BJP announces first list of 70 candidates for Gujarat assembly elections 2017

November 17, 2017
Ahmedabad BJP Gujarat Politics

New Delhi:Ruling BJP has today announced first list of 70 candidates for upcoming Gujarat assembly polls scheduled to take place on 9 and 14 December.  Some of the eye-catching details in this list.
-There are total 182 seats. Today’s list has names of 70 candidates.
– The list announced today has names from both rounds of election.  Earlier it was believed that candidates for first phase of polling will be out in fist list.
– 31 names of first phase 89 seats are yet to be announced. 45 candidates of first phase and 25 candidates of second phase of polls are announced in today’s list.
– Raghavji Patel, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja(Hakubha), Ramsinh Parmar, Mansinh Chauhan, CK Raulji total five who left Congress to join BJP are given tickets.
– PC Baranda, who resigned as Superintendent of Police(SP) Chhota Udepur just two days ago has been given ticket to contest from Bhiloda seat.
– Patidar strong man Bavku Udhad has been shifted to Amreli as BJP candidate to give fight to probable Congress candidate and sitting MLA Paresh Dhanani.
– Dileep Sanghani who conventionally contests from Amreli has been shifted to Dhari as party candidate. Dhari is represented at present by Nalin Kotadiya who contested as GPP candidate in previous election, then joined BJP, left it and again joined BJP.
– 49 sitting MLAs are repeated. One independent Ketan Inamdar who won from Savli in last election has been announced as BJP candidate.
– Today’s list has names of 16 new candidates.
-There are 4 women candidates in today’s list. They are Ramilaben Bara, Manisha Vakil, Sangita Patil and Vibhavariben Patel. Of them Ramilaben had lost previous election.
– Existing MLA has been changed in Wadhwan seat. Existing MLA Varshaben Doshi has been replaced with industrialist Dhanjibhai Patel who owns Makson group. Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel called Dhanjibhai as social worker and leading person from Patidar community. Nitin Patel said Varshaben had worked well.
-Overall there are 49 repeat candidates, 15 new candidates, 4 women candidates and 1 previously independent candidate.
– BJP today said there are 30 graduate, 4 post graduate, 14 have law degree while 5 are engineers, 1 doctor in today’s list. 38 are involved in farming, 15 are into cooperative sector, 12 are associated with public. religious field, 12 are into commerce and trade, 2 are former government officials.

1) Rajkot west : Vijay Rupani

2) Mahesana : Nitin Patel

3) Bhavnagar West : Jitu Vaghani

4) Anjar : Vasan Ahir

5) Vav : Shankar Chaudhry

6) Tharad : Prabatbhai Patel

7) Diyodar : Keshaji Chauhan

8)Chansma : Dilip Thakor

9) Kheralu : Bharatsinh Dabhi

10) Himmatnagar : Rajendra Chavda

11) Kehdbrahma : Ramilaben Bara

12) Bhiloda : P.C.Baranda

13) Modasa : Bhikhisinh Parmar

14