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Who is Rahul Gandhi?

Rahul Gandhi

About Rahul Gandhi

Who is Rahul Gandhi?

Rahul Gandhi is a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) representing the constituency of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh since 2024 in the Lok Sabha.
 
He previously represented the constituency of Wayanad, Kerala, from 2019 to 2024, and Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, from 2004 to 2019.
 
Born on June 19, 1970 to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi is the grandson of Indira Gandhi, also a former Prime Minister, and the great-grandson of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
 
Education
Following the murder of Indira Gandhi, Rahul received home education. Later on, he attended St Stephen's College at the
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Remember those behind polluted air, dirty water in Delhi: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi cast his ballot in the morning in the New Delhi constituency at the Nirman Bhawan polling centre

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 12:33 PM IST

Delhi Elections 2025: President Murmu, Rahul, CM Atishi among early voters

politicians cast votes on polling day: Around 1.56 crore people will cast their votes in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 taking place today. The polling will decide the fate of 699 candidates

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 12:34 PM IST

Delhi Assembly elections LIVE news: AAP, BJP trade accusations over money distribution, fake voting

Delhi Assembly elections 2025 voting LIVE updates: The voting percentage in Delhi was recorded at 33.31 per cent till 1 pm. Catch all the LIVE updates here

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 2:39 PM IST

Delhi votes today: AAP eyes third term as BJP, Congress hope for comeback

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: While the ruling Aam Aadmi Party is seeking a third consecutive term, the BJP and Congress would hope for a comeback in the national capital

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 6:00 AM IST

Delhi Elections 2025: What's open, what's closed on polling day, Feb 5

The Delhi government has announced a public holiday on February 5, allowing employees to exercise their right to vote

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 10:33 AM IST

News updates: India's fruit, vegetable exports reach 17 new markets in 3 years

Latest news updates: Catch all the major news updates from around the world

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 10:08 PM IST

Rahul made 'false' claim, lowered dignity of PM's post: BJP on LoP's speech

During his speech, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied that Chinese forces were inside Indian territory, while the Army disagreed with him

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 7:45 AM IST

Neither UPA nor NDA solved unemployment issue, says Rahul Gandhi

Opposition leader in Lok Sabha calls President's address the 'same laundry list'

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 6:41 PM IST

'PM doesn't attend such events': Jaishankar on Rahul's Trump invite claim

Dismissing Rahul Gandhi's claims, S Jaishankar accused the Leader of Opposition of making statements that tarnish India's image globally

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 5:05 PM IST

Rahul slams Centre on jobs, China, economy in fiery Budget session speech

While he acknowledged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to boost domestic manufacturing through 'Make in India' initiative, he quickly added that it failed to bring the desired outcome

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 4:50 PM IST

'Neither UPA nor NDA solved unemployment issue': Rahul Gandhi in Parliament

Rahul Gandhi also pointed out that despite rapid economic growth, both the UPA and NDA governments have struggled to provide concrete solutions to the country's unemployment problem

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 3:21 PM IST

'Never seen such cry baby leaders': Priyanka Gandhi on PM Modi, Kejriwal

Delhi Assembly polls: Polling across all 70 Assembly constituencies is set for February 5, with vote counting slated for February 8

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 3:28 PM IST

Backward classes form majority of Telangana's population: Caste survey

The survey reveals that Scheduled Castes make up 17.43 per cent of Telangana's population, while Scheduled Tribes account for 10.45 per cent

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 11:36 AM IST

Budget Session highlights: After tax cuts, all eyes on Finance Bill, new Income Tax Bill

Parliament Budget Session highlights: Catch all the major updates from the ongoing Budget session of the Parliament

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 7:47 PM IST

News updates: CAQM revokes stage III of Grap in Delhi-NCR; stages I & II still in effect

Latest News Updates LIVE: Catch all the major news updates from around the world

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 8:45 PM IST

Bullying isn't harmless; it destroys lives: Rahul on Kerala student suicide

Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Friday directed the Director of General Education (DGE) to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged suicide of the boy on January 15

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 7:20 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi slams Union Budget 2025, calls it 'band-aid for bullet wounds'

The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati criticised the Budget calling it 'politically motivated'

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2025 | 6:08 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi criticises Union Budget as 'band-aid for bullet wounds'

The Congress earlier criticised the Union Budget as bereft of cure to "illnesses" of stagnant real wages, lack of buoyancy in mass consumption, sluggish rates of private investment

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2025 | 4:10 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi calling President as 'poor thing' demeans high office: BJP

Soon after the President delivered her address to the joint sitting, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were seen discussing the speech

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2025 | 2:52 PM IST

Both exposing each other's corruption: BJP attacks Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi

Addressing a press conference here today, Trivedi cited Rahul Gandhi's remarks in a rally against Arvind Kejriwal

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Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 1:14 PM IST