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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.

Will India accept Rahul, BJP asks PM
National | Sep 08, 2013, 06:39 AM IST
New Delhi: Criticizing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that Congress vice chief Rahul Gandhi was the right choice to lead India and he was ready to work under him, the BJP Saturday said the question
Rahul Gandhi is ideal candidate for PM after 2014 polls: Manmohan Singh
National | Sep 07, 2013, 10:58 PM IST
On Board PM's Special Aircraft: Virtually ruling himself out of the prime ministership race after 2014 elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Rahul Gandhi is an “ideal choice” for the post and he was
Rahul to visit Gujarat by month end
India | Sep 05, 2013, 09:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Gujarat by this month end, his first trip to the state after Chief Minister Narendra Modi was made the head of the BJP's Campaign Committee for the Lok

Petition filed against Asaram for comments against Sonia,Rahul
India | Sep 01, 2013, 08:43 AM IST
Indore: A city-based lawyer yesterday filed a petition in a local court here seeking action against controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is facing arrest in a case of sexual abuse of a minor girl,
Food security bill expected to be in Rajya Sabha today
National | Sep 02, 2013, 07:03 AM IST
New Delhi: The National Food Security Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha Aug 26, is expected to be taken up by the Rajya Sabha today.The bill aims to provide heavily subsidised food to two-thirds of
National Food Security Bill deciphered
National | Aug 31, 2013, 07:10 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress Party's dream project, the National Food Security Bill (NFSB) at last made its way through Lok Sabha. The much discussed NFSB promises to provide right for food to 67 percent of Indian

Land Acquisition Bill : highlights
National | Aug 30, 2013, 06:52 AM IST
New Delhi: Lok Sabha passed the Land Acquisition Bill with overwhelming majority onThursday. The bill was passed with 216 votes in favour and 19 against."The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation
Asaram Bapu indirectly alleges, I am being targeted by Sonia Gandhi and her son
India | Aug 29, 2013, 04:58 PM IST
Bhopal: Beleaguered self-styled godman Asaram Bapu today sought to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul into the sexual assault controversy surrounding him, alleging it was at their instance that he has been
Lok Sabha debates land acquisition bill
National | Aug 29, 2013, 02:37 PM IST
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Thursday started debating the land acquisition and rehabilitation bill that seeks to give fair compensation to those who lose their land.The bill will replace a law enacted in 1894 during

Common man has no say in selection of candidates: Rahul Gandhi
National | Aug 27, 2013, 06:31 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi ruins the fact that the common man in this country does not have the right to elect his leader because all decisions relating to selection of candidates are being
Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi: A study in contrasts
National | Aug 26, 2013, 01:00 PM IST
New Delhi: Even as India waits for the two national parties - the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - to announce their prime ministerial candidates, the contrast between the two presumed front-runners for
Interesting facts about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
National | Dec 12, 2014, 11:18 AM IST
New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi turns 42 on January 12, 2014 Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has emerged as a capable manger and a talented adviser for her brother Rahul Gandhi in recent times. It is said that Priyanka Gandhi

If India is computer, Congress is its default program: Rahul Gandhi
National | Aug 23, 2013, 11:03 AM IST
New Delhi: "If India is computer , Congress is its default program," Rahul Gandhi on Thursday told a Congress workshop on social media.Addressing 300-odd participants from various states, NSUI and Youth Congress members, the Congress
Congress to avoid unnecessary attacks on Modi
National | Aug 22, 2013, 07:20 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress wants to avoid unnecessary attacks on Narendra Modi that can make him a polarising figure ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.This message is being sought to be conveyed to party spokespersons as
Rahul reviews political situation in Kerala
National | Aug 20, 2013, 08:10 AM IST
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi yesterday reviewed the political situation in Kerala at a time when the controversy over the solar panel scam refuses to die down. The Congress vice President deliberated on the strategy for

Unseen pictures of Rajiv Gandhi
National | Nov 25, 2014, 12:40 PM IST
New Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi, despite being reluctant towards politics, turned out to be a capable successor of his mother Indira Gandhi and ushered in the computer revolution in India. Rajiv with General Zia-ul-Haq. Rajiv Gandhi was born
Political realignments will happen, but after polls: Experts
National | Aug 19, 2013, 07:32 AM IST
New Delhi: Even though the battle lines are getting hardened as the general election draws near, with the BJP's presumptive prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi virtually taking on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and challenging him
Famous father-son duos of Indian politics
National | Aug 19, 2013, 02:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Dynastic politics is becoming more the norm than exceptions in the corridors of Indian polity. Indian politics has witnessed a large number of politicians who have reposed faith more in their offsprings than
Modi can be a better PM than Rahul: Sadhu Yadav, brother-in-law of Lalu Yadav
National | Aug 17, 2013, 04:02 PM IST
Ahmedabad: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's estranged brother-in-law and Bihar Congress leader Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav, who met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi here Friday, feels that the BJP strongman has better qualities to
Sonia, Rahul make prime ministers, others aspire to become PM, says Sriprakash Jaiswal
National | Aug 12, 2013, 07:54 AM IST
Lucknow, Aug 11: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi are used to making prime ministers where other leaders spend their time trying to stake a claim to the coveted post, party MP and