | Feb 23, 2014, 07:29 PM IST
Dehradun: Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP of practicing “politics of blood” by pitting one religion against another and one caste against another to come to power at any cost, escalating the Congress attack against the

Rahul Gandhi is a late entrant to anti-corruption bandwagon : BJP
National | Feb 22, 2014, 05:14 PM IST
New Delhi: Attacking Rahul Gandhi for his push to anti-corruption bills recently, BJP today said he was a "late entrant" in the anti-graft bandwagon and his effort was "not genuine" as he never spoke earlier
Price rise, corruption issues discussed at CWC meet
India | Feb 22, 2014, 08:53 AM IST
New Delhi Issues like price rise, corruption and people's anger with UPA figured at an interaction RahulGandhi today had with members Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making forum, as he sought to battleready the
Keep politicians out of sports: Rahul Gandhi
Other Sports | Feb 21, 2014, 08:08 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday pitched for sportspersons taking charge of the country's sports bodies instead of politicians, whom he advised to stay out."When you are talking about sports and how to

Rajiv Gandhi assassination : Convict's daughter requests Rahul not to block her parents release
India | Feb 21, 2014, 06:53 AM IST
London: The daughter of Nalini and Murugan, two of the seven convicted killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on appealed to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi not to block an opportunity for her to reunite
Street vendors thank Rahul for passage of bill
National | Feb 20, 2014, 02:15 PM IST
New Delhi: A large number of street vendors today went to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence to thank him for getting the Street Vendors Protection Bill passed by Parliament.Addressing them, Rahul Gandhi said, it's not
Rahul Gandhi: If the killers of a former PM are released, what justice can a common man expect
National | Feb 19, 2014, 09:54 PM IST
Lucknow: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today expressed pain over the Jayalalithaa government's decision to release all the seven convicts serving life term for the assassination of his father, later Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Addressing a

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi tomorrow
National | Feb 18, 2014, 02:07 PM IST
Amethi (UP): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be on a day-long visit to his constituency tomorrow.After arriving here, Gandhi will inaugurate nine branches of State Bank of India in Mohanganj (Tiloi) and would also
Rahul Gandhi assures justice to Seemandhra
India | Feb 18, 2014, 08:27 AM IST
Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday assured central ministers and party MPs from Seemandhra that justice would be done to their region while carving out separate Telangana state.With Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 coming
Congress close to finalising candidates for 100 Lok Sabha seats
National | Feb 17, 2014, 10:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress is close to finalising candidates for 100 Lok Sabha seats after the first meeting of its Central Election Committee tonight, but a decision on the fate of sitting members of the Lower

One-rank-one-pension "historic": Rahul; "gimmick", says BJP
National | Feb 17, 2014, 09:43 PM IST
New Delhi: As the government today accepted the ‘one-rank, one-pension' demand of the ex-servicemen, Rahul Gandhi hailed the announcement as “historic” while BJP accused UPA of “paying lip service” to the cause of defence personnel.The
'One-rank, one pension' decision historic: Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 17, 2014, 05:53 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, who had given a push to the ‘one-rank, one-pension' demand of ex-servicemen, today hailed as “historic” the government's decision to accept the long-standing plea with Finance Minister P Chidambaram making an
Spare a day for anti-graft, welfare bills: Rahul urges parties
National | Feb 17, 2014, 04:30 PM IST
New Delhi: Assuring activists that the government will try its best to get anti-graft and social welfare bills passed during the current session of parliament, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday urged political parties to

Opposition does not respect women: Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 16, 2014, 11:39 PM IST
Mandya: In a veiled attack on BJP and RSS, Rahul Gandhi today said the opposition does not respect women and their ‘ideological sangathan' has no place for them. The attack by the Congress Vice President
Vishwas promises reopening of closed factories in Amethi
National | Feb 16, 2014, 11:09 PM IST
Amethi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas today said if he won from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency he would ensure reopening of all closed factories in the area and introduce a direct train to
In pics: Rahul Gandhi's all-women rally in Tumkur, Karnataka
National | Feb 17, 2014, 07:52 AM IST
Tumkur: Wooing women voters, Rahul Gandhi today sought their empowerment and said the party's aim was to bring more women forward in the election process. “India can't be a superpower until we empower women. Wherever women
Live: Rahul woos female voters at all-women rally in Tumkur, Karnataka
National | Feb 16, 2014, 05:38 PM IST
Tumkur: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today tried to win over female voters by promising women empowerment.Rahul was addressing an all-women rally in Tumkur of Karnataka.In a veiled attack on BJP and RSS, Rahul Gandhi today
Rahul Gandhi to address first all-women rally in Karnataka tomorrow
National | Feb 15, 2014, 08:44 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is all set to create history tomorrow when he will be addressing his first all-women rally at Tumkur in Karnataka.Rahul's rally is targeted at reaching out to 49 percent