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.
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted Congress after Pakistan's former Minister Fawad Chaudhary praised Rahul Gandhi. He said we always knew that Pakistan is fond of Congress.
Sonia Gandhi is reportedly keen on strategically positioning her children, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. However, there seems to be a slight hitch in Sonia's plan as Rahul Gandhi is hesitant about running for elections from two separate seats.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE Updates: The elections for the 18th Lok Sabha began on April 19 (Friday) followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The counting of votes will be done on June 4.
Amidst the proliferation of fake news on social media, a video surfaced alleging that Rahul Gandhi facilitated the conversion of a Hindu temple into a Muslim establishment in Wayanad, Kerala. However, a fact check by India TV debunked this claim, revealing that the video misrepresented events.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: A political party in an attempt to cash the popularity of its top leaders, fields them from more than one state so that their popularity can influence maximum voters in its favour.
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi claimed that if BJP returns to power at the Centre, then it will tear the Constitution which gives rights to the poor, Dalits, tribals and OBCs.
Chunav Flashback: Rahul Gandhi found a saviour in Wayanad constituency when his chances of winning from Amethi were slim in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Before him, it was Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi who contested from constituencies from south India.
President Droupadi Murmu will visit Ayodhya today and have the darshan of Ram Lalla. According to the information given by Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Murmu will also perform the Saryu pujan and aarti.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 Updates: The elections for the 18th Lok Sabha began on April 19 (Friday) followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The entire election process, from the announcement of polls to the declaration of results, lasts 82 days.
In 1999, Sonia Gandhi too entered politics and won the Amethi seat. She retained it before shifting to Rae Bareli in 2004 and fielding Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.
Captain Satish Sharma was the only Congress candidate, other than the Gandhis, who was made to contest elections from Amethi. He won both the 1991 and 1998 Lok Sabha elections.
Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a blistering attack on the Congress party, accusing it of disseminating falsehoods regarding reservation policies.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: With two phases of polling already completed, political parties have intensified their efforts as the third phase approaches. Amidst rallies, campaigns, and promises, the nation braces itself for another crucial phase in the democratic process.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary slammed the I.N.D.I.A bloc saying there is utter confusion and chaos as he had attended a meeting of the Opposition's alliance. They don't have any agenda and are not synched with each other.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: With two phases of polling already completed, political parties have intensified their efforts as the third phase approaches. Amidst rallies, campaigns, and promises, the nation braces itself for another crucial phase in the democratic process.
Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally in Odisha, alleged that the BJP and BJD are fighting against each other in the elections but are working together.
The Samajwadi Party has fielded Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri. Amit Shah slammed Samajwadi Party and Congress at an election rally in the high-profile constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the party of insulting Hindu kings while avoiding speaking even a word against "Nawabs, Nizams, Sultans, and Badhshahs".
The sources said the decision on whether Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi or not will be taken in a day or two. Th development comes amid a buzz that Rahul Gandhi could be fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat.
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