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Born 19 June 1970
Age 54
Birth Place New Delhi, Delhi India
Profession Politician
Political Party Indian National Congress
In Office President Of The Indian National Congress 16 December 2017 - 10 August 2019, Vice President Of The Indian National Congress 19 January 2013 - 16 December 2017, General Secretary Of Indian National Congress 25 September 2007 - 19 January 2013, Chairperson Of National Students' Union Of India 25 September 2007 - 26 October 2022
Residence 10, Janpath, New Delhi

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Rahul Gandhi BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 11 Feb 2025

As the country approaches the 2024 General Elections, one leader who could be seen as one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reign is Rahul Gandhi. Rahul's growing popularity was recently witnessed when he ...undertook a five-month-long Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The foot march, which was launched with an eye to revive the grand old party's flagging fortunes, covered 3,570 km and crossed 12 states and two Union Territories. During the march, the Indian National Congress won state assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and an emphatic victory in Karnataka four months after the march. Rahul was also at the centre stage when he got disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha on March 24, 2023 after a Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Gujarat’s Surat convicted and sentenced him for two-year imprisonment on charges of criminal defamation for comments he made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname. Before his disqualification as an MP, Rahul was critical of the ruling government in the parliament and raised his voice against PM Modi's alleged soft corner towards business tycoon Gautam Adani Soon after his disqualification, Rahul said, “Democracy is finished in this country. The people of the country cannot speak what is on their mind and the institutions are under attack. The mechanism of that attack is the relationship between Narendra Modi and Adani. That is the foundation.” Rahul echoed his 2019 chowkidar-chor-hai line and blended it with his refrain on democratic backsliding that was a refrain in his speeches in the UK. The former didn’t have much of an echo then and how resonant will a refresh of that be is anybody’s guess. But in a pre-election year, he made it clear that his campaign against the Government — after the Bharat Jodo Yatra — rested on these two planks.. Taking a cue from the success of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul has consistently been making attempts to meet common people on the streets, addressing young gatherings in universities and raising his voice against the Modi regime. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul was president of the party and led the Opposition campaign. But the Grand Old Party failed miserably in the elections winning only 52 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha. Rahul lost his home turf Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani but won from Wayanad in Kerala. The son of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul had earlier appeared to be a reluctant entrant to politics like his father. He entered electoral politics in 2004. He was appointed as the party general secretary in 2007 and was elevated to vice president of the party in January 2013. He took over as the Congress president from his mother Sonia Gandhi in December 2017. Despite everything, Rahul has clearly evolved as a leader and a lot will depend on how he drives the election campaign first in four states (Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana) and then for the 2024 General Elections. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi contested two seats, Rae Bareilly and Wayanad, while securing victories on both simultaneously. He later relinquished his Wayanad seat as he could only hold one seat as per the Indian Constitution.

Rahul Gandhi PERSONAL LIFE

Father	Rajiv Gandhi
Mother	Sonia Gandhi
Spouse	no value
Education	Rollins College (B.A.), Trinity College, Cambridge (M. Phil. Development Studies)

POSITIONS HELD BY Rahul Gandhi

Position	Tenure
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha	9 June 2024 - Present
Member of the 18th Lok Sabha	4 June 2024 - Present
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	30 May 2019 - 23 March 2023
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	N/A
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha	N/A
Member of the 14th Lok Sabha	17 May 2004 - Present

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RAHUL GANDHI NEWS

5 stories you must read today, November 19: From a BLO's death by suicide due to ‘work pressure’ to 272 prominent citizens criticising Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ attacks

November 19, 2025 7:18 pm

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A group of 272 eminent citizens has strongly criticized Rahul Gandhi for his attacks on the Election Commission. (File)

'Impotent rage': 272 former judges, bureaucrats criticise Rahul Gandhi’s 'vote chori' attacks on Election Commission

November 19, 2025 9:04 pm

"Theatrics replace analysis. Public spectacle takes the place of public service," they remarked, citing Gandhi’s criticism of the armed forces, the judiciary and parliamentary institutions.

