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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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'Mein Nahin Hum' slogan used by our councillor in 2010: Congress
National | Jan 25, 2014, 10:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Hitting back at the BJP over its allegation that the ruling party “copied” Narendra Modi's ad blitz at a BJP convention in 2011, Congress today came out with a video clip claiming that
Amethi roadshow: Priyanka believes Rahul will become PM
National | Jan 24, 2014, 02:09 PM IST
Amethi: Priyanka Gandhi believes that his brother and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will definitely become Prime Minister of India.Expressing her desire to see Rahul becoming PM of India, Priyanka said, “people of Amethi have
Will consider PM post if MPs select me after polls: Rahul
National | Jan 23, 2014, 08:12 PM IST
Amethi: Amidst clamour among Congress workers that he should be named the Prime Ministerial candidate, Rahul Gandhi today said he would definitely consider it if the party comes to power and the elected representatives select

Women can protect themselves if they have rights: Rahul Gandhi
National | Jan 21, 2014, 10:40 AM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today sought the views of women from diverse groups for the Congress manifesto and said empowering the fair sex is a "big battle" that the party will have to fight and
Congress manifesto: Rahul meets women representatives for views
National | Jan 21, 2014, 06:25 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday met women representatives from different parts of the country in Bhopal and sought their inputs for the party manifesto, a release said.It said that Gandhi spoke strongly
Rahul asks Congress workers in MP to fight for people's rights
National | Jan 20, 2014, 09:28 PM IST
Bhopal: Expressing disappointment over Congress' defeat in the recent Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said he was confident about its good performance in the state in the upcoming general elections.“I

Rahul to begin two-day Amethi visit on Jan 22
National | Jan 20, 2014, 04:55 PM IST
Amethi (UP): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to his Amethi Lok Sabha constituency from January 22, even as AAP leader Kumar Vishwas continued targeting him over development issues in
Jain leaders meet Rahul seeking minority status
National | Jan 20, 2014, 10:32 AM IST
New Delhi: A delegation of Jain community leaders, led by Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain, met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi here Sunday and sought his support for the notification of the
Modi taunts Congress for not naming Rahul as PM candidate
National | Jan 19, 2014, 07:43 PM IST
New Delhi: Hitting back at the Congress, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today taunted it for not naming Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate saying Sonia Gandhi wanted to save her son from

Rahul Gandhi part of UPPCC election committee constituted
National | Jan 18, 2014, 06:50 PM IST
Lucknow: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress in Uttar Pradesh today constituted an election committee comprising party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, union ministers Beni Prasad Verma, Salman Khurshid, among others. Congress national general secretary and Uttar
Rahul Gandhi alleges, BJP lighting fires of communal hatred
National | Jan 17, 2014, 08:03 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today made a blistering attack on BJP saying itbelieved in lighting fires of communal hatred and turning people against one another.In a no-holds-barred attack on the main opposition,
India TV-C Voter survey: Priyanka Gandhi will not be more effective than Rahul for Congress
National | Feb 04, 2014, 07:03 AM IST
New Delhi: Contrary to what many political commentators believe, an India TV – C Voter survey has revealed that a majority of people don't believe that Priyanka Gandhi will be more effective than Rahul Gandhi

Congress decision on Rahul Gandhi is final: Sonia
National | Jan 17, 2014, 02:35 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday firmly told clamouring party leaders and activists that the decision not to field Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate was final.As Congress workers raised slogans at the
Congress decides not to project Rahul as PM candidate
National | Jan 17, 2014, 09:14 AM IST
New Delhi: Gandhi family scion Rahul Gandhi will not be Congress party's nominee for Prime Ministership in the April-May Lok Sabha polls but will lead the election campaign, the party announced today putting at rest
Rahul Gandhi may not be made PM candidate
National | Jan 16, 2014, 01:14 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi may have expressed his willingness to undertake any responsibility given to him by his party but contrary to widespread speculation he is unlikely to be announced the Congress' prime ministerial candidate.The

Rahul Gandhi has got his facts wrong: Jaitley
National | Jan 16, 2014, 06:35 AM IST
New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley Wednesday hit out at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about the opposition party and prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi pursuing "personality-oriented" power and said the Congress vice president had
No Gandhi can save Congress: Maneka
National | Jan 15, 2014, 11:12 PM IST
Kanpur: Taking on Congress after its massive debacle in the recent assembly elections, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi today said the ruling has hit such a low that it would not “rise again” even if it
Kumar Vishwas accuses Rahul Gandhi of staying abroad when sensitive issues came up
National | Jan 15, 2014, 11:19 AM IST
Amethi: Launching a fresh attack on Rahul Gandhi, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas Tuesday said the Congress Vice-President was not capable of taking up any responsibility in the country."He (Rahul) is not capable enough to take
Rahul Gandhi's remark on personality-oriented politics laughable: BJP
National | Jan 14, 2014, 11:02 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP today termed as "laughable" comments of Rahul Gandhi that personality-oriented politics of Narendra Modi is not in national interest and said what can one expect from a party which does dynastic politics
Personality-oriented rule not in national interest: Rahul Gandhi on Narendra Modi
National | Jan 15, 2014, 07:55 AM IST
New Delhi: Deriding the BJP campaign to make Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi today said that personality-oriented rule is "not in national interest"."Government should not be run on the whims and