Gujarat poll results: From Hardik Patel to Rivaba Jadeja, here are top contenders
Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba Jadeja, AAP's CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi and Congress Jignesh Mevani are some of the top contenders in the fray.
Ahmedabad, Dec 08: The counting of votes for Gujarat Assembly polls which were held on December 1 and 5, started at 8 am at 37 counting centres covering the 182 Assembly seats.
While the contest in Gujarat has traditionally been between the BJP and Congress, it was three-cornered this time around with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entering the poll arena.
Exit polls have predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat and if these projections are any indication, the saffron party is all set to retain power in the state for the seventh consecutive term.
As the counting for votes for 182 seats begins in Gujarat, let's take a look at the key contenders in the fray.
Rivaba
Jadeja
Cricketer
Ravindra
Jadeja's
wife
Rivaba
Jadeja
has
contested
from
Jamnagar
North.
She
is
taking
on
Congress' Bipendrasinh
Jadeja
and
AAP's
Karsan
Karmur.
The
interesting
part
of
the
story
is
that
her
sister-in-law
and
father-in-law
campaigned
for
the
Congress
candidate.
Thus
exposing
the
political
tussle
in
the
family.
Isudan
Gadhvi
All
eyes
are
on
this
seat
as
the
AAP's
chief
ministerial
candidate
Isudan
Gadhvi
has
contested
from
Khambalia.
He
is
taking
on
BJP's
Mulu
Ayar
Bera
and
Congress'
Vikram
Madam.
Political
pundits
predicted
a
triangular
fight
in
this
constituency
although
Congress
candidate
is
favourite
to
win
as
it
had
emerged
victorious
in
2017.
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Bhupendra
Patel
Gujarat
Chief
Minister
Bhupendra
Patel
has
contested
from
Ghatlodia
Assembly
seat.
This
constituency
was
carved
out
from
Sarkhej
Assembly
constituency
after
2008
delimitation.
It
is
a
segment
of
the
Gandhinagar
Lok
Sabha
constituency.
In
two
elections
held
so
far,
the
BJP
has
emerged
victorious
on
both
occasions.
In
2017,
Bhupendra
Patel
won
the
seat
with
1.17
lakh
votes.
Congress
has
fielded
Amee
Yagnik
and
AAP
has
given
a
ticket
to
Vijay
Patel.
Jignesh
Mevani
Vadgam
is
reserved
for
candidates
belonging
to
the
Scheduled
Castes.
It
falls
under
the
Patan
Lok
Sabha
constituency.
In
2017,
Jignesh
Mevani
won
as
an
independent
candidate.
Five
years
later,
he
has
joined
Congress
and
taking
on
BJP's
Manilai
Vaghela
and
AAP's
Dalpat
Bhatiya.
This seat came into existence after 2008 delimitation. In the two polls held so far, the ruling BJP has emerged victorious in the seat. The saffron party has fielded Alpesh Thakor who will be taking on Congress spokesperson Himanshu Patel and Dolat Patel from AAP. On two earlier occasions, Shambhuji Thakor had won the seat.
Hardik
Patel
All
eyes
are
on
this
seat
as
Hardik
Patel,
who
rose
to
fame
with
Patidar
agitation,
has
switched
sides
from
Congress
to
BJP.
This
is
his
first
election
where
he
is
taking
on
Congress
MLA
Lakhabhai
Bharwad
and
AAP's
Amarsinh
Thakor.
More
importantly,
Dalit
activist
Kiran
Rathod
has
contested
as
an
independent
candidate.
Since
1995,
the
BJP
and
Congress
have
won
the
seats
two
times,
each.
Bhemabhai
Chaudhary
Deodar
Assembly
constituency
is
part
of
Banaskantha
district.
The
key
contestant
here
is
AAP
Gujarat
vice-president
Bhemabhai
Chaudhary.
While
BJP
has
fielded
Keshaji
Shivaji
Chauhan,
the
Congress
had
given
ticket
to
Bhemabhai
Ragnathbhai
Chaudhary.
Jayantibhai
Savjibhai
Rathwa
Jetpur
is
part
of
Chhota
Udaipur
district
and
is
reserved
for
candidates
belonging
to
the
Scheduled
Tribes.
BJP
has
fielded
Jayantibhai
Savjibhai
Rathwa
and
he
is
taking
on
Sukhram
Rathava
and
AAP's
Radhika
Rathava.
It
has
to
be
noted
that
the
saffron
party
has
won
four
times
in
the
last
five
polls.
In
2017,
Congress' Rathva
Sukhrambhai
Hariyabhai
emerged
victorious.
Gopal
Italia
AAP
state
chief
Gopal
Italia
is
taking
on
Congress
candidate
Kaplesh
Variya
and
BJP's
Vinodbhai
Amrishbhai
Mordiya.
Italia
is
an
influential
Patidar
leader
and
played
a
key
role
in
the
Patidar
quota
agitation
in
2015.
Sukhaji
Thakor
Sukhaji
Thakor,
farmer
activist
and
former
secretary
of
Khedut
Samaj
Gujarat
(KSG),
is
contesting
the
poll
from
the
AAP
ticket.
He
is
taking
on
Bhopaji
Thakor
and
Sagar
Rabari.
Kandhalbhai
Jadeja
Kandhalbhai
Jadeja,
son
of
late
don
Santokben
Sarmanbhai
Jadeja,
has
contested
on
the
Samajwadi
Party
ticket.
He
has
taken
on
BJP's
Dheliben
Odedra,
AAP's
Bhimabhai
Makvana,
and
Congress'
Nathabhai
Odedra.
Pabubha
Manek
For
32
years,
Pabubha
Manek
has
been
winning
this
seat.
He
won
the
first
three
elections
as
an
independent
(1990,
95,
98),
then
joined
the
Congress
and
won
the
seat
in
2002.
Later,
he
won
the
BJP
and
won
in
2007,
2012
and
2017.
He
is
taking
on
Congress'
Malubhai
Kandoria,
and
AAP
candidate
Nakum
Lakhmanbhai
Boghabhai.