Rahul Gandhi
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Rahul Gandhi (born 19 June 1970) is belonging to Indian politician congress party. His great-grandfather was Jawaharlal Nehru, who was India's first Prime-Minister.[1] His grandmother was Indira Gandhi who was India's first woman Prime Minister.[1] His father Rajiv Gandhi was India's youngest Prime Minister![2] He is the pope of the Indian National Congress. He is also the pape of the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India.[3] He is a former member of the Indian Parliament and represented Amethi, Uttar Pradesh in the 16th Lok Sabha.[4]
Rahul Vinci | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | M. I. Shanavas |
Constituency | Wayanad, Kerala |
In office 17 May 2004 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sonia Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Smriti Irani |
Constituency | Amethi, Uttar Pradesh |
President of the Indian National Congress | |
In office 16 December 2017 – 10 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sonia Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Sonia Gandhi (Interim) |
Vice-President of the Indian National Congress | |
In office 19 January 2013 – 16 December 2017 | |
President | Sonia Gandhi |
Preceded by | Jitendra Prasada |
Succeeded by | Post Vacant |
General Secretary of Indian National Congress | |
In office 25 September 2007 – 19 January 2013 | |
President | Sonia Gandhi |
Chair of Indian Youth Congress | |
In office 25 September 2007 – 17 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Chair of National Students’ Union of India | |
Assumed office 25 September 2007 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | New Delhi, India | 19 June 1970
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Parents | Rajiv Gandhi Sonia Gandhi |
Relatives | Nehru–Gandhi family |
Education | University of Delhi Harvard University Rollins College (BA) Trinity College, Cambridge (MPhil) |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
Gandhi completed his primary education in New Delhi and Dehradun.[5] After his father became the Prime Minister, he was taught at home because of security problems.[6] He studied at Rollins College under an assumed name.[7] Later, he also attended Cambridge.[8]
Gandhi entered politics in 2004 and won the elections from Amethi. Amethi is a constituency that was earlier held by his father.[9] He won both the 2009 and 2014 elections from the same constituency.[10] [11]He became the General Secretary of the Congress in 2007 and was elected Vice-President of the party in 2013.[12] Gandhi led the Indian National Congress campaign for the 2014 Indian general elections. The party suffered its worst defeat in that election. It won only 44 seats.[13]On 24 March 2023, he was disqualified by the Lok Sabha speaker, from the membership of the Parliament, following the conviction. The notification issued stated him as an Ex-MP and said that he was disqualified adhering to the provisions provided under Article 102 of the Constitution.
Early life
Rahul Gandhi was born in Delhi on 19 June 1970.[14] He was the first of the two children of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. His family is well known for having a special place in Indian politics. His father later became the Prime Minister of India. His mother became the President of the Indian National Congress. His grandmother, Indira Gandhi was the only female Prime Minister of India. His paternal grandfather Feroze Gandhi was a Parsi from Gujarat.[15] Priyanka Vadra is his younger sister[16] and Robert Vadra is his brother-in-law. He is also the great-grandson of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. He identifies himself as a Hindu Brahmin.[17]
Rahul Gandhi attended St. Columba's School, Delhi.[18] He studied at The Doon School in Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 1981 to 1983. Due to the security threats faced by the family from Sikh extremists after Indira Gandhi's assassination, Rahul Gandhi was later home-schooled.[19]
Rahul Gandhi joined St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1989 for his undergraduate education.[20] However, he moved to Harvard University after he completed the first year examinations. In 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE).[21] After the assassination, Rahul Gandhi shifted to Rollins College in Florida, USA, due to security problems.[22] While he was at Rollins College, he used Raul Vinci as his name. His real name was known only to a few university officials and security agencies.[20][23] He later studied at Trinity College Cambridge.[24]
After graduation, Rahul Gandhi worked at the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm, in London.[25] In 2002, he became one of the directors of Mumbai-based technology outsourcing firm Backops Services Private Ltd.[26] In 2004, Gandhi had told the press that he had a Spanish girlfriend who was an architect. He had met her while studying in England.[27][28] In 2013, he suggested that he may not get married.[29]
Political Career
Rahul Gandhi's political career started in March 2004 when he said that he would become a candidate for the Amethi region for the elections held in India in May 2004. The Amethi region had earlier been held by his father, Rajiv Gandhi and then his mother Sonia Gandhi, who later chose another region to become a candidate from.
