Modi from Vadodara, Advani Gandhinagar, BJP declares 21 Gujarat candidates

New Delhi, 19 March 2014

The candidates declared today for Gujarat seats:

Gandhinagar: L K Advani (sitting MP)
Vadodara: Narendra Modi (to replace sitting BJP MP Balu Shukla as candidate)
Kutch: Vinodbhai Chavda(SC) (new candidate, sitting BJP woman MP dropped)
Banaskantha: Haribhai Chaudhary (sitting MP)
Patan: Liladhar Vaghela (MLA, the seat is with Congress)
Mehsana: Jayshriben Patel (sitting MP)
Ahmedabad(West)(SC): Kirit Solanki(sitting MP)
Surendranagar: Devjibhai Fatepara (former Congress MLA who left party to join BJP, the seat is with Congress)
Rajkot: Mohanbhai Kundaria (MLA, the seat is with Congress)
Porbandar: Vitthalbhai Radadia (sitting MP)
Jamnagar: Poonamben Madam (MLA, sitting Congress MP is her uncle Mr. Vikram Madam)
Amreli: Naranbhai Kachhadia (sitting MP)
Bhavnagar: Dr. smt Bhartiben Shiyal(MLA, sitting BJP MP Rajendrasinh Rana dropped)
Anand: Dilip Patel (MLA, the seat is with Congress)
Dahod(ST): Jaswantsinh Bhabhor (MLA, the seat is with Congress)
Chhota Udepur(ST): Ramsinh Rathwa (sitting MP)
Bharuch: Mansukh Vasava(sitting MP)
Bardoli(ST): Prabhubhai Vasava (Congress MLA who left party to join BJP)
Surat: Darshnaben Jardosh (sitting MP)
Navsari: CR Patil (sitting MP)
Valsad(ST): Dr. KC Patel (the seat is with Congress for last two terms)

Yet to be declared:

Ahmedabad(East)(whether to drop Harin Pathak or continue)
Sabarkantha(Congress has fielded Shankersinh Vaghela)
Panchmahal( BJP can’t be careless here)
Junagadh (sitting MP Dinu Solanki is murder accused and on bail, Jashabhai Barad is strong alternative)
Kheda(sitting MP is only union cabinet minister from Gujarat, Dinsha Patel. He is contesting again)