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Congress to protest in Delhi against SIR, directs state units to appoint booth agents

November 19, 2025 3:18 am

The party also announced a protest rally against the SIR exercise at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan in the first week of December.

EC has trust issues, but Congress needs a mirror

EC has trust issues but to find vote chor, Congress may look in the mirror

November 17, 2025 7:49 am

A leadership so disengaged with the party’s reality cannot shape its future trajectory

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Tavleen Singh writes: Congress is Bihar’s biggest loser

November 17, 2025 5:52 am

The Congress lost, and will continue to lose, until it admits that its grassroots muscles have withered and died across India. What now passes for the political party of our freedom movement is a bunch of sycophants

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah stresses that education is the sole path to self-respect and overcoming India's "slavery mindset". (File)

Siddaramaiah meets Rahul Gandhi amid Karnataka Cabinet rejig buzz

November 16, 2025 4:05 am

Siddaramaiah, accompanied by Energy Minister KJ George had a 30-minute discussion with Gandhi at former AICC chief Sonia Gandhi’s residence, sources said.

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Glimmer of 2024 gone, after 4th defeat, disquiet in Congress, broader Opposition on what next after Bihar

November 15, 2025 10:24 am

'Gigantic’ vote chori, says Jairam Ramesh; Mallikarjun Kharge says respect mandate, Rahul Gandhi calls it unfair

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', in Bihar. (@INCIndia/X via PTI Photo)

Rahul Gandhi calls Bihar verdict ‘truly surprising’, promises a review

November 14, 2025 10:11 pm

“This result in Bihar is truly surprising. We could not achieve victory in an election that was not fair from the very beginning,” the he wrote.

In Aland voter deletion probe, SIT’s first arrest: 27-yr-old from West Bengal

In Aland voter deletion probe, SIT’s first arrest: 27-year-old from West Bengal

November 14, 2025 6:58 am

Aland in Kalaburagi district was one of the two constituencies mentioned by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a September 18 press conference where he alleged electoral fraud and “vote chori”.

Watch: Rahul Gandhi embarks on a jungle safari in MP's Panchmarhi

November 10, 2025 10:26 am

BJP's Shehzad Jai Hind later took a dig at Gandhi for his visit to the Tiger Reserve, calling him the "Leader of Paryatan and partying."

RAHUL GANDHI PHOTOS

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi on campaign trail across nation

April 13, 2019 11:08 am

From road-shows to rallies to corner meetings, political leaders are criss-crossing the country, campaigning for the 17th Lok Sabha elections. While the BJP-led NDA is seeking a second term, Opposition parties have united in their bid to oust the Narendra Modi government.

Rahul Gandhi files his nomination from Amethi with family beside him

April 10, 2019 6:43 pm

Congress president Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination on Wednesday from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. He also held a roadshow from Munshiganj-Darpipur to Gauriganj with family members before filing the nomination.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad, holds roadshow

April 04, 2019 12:56 pm

With Congress president Rahul Gandi pitching himself as a candidate from Kerala's Wayanad, there is renewed hope among locals that their demands would be fulfilled by their star candidate.

Rainbow of colours in Lok Sabha election campaign

March 18, 2019 8:49 am

The Election Commission of India announced that the general elections will be held in seven phases across India starting April 11 and the results will be announced on May 23

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From star campaigner to party post: A look back at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's journey in Congress

January 24, 2019 7:22 am

Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to take charge as Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East next month. While Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may be marking an official entry into active politics now, she has been the party's star campaigner, albeit mostly for her brother Rahul and mother Sonia, for almost two decades.

Nirav Modi, Priya Varrier, Indu Malhotra, Navjot Singh Sidhu: Newsmakers of 2018

December 25, 2018 7:31 am

From Urjit Patel's resignation to the demise of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 2018 has been an eventful year. Here is a recap of the year in photographs

Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi leads protest in Delhi; violence reported in Bihar, Gujarat

September 11, 2018 6:53 am

The Congress had called for a Bharat bandh on Monday to protest against rising fuel prices as well as the fall in the value of the Rupee in comparison to the US Dollar.