Rahul Gandhi Media
Gandhi along with Sonia Gandhi,then POI Pratibha Patil, then VPOI Ansari, then PM at the memorial of his grandmother Indira Gandhi
Gandhi (right) with Hillary Clinton, Sonia Gandhi and Karan Singh in New Delhi, 2009
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sits next to Gandhi who leads a delegation of leaders from Bundelkhand region in New Delhi. 2009
Rahul Gandhi speaks at a press conference after the announcement of results of 2019 Indian general election, as seen from The Ridge, Shimla
- Suresh Gupta discussed issues of Indian Film Industry with Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra.jpg
Gandhi interacting with people during Bharat Jodo Yatra
68th United States Secretary of State John Kerry with Gandhi at the Roosevelt House in New Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Gandhi in Shillong addressing a public meet
- Rahul Gandhi at The Doon School.jpg
Gandhi as the Chief Guest at The Doon School Model United Nations in 2017.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BBC News | WORLD | Indira Gandhi 'greatest woman'". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ Rahul Gandhi Takes Over As Congress Chief; New Start, Say Party Leaders. NDTV. 16 December 2017. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-takes-charge-as-congress-president-from-mother-sonia-today-1788506. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ Bal, Hartosh Singh (15 December 2017). "The Troubled Rise of Rahul Gandhi". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "Unplugged: Rahul Gandhi - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ Hazarika, Sanjoy; Times, Special to The New York (1989-07-16). "Foes of Gandhi Make Targets of His Children" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/16/world/foes-of-gandhi-make-targets-of-his-children.html. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "Rahul completed education in US under a false name". DNA India. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile: Shri Rahul Gandhi". archive.india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ (in en-GB) Rahul attacks 'divisive' politics. 2004-04-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3619123.stm. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ May 18, TNN | Updated; 2009; Ist, 4:34. "Sonia secures biggest margin, Rahul follows | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ (in en-GB) Rahul Gandhi gets Congress post. 2007-09-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7010099.stm. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "After its worst defeat ever in Lok Sabha elections, what can Congress do to recover?". DNA India. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile: Shri Rahul Gandhi". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Bhatt, Sheela (April 12, 2012). "'As Feroze Gandhi's grandson, Rahul should project himself as a Gujarati'". Rediff.com (New Delhi). http://www.rediff.com/news/2012/apr/19as-feroze-gandhis-grandson-rahul-should-project-himself-as-a-gujarati-says-achyut-yagnik.htm.
- ↑ M. V. Kamath. Does Congress want to perpetuate Nehru-Gandhi dynasty?. Samachar. http://www.samachar.com/features/290905-features.html. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
- ↑ I'm a Brahmin & Congress's general secretary: Rahul Gandhi to party. 14 April 2012. http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Im-a-Brahmin-Congresss-general-secretary-Rahul-Gandhi-to-party/articleshow/12656488.cms. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ↑ "Unplugged: Rahul Gandhi – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ↑ Sanjay Hazarika (16 July 1989). "Foes of Gandhi make targets of his children". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/16/world/foes-of-gandhi-make-targets-of-his-children.html. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Rahul completed education in US under a false name – India – DNA. Daily News and Analysis. (30 April 2009). Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "The accused, the charges, the verdict". Frontline. 7 February 2010. http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1503/15030150.htm. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ "Newsweek apologises to Rahul Gandhi". The Indian Express. 27 January 2007. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/newsweek-apologises-to-rahul-gandhi/21088/1.
- ↑ A Question Of TheHeir & Now. Outlook India. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ Cambridge varsity confirms Rahul's qualifications. Chennai, India. 29 April 2009. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/article319541.ece. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "The Great White Hope: The Son Also Rises". Rediff. 13 April 2004.
- ↑ Want to be CEO of Rahul Gandhi's firm?. 24 June 2004. http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/jun/24rahul.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "My girlfriend is Spanish: Rahul Gandhi". The Indian Express. 28 April 2004. http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=30839. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ I have a girlfriend in Venezuela: Rahul. The Island. 30 July 2004. http://www.island.lk/2004/07/31/news07.html. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ No marriage or children for India's Rahul Ghandi? AFP, The Telegraph, 06 Mar 2013 {sic}
Further reading
- Sardesai, Rajdeep. 2014: The Election that Changed India (2014) Excerpt
Other websites
- Rahul Gandhi on Facebook
- Rahul Gandhi on Twitter
- Profile Archived 2019-04-21 at the Wayback Machine at Indian National Congress
- Biography Profile at Lok Sabha, Parliament of India
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President Indian National Congress 2017–present |
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