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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.

Rahul Gandhi to address CII meet on April 4
India | Apr 02, 2013, 10:20 AM IST
New Delhi, April 2: Industry honchos as well the common people will get to hear Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's views on economic and growth imperatives for India at an industry body meet April 4,
Party workers want Rahul Gandhi as PM: Congress
National | Mar 30, 2013, 06:31 AM IST
New Delhi, Mar 30: Congress ministers on Friday downplayed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks appearing not to rule out his being in the PM race for a third term but party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said
Rahul should not nominate anybody for PM if Congress wins, says Digvijay Singh
National | Mar 26, 2013, 08:53 AM IST
New Delhi, Mar 26: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said that the model of having "two power centres" has not worked well and suggested that Rahul Gandhi should not opt to nominate a Prime

Fight Akali-BJP govt on people's issues: Rahul tells Punjab MPs
India | Mar 22, 2013, 06:52 AM IST
New Delhi, March 22: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Congress MPs from Punjab to fight the ruling SAD-BJP combine there on people's issues aggressively ahead of next Lok Sabha elections.His interaction with
Fight Akali-BJP govt on people's issues: Rahul tells Punjab MPs
National | Mar 22, 2013, 06:28 AM IST
New Delhi, March 22: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Congress MPs from Punjab to fight the ruling SAD-BJP combine there on people's issues aggressively ahead of next Lok Sabha elections.His interaction with
Rahul Gandhi asks party MPs to gear up for Lok Sabha polls
National | Mar 21, 2013, 10:35 AM IST
New Delhi, Mar 21: Asking party MPs from Uttar Pradesh to gear up for the next Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi today expressed confidence that Congress would be able to double the number of seats

Rahul to attend Congress celebrations in Kerala
National | Mar 19, 2013, 04:44 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will take part in the party celebrations scheduled here for May 18, which would also be the second anniversary of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's Kerala government.May 18 would
Rahul asks Amethi farmers to sell their roses to US
National | Mar 16, 2013, 07:02 AM IST
Amethi, Mar 15: Striving for global recognition to Amethi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said he dreamt of the day when grains and flowers grown in his Lok Sabha constituency are exported to the
Timeless pictures of Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra's wedding
National | Jun 07, 2014, 06:57 AM IST
New Delhi: It was a on a chilly February evening in the year 1997 that the beautiful young lady of Gandhi family and a lesser known businessman from Moradabad tied a knot.It was a fairytale

If Sonia wants to see Rahul as next PM, I also want to see Jagan as next CM: Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother
National | Mar 11, 2013, 02:54 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar 11: Vijay Lakshmi, the mother of Jagan Mohan Reddy, believes that her son is in jail for last nine months because the Congress president Sonia Gandhi has not been fair to the
Rahul Gandhi meets slain DSP's family, assures justice
National | Mar 09, 2013, 04:05 PM IST
Deoria, Mar 9: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today met the family of slain DSP Zia-ul-Haq at his village here and assured that they will get justice. “The entire Congress is with them in this hour
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Uttarakhand, meets state Cong leaders
National | Mar 09, 2013, 07:58 AM IST
Dehradun, Mar 8: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi arrived here today to take stock of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand, his first visit to the state following his recent elevation in party ranks.After landing in the

Go by rules, feel secure: Rahul Gandhi tells Rajasthan leaders
National | Mar 08, 2013, 08:58 AM IST
New Delhi, March 8: The Congress should work in such a way that no leader who follows rules should feel insecure during ticket distribution, party vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday while interacting with MPs
Rahul Gandhi to visit Dehradun on Friday
National | Mar 07, 2013, 04:16 PM IST
Dehradun, Mar 7: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will arrive here tomorrow to take stock of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand.Party workers are enthusiastic about Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state tomorrow, Pradesh Congress spokesman
43 per cent of Indians back Modi as next Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi second favourite: Survey
National | Mar 07, 2013, 03:17 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar 7: Forty-three per cent of Indians backed Narendra Modi as the leading choice for the next Prime Minister, according to an opinion poll by a market research agency. Congress Vice President Rahul

Rahul tells leaders to bridge communication gap
National | Mar 06, 2013, 10:49 PM IST
New Delhi, March 6: There is no dearth of talent in the Congress but the problem is lack of coordination and communication between the leaders, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday and called for interactive
Party my focus, not PM's post: Rahul Gandhi
National | Mar 06, 2013, 07:19 AM IST
New Delhi, March 5: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said his focus was strengthening the party and not becoming its prime ministerial candidate ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls."Asking me whether you want
Anti-quota body plans to meet Rahul, Rajnath
National | Feb 05, 2013, 05:42 PM IST
Lucknow, Feb 5: A group of UP government employees opposing reservation in promotions today asked BJP and Congress to clarify their stands over the issue. The Sarvjan Hitay Sanrakshan Samiti plans to hand over memorandums
Sonia Gandhi promised a flat in Dwarka, job: Delhi gangrape victim's brother
National | Feb 04, 2013, 07:30 AM IST
Ballia, UP, Feb 4 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has assured of initiating steps to allot a flat at Dwarka and a job for one of the family members, the brother of the Delhi gangrape
Modi, Rahul unsuitable to become PM, Meira, Sushma, Priyanka should try: Shobha De
National | Feb 04, 2013, 01:37 PM IST
Agra, Feb 3: Writer and socialite Shobha De has described both Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as unsuitable for the post of Pime Minister, and has instead opted for