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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
His father, [[Devdas Gandhi]], son of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], was the managing editor of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. Rajmohan Gandhi attended [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], New Delhi, India. His maternal grandfather was [[C. Rajagopalachari]], second [[Governor General of India]], after [[Lord Louis Mountbatten]], who was one of the foremost associates of Mahatma Gandhi. | His father, [[Devdas Gandhi]], the youngest son of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], was the managing editor of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. Rajmohan Gandhi attended [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], New Delhi, India. His maternal grandfather was [[C. Rajagopalachari]], second [[Governor General of India]], after [[Lord Louis Mountbatten]], who was one of the foremost associates of Mahatma Gandhi. | ||
== Academic career and activism == | == Academic career and activism == | ||
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==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
In 1989, Gandhi unsuccessfully contested the [[Indian general elections 1977-1999#1989|Lok Sabha election]] against [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in [[Amethi]]. He served (1990–92) in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (the upper house of the Indian Parliament) and led the Indian delegation to the [[UN Human Rights Commission]] in Geneva in 1990. In the Indian Parliament he was the convener of the all-party joint committee of both houses addressing the condition of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. | In 1989, Gandhi unsuccessfully contested the [[Indian general elections 1977-1999#1989|Lok Sabha election]] from [[Janata Dal]] against [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amethi]].<ref name=RG3>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha|page=265|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> He served (1990–92) in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (the upper house of the Indian Parliament) and led the Indian delegation to the [[UN Human Rights Commission]] in Geneva in 1990. In the Indian Parliament he was the convener of the all-party joint committee of both houses addressing the condition of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. | ||
On 21 February 2014, he joined the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mahatma's grandson Rajmohan Gandhi joins AAP, will contest from east Delhi|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mahatmas-grandson-rajmohan-gandhi-joins-aap-may-contest-from-delhi/453374-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226142618/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mahatmas-grandson-rajmohan-gandhi-joins-aap-may-contest-from-delhi/453374-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2014|publisher=IBN Live|date= 21 February 2014}}</ref> He contested the 2014 general election from the [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|East Delhi constituency]] and lost.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/politics/aap-to-field-rajmohan-gandhi-from-east-delhi/article5732494.ece | title = Rajmohan Gandhi to lead AAP battle in Delhi East | date = 2014-02-27 | newspaper = The Hindu }}</ref> | On 21 February 2014, he joined the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mahatma's grandson Rajmohan Gandhi joins AAP, will contest from east Delhi|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mahatmas-grandson-rajmohan-gandhi-joins-aap-may-contest-from-delhi/453374-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226142618/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mahatmas-grandson-rajmohan-gandhi-joins-aap-may-contest-from-delhi/453374-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2014|publisher=IBN Live|date= 21 February 2014}}</ref> He contested the 2014 general election from the [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|East Delhi constituency]] and lost.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/politics/aap-to-field-rajmohan-gandhi-from-east-delhi/article5732494.ece | title = Rajmohan Gandhi to lead AAP battle in Delhi East | date = 2014-02-27 | newspaper = The Hindu }}</ref> | ||