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Rahul Gandhi hosts Iftar: Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee, Hamid Ansari in attendance

June 13, 2018 10:19 pm

Former presidents Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil, ex-vice president Hamid Ansari were among those who attended the Iftar hosted by Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Coastal Karnataka Election Results 2018: BJP looks all set to net the region

Karnataka Election Results 2018: Congress offers support to JD(S) to form government

May 15, 2018 5:15 pm

Even though most exit polls predicted a hung assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government in Karnataka with a simple majority, handing out a severe drubbing to the ruling Congress and relegating the Janata Dal (Secular) to the third spot.

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi lead march at India Gate to protest Kathua, Unnao rapes

April 13, 2018 10:27 am

Rahul Gandhi who arrived at the India Gate along with Priyanka Gandhi said that Congress does not intend to politicise the issue. “This is not a political protest, this is a national matter. The government should be able to protect the dignity of women in this nation,” says Rahul Gandhi.

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Irani slams Rahul Gandhi over Rohith Vemula case

February 24, 2016 4:49 pm

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Accusing the main opposition of practicing "political opportunism" Union Human Resource and Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday sought to know as to where was Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi when more than 600 students died during the Telangana movement. Irani said "Today I am being accused of discrimination. One student dies and there is political battle over it. In my 20 months as minister, I have served my country, people without any prejudice. I did my duty, and I won't apologise for it," said Irani in response to Vemula's suicide in Parliament's Budget Session. She added "I have been accused that with which authority, do I to write letters Universities? Just because I contested from Amethi, you would crucify me."

Rohith Vemula Protest Rally: What Rahul Gandhi Said

February 24, 2016 12:14 pm

Visuals Of Rohith Vemula Protest Rally

February 24, 2016 12:06 pm

Rohith Vemula Protest Rally: What Arvind Kejriwal Said

February 24, 2016 11:44 am

Treasury benches scared of what I will speak in Parliament: Rahul

February 24, 2016 7:57 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Reaching the Parliament to attend the ongoing Budget Session, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he will raise the JNU issue in the Parliament but the treasury benches are scared of what he will speak and won’ t let him speak. Speaking to reporters, Rahul said that the government said they are open to a discussion but they will not let him speak as they are “scared” of him. Gandhi had yesterday accused the Modi government and RSS of crushing voices of dissent of college and university students across the country.

Need law for ending discrimination in universities: Rahul Gandhi

February 23, 2016 2:17 pm

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reached Jantar Mantar to join the protest by students demanding justice for Rohith Vemula. Addressing the students, Rahul Gandhi said Rohith's voice was muzzled. He added that the country needs a law that doesn't let students' voices in colleges and universities be stifled. He said Rohith talked about India's future, but RSS doesn't support the same.

PM Modi should fulfill farmers’ demand: Rahul

February 19, 2016 10:16 am

Amethi (UP), Feb 19 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a jibe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he had earlier promised to reduce the pulses price but the rates have increased drastically. He further said he will raise the issue in the Parliament and will fight for farmers. He further demanded that either PM Modi should fulfill his promises or should give Rs. 15 lakh to the farmers. He is in Amethi to meet the farmers.

PM Modi should fulfill farmers’ demand: Rahul

February 19, 2016 10:16 am

Mayawati has done nothing for Dalits in UP: Rahul Gandhi

February 18, 2016 4:05 pm

Lucknow, Feb 18 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has done nothing for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh and added that the latter is of the view that their plight would drastically change for the better if the Congress Party joins hands with them. Targetting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he said both wanted to suppress the poor and the downtrodden sections of society.Before reaching the venue of the event he was to address, BJP activists greeted the Congress vice president with black flags.

Strict action should be taken against anti-national people: Rahul

February 18, 2016 10:00 am

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday led a delegation to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the Jawaharlal Nehru University row. Talking to mediapersons after the meeting, he said strict action should be taken against the people raising anti-national slogans. Rahul added that because of few students, the entire university should not be held responsible, adding the JNU row has damaged India's image globally. He further said that RSS and Centre are trying to impose their ideology on the entire nation and Congress will not let it happen.

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