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Rahul Gandhi Biography
About Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi is the fourth generation Indian politician of
the Nehru-Gandhi family. He is at present the President
and of the Indian National Congress. Rahul Gandhi also
holds positions of the Chairperson of the National
Students' Union of India and the Indian Youth Congress.
Earlier, he was the General Secretary of the All India
Congress Committee. He is a Member of Parliament
representing the constituency of Amethi in Lok Sabha.At
present he is in second rank as a Congress Working
Committee member. He belongs to the family of stalwarts
who held important positions in the history of Indian
politics.
Rahul Gandhi
DOB 19 Jun 1970
Place of
New Delhi
Birth
Education M.A. M.Phil from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1995
Alma University of Delhi, Harvard University, Rollins College,
mater Trinity College, Cambridge
After graduation, Rahul Gandhi worked at the Monitor
Profession
Group, a management consulting rm, in London. In
before
2002 he was one of the directors of Mumbai-based
joining
technology outsourcing rm Backops Services Private
politics
His great grandfather, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was the Ltd.
rst Prime Minister of independent India. His
Marital
grandmother, Indira Gandhi, the rst and only woman Unmarried
Status
Prime Minister of India, was a very in uential and
powerful lady. His father, Rajiv Gandhi, was the President Nationality Indian
of Congress and also served as Prime Minister. His
mother, Sonia Gandhi, is at present the President of the Political
Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress. Rahul Gandhi is considered to party
be the new and young face of the party.
Relations Nehru–Gandhi family
Rahul Gandhi's Personal background Parents Rajiv Gandhi Sonia Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi was born on 19 June, 1970 in Delhi. He is
the elder of the two children of the former Prime Minister President of Indian National Congress
Rajiv Gandhi. His mother, Sonia Gandhi, originally hails Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress
from Italy and now holds an Indian citizenship. His
Chairperson of National Students’ Union of India
younger sister, Priyanka Vadra, is married to Robert Vadra Important
who is a businessman. Rahul Gandhi’s initial schooling positions General Secretary of Indian National Congress
was in St. Columba’s School in Delhi. Thereafter, from held Member of Parliament
1981 to 1983, he studied in The Doon School in Lok Sabha for Ameth
Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Vice-President of the Indian National Congress
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incidents followed which impacted Rahul and his family directly. The assassination of Indira Gandhi on 31 October, 1984 led
Rajiv Gandhi to enter politics. He subsequently became the Prime Minister of India. The family, including the children, faced
security threats from extremists of the Sikh community because of which Rahul and his sister Priyanka did the rest of their
schooling from home. In 1989, Rahul joined St. Stephen’s College in Delhi but after completing rst year, he moved to the
Harvard University. Unfortunately in 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by the extremist out t LTTE. Again, due to security
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reasons, Rahul Gandhi had to shift to Rollins College, Florida, where he completed his Bachelors in 1994. During this time,
he had to assume the pseudonym Raul Vinci. Only security agencies and university officials knew of his real identity. In
1995, he completed his M.Phil. in Development Studies from the Trinity College of Cambridge.
Rahul Gandhi informed the press in 2004 that he has a Spanish girlfriend Veronique Cartelli, who is an architect and lives in
Venezuela.
Professional background of Rahul Gandhi
After his graduation, Rahul Gandhi worked for Monitor Group in London for three years, which is management guru
Michael Porter’s consulting rm. After returning to India in late 2002, Rahul Gandhi became the director of a technology
outsourcing rm, Backops Services Private Ltd. based in Mumbai.
Rahul Gandhi Elections result
Rahul's Entry into Politics
Year Constituency State Status Rahul Gandhi declared his entry in Indian politics in March
2004. He announced that he would contest in the May
2014 Amethi Uttar Pradesh Won
2004 Lok Sabha elections from the constituency of Amethi,
2009 Amethi Uttar Pradesh Won Uttar Pradesh, from where his father had also contested
earlier. At that time, his mother Sonia Gandhi was holding
the seat. She moved to the neighbouring constituency of
Rae Bareilly. During this time the situation of the Congress party was not so good and it was holding only ten of the 80 Lok
Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. This announcement generated mixed reactions among different political associates. The
political commentators regarded Priyanka as more charismatic and even started comparing her to her grandmother Indira
Gandhi. They were of the opinion that there is greater likelihood that Priyanka would be more successful in the endeavour,
while others thought that this move would kindle the Congress party’s fortune, that the presence of one of the young
members of India’s most famous political family would usher hope among the young generation. Rahul Gandhi in his rst
foreign media interview conveyed that he condemns “divisive” politics in India. He said that he would work as a uniting
