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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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Congress, AAP two sides of same coin: Badal
National | Jan 15, 2014, 07:56 AM IST
Muktsar: Terming the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the "two sides of a coin",Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal yesterday asked the people to beware of the "cheap political gimmickry" of both the
Rahul Gandhi has to decide if he wants to become PM nominee: Salman Khurshid
National | Jan 14, 2014, 10:32 PM IST
Mumbai: Even as Rahul Gandhi said that he is ready to take up any responsibility his party gives to him, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here on Mumbai that only the Congress Vice President
Kumar Vishwas: The poet-turned-politician challenges Rahul
National | Apr 12, 2014, 07:44 AM IST
New Delhi: “Koi Deewana Kehta Hai, Koi Paagal Samajhta Hai; Magar Dharti Ki Bechaini Ko Bas Baadal Samajhta Hai” – Kumar VishwasIn this country, those who know politics well also know how difficult it is

Complaint against Rahul for jumping on top of police vehicle
National | Jan 14, 2014, 06:12 PM IST
Alappuzha: A complaint was today lodged in a police station in the district seeking action againstCongress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for jumping atop a police vehicle during his visit to Kerala.Police, however, said no case had
Power is poison but I'm ready to take every responsibility, says Rahul on his PM candidature
National | Jan 14, 2014, 03:15 PM IST
New Delhi: In a clear indication of his willingness to become the prime ministerial candidate of Congress in upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi now says that he will do whatever the
We want to contest LS polls under Rahul Gandhi: Manish Tewari
National | Jan 14, 2014, 02:46 PM IST
New Delhi: Calling Rahul Gandhi the natural leader of Congress, Union Minister Manish Tewari today said that partymen want to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections under his leadership.“We have repeatedly and consistently said that

Rahul behaved like a 'joker' in Kerala: CPM
National | Jan 15, 2014, 10:11 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi behaved like a "joker" during his visit in the state Monday and such a person is being projected as the prime ministerial candidate by the Congress, a CPI-M leader
More youngsters, women should join Congress: Rahul Gandhi
National | Jan 13, 2014, 10:40 PM IST
Kochi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today asked the young and women to join the party to play a big role.Gandhi, who was returning after participating in ‘Yuva Kerala Yatra' organised by the Youth congress
Rahul joins youth campaign in Kerala
National | Jan 13, 2014, 07:16 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: Giving a boost to his party ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi today took part in ‘Yuva Kerala Yatra' organized by the Youth Congress.Gandhi spent about 10 minutes in the padayatra

Rahul, Kejriwal no challenge for Modi for PM post: Raman Singh
National | Jan 12, 2014, 11:30 PM IST
Bhopal: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said neither Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi nor Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will affect Narendra Modi's chances of becoming the country's Prime Minister. "Whoever comes, it
Congress yet to decide on alliance in Bihar
National | Jan 12, 2014, 01:18 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress appears to be in two minds on the issue of alliance in Bihar despite top leaders of the party having met both RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan
Pearls of wisdom: Rahul says, Congress works more, but not good at marketing
National | Jan 11, 2014, 09:55 PM IST
Bangalore: Rahul Gandhi today said Congress works more but is not good at marketing, unlike opposition parties."Our opposition markets better, works less. We work more but aren't good at marketing," he said during a brainstorming

Rahul agrees to become PM candidate after much persuasion by Sonia, Priyanka
National | Jan 10, 2014, 05:44 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has at last agreed to become the PM candidate for Congress in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections after much persuasion by party president Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Vadra,
My fight against Rahul will be 500 peti versus Amethi, says AAP leader Kumar Vishwas
National | Jan 13, 2014, 07:02 AM IST
New Delhi: The loquacious leader of Aam Aadmi Party Kumar Vishwas has said, his fight against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi will be "five hundred peti versus Amethi". A "peti" in Mumbai underworld parlance
Lalu Prasad meets Rahul, triggers fresh speculation of alliance with Congress
National | Jan 09, 2014, 11:31 PM IST
New Delhi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday met Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and the issue of a possible alliance between the two parties is understood to have figured in the talks.Prasad

Delhi Police trying to prove Rahul correct, says suspects' counsel
India | Jan 09, 2014, 10:16 PM IST
New Delhi: Claiming that Delhi Police created a case against his clients to prove a statement by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as correct, the defence counsel of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspects Thursday sent a
Congress downplays survey pushing Rahul Gandhi to third position as PM choice
National | Jan 09, 2014, 06:12 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress today downplayed a survey which projected major gains for AAP in big metropolises pushing Rahul Gandhi to third position as Prime Ministerial choice after Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, saying it will
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi Friday
National | Jan 09, 2014, 06:19 AM IST
Lucknow: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi Friday, a party leader said Wednesday.Amethi district Congress president Yogendra Mishra told IANS that Gandhi would be accorded "a grand welcome".Gandhi, party sources
Priyanka buzz after her meeting with top Congress leaders
National | Jan 07, 2014, 08:57 PM IST
New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi today created flutters in political circles when she attended a meeting of top Congress leaders at the residence of her brother Rahul, triggering speculation whether she is in for a major
Congress workers beat up AAP members in Amethi
National | Jan 07, 2014, 01:15 PM IST
Amethi: While Congress has extended support to Arvind kejriwal led AAP govt in Delhi, the party workers had no qualms in bashing up AAP members in the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress vice president Rajiv