Rahul Gandhi is a former president of Congress Party. He is the great-grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. His grandmother was former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Born to the slain former Prime Minister of India-Rajiv Gandhi and mother-Sonia Gandhi, he has a younger sister, Priyanka Gandhi who is also active in politics. Rahul started his political career in 2004. He fought his first Lok Sabha election from his father's constituency- Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee in on September 24, 2007. His primary education was done in St. Stephen's College, Delhi and then moved to Dehra Doon. He has attended Harvard College and Rollins College, Florida from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Rahul completed his M. Phil. in Development Studies from Trinity College, Cambridge University. Before entering in politics he worked for private firms. He represented Amethi Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh in the the lower house of the parliament for 15 years. Currently, he is member of parliament from Wayanad Loksabha Constituency of Kerala state.
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