Narendra Rawat is Congress candidate for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat

Vadodara, 13 March 2014

Congress party’s city unit president Narendra Rawat today won the primary election held by his party for choosing its candidate for the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has introduced the system of internal elections, called primaries, to select candidates for 16 Lok Sabha constituencies in India including Bhavnagar and Vadodara in Gujarat.

The others in the fray were former city unit president Sureshbhai Dhulabhai Patel, city unit women’s cell president Rajshree Desai and Vadodara district party president Vinubhai Patel.

Of the 514 Congress workers and local leaders who cast their vote today, 265 voted in favor of Rawat, while rival Suresh Patel got 200 votes. 55 votes were disqualified.

Meanwhile local party leader Dr. Jayesh Patel has resigned from the party after argument over his election identity card and timing of voting. Patel reached polling station after time limit of 11.00 am was over. He had copy of his identity card and not original i-card. He was not allowed to vote. Patel has contested twice on party ticket from Waghodia assembly seat.

Toal voters: 607
Voting: 514
Canceled votes: 55
Narendra Rawat 265
Suresh Patel 200
Vinu Patel 33.5
Rajshreeben Desai 12