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| 12th Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 9 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sushma Swaraj (2014)[a][b] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sonia Gandhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 17 May 2019 – 17 June 2024 disqualified on 7 August 2023[1] – 23 March 2023[9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | M. I. Shanavas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Wayanad, Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 17 May 2004 – 23 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sonia Gandhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Smriti Irani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Amethi, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Rahul Rajiv Gandhi 19 June 1970 New Delhi, Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Indian National Congress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Rajiv Gandhi (father) Sonia Gandhi (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (sister) Nehru–Gandhi family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | 10, Janpath, New Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Rollins College (B.A.) Trinity College, Cambridge (M. Phil. Development Studies) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rahul Rajiv Gandhi (Hindi pronunciation: [ˈraːɦʊl raːdʒiːʋ ˈɡaːndʱiː] ; born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he is currently serving as the 12th Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and as the member of the Lok Sabha for Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, since June 2024.[c][d] He previously represented the constituency of Wayanad, Kerala, from 2019 to 2024, and Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, from 2004 to 2019. Gandhi served as the party president of the Indian National Congress from December 2017 to July 2019 and is the chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress, the National Students Union of India, and a trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust. He is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi political family.
Born in New Delhi, Gandhi spent his early years between Delhi and Dehradun, remaining largely outside the public sphere during his childhood and early youth. He received primary education in New Delhi and then attended The Doon School. However, due to security concerns, he was later home-schooled. Gandhi commenced his undergraduate degree at St. Stephen's College before moving to Harvard University. Following his father’s assassination and subsequent security concerns, he moved to Rollins College in Florida, completing his degree in 1994. After earning a M.Phil. from Cambridge, Gandhi initiated his professional career with the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm in London. Soon thereafter, he returned to India and founded Backops Services Private Ltd, a technology outsourcing firm based in Mumbai.
Gandhi led the Congress party during the 2014 and 2019 general elections, where the party experienced significant defeats, securing only 44 and 52 seats, respectively. Ahead of the 2024 Indian general elections, Gandhi spearheaded the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, contributing to the INC winning 99 seats and regaining the status of Official Opposition for the first time in a decade. Gandhi won the Rae Bareli in the 2024 elections and was nominated to serve as Leader of the Opposition. In Parliament, Gandhi has served as a member of several parliamentary committees including Home Affairs, Human Resource Development, External Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs and Defence.
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