force and try to reduce tensions cropping out of religion and caste issues. Rahul Gandhi won the elections and retained the
family stronghold.
Rahul Gandhi's Win from Amethi in 2014
Despite tough competition from Aam Aadmi Party's Kumar Vishwas and Bharatiya Janata Party's Smriti Irani, Congress Vice
President and fth-generation politician Rahul Gandhi won his seat at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh by a margin of 1,07,903
votes in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress party, as a whole, suffered its worst ever defeat in that election. This
win came in spite of attacks from the BJP's prime-ministerial candidate Narendra Modi that Rahul lacked leadership
qualities and had "only entertainment value" besides the media's predictions that he stood no chance in the election.
Rahul Gandhi's win in Amethi put him in a strong position in the political scene of India. His win, however, came as a
surprise to his detractors who had pointed out the lack of development in Amethi since Rajiv Gandhi's time. The media had
reported that Rahul Gandhi had not done anything for the constituency to better the health, education, roads and sanitary
condition of the place. It may be said that the people have shown faith in the Nehru-Gandhi family who have been
representing Amethi for over forty years. Rahul Gandhi himself has won from the constituency twice in his ten-year political
career – rst in 2004 parliamentary election and second in 2009 Uttar Pradesh legislative election.
Rahul Gandhi's political journey and achievements
In 2004, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the constituency of Amethi.
Rahul Gandhi started accompanying his mother, Sonia Gandhi, to different public events and Congress party meetings.
In 2006, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra managed the election campaigning for their mother Sonia Gandhi in Rae
Bareli, which she won.
Rahul Gandhi was a prominent party gure who campaigned in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
In September 2007, he became the General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress and also of National Students' Union
of India.
In his effort to reform youth politics in November 2008, he conducted interviews at his residence in New Delhi to select at
least 40 people to form the think-tank of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC).
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and National Students' Union of India (NSUI), under his guidance, have seen a substantial
increase in members from 2,00,000 to 25,00,000.
Rahul Gandhi retained his seat in the constituency of Amethi in 2009 Lok Sabha elections. He was acknowledged as a
contributor in the revival of Congress party in Uttar Pradesh where the party won 20 Lok Sabha seats out of 80. In six
weeks he had travelled across the nation and spoken at 125 rallies.
Rahul Gandhi was arrested on 11 May 2011 in Bhatta Parsaul village by the Uttar Pradesh police for supporting ustered
farmers who were demanding more compensation against acquisition of their land for a highway project.
During the 2012 Assembly elections, he campaigned in Uttar Pradesh for almost two months, holding 200 rallies.
Congress won 28 seats in the state, which is six seats more compared with the 2007 elections. However, the party
acquired fourth position in the state.
Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra travelled to Pakistan on a goodwill visit to watch the rst cricket series
between India and Pakistan in 14 years.
On 19 January 2013, Rahul Gandhi was appointed the Congress Vice President in a party conclave of the All India
Congress Committee in Jaipur. Officially, he is ranked second in the party after his mother, Sonia Gandhi, who is the party
president.
To everyone’s surprise, on 27 September 2013, Rahul Gandhi openly criticized Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his
government for coming out with an ordinance to revoke the effect of the order passed by the Supreme Court of India
which states that convicted criminals could not contest elections.
Rahul Gandhi won from Amethi constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. However, the Congress party suffered its
biggest defeat that year.
In 2016, the RSS led a defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi for claiming that the former killed Mahatma Gandhi. As on 2
September, 2016, Rahul has said he stands by his remark and will ght his case in court.
Books on Rahul Gandhi
 Rahul : The First Authoritative Biography
Jatin Gandhi and Veenu Sandhu in 'Rahul: The First Authoritative Biography' gives insight into the Nehru-Gandhi family and
explore the interesting relationship between modernity and dynasty. The authors take the readers into the life of Rahul
Gandhi – his public moves, his trips across India to reach out to common man, his Youth Congress. It focuses on both, his
achievements and his inabilities. The book, no doubt, brings to light how Gandhi’s actions will affect the lives of Indians.

Decoding Rahul Gandhi

Aarthi Ramachandran’s 'Decoding Rahul Gandhi' attempts to bring out the person behind the persona. The book is based
on interviews conducted by Ramachandran with Rahul and people who are close to Gandhi both personally and politically.
Readers get insights into who Rahul Gandhi is, what his aspirations and fears are and what motivates his actions. The book
also reveals the reasons for the failure of some of his policies in the past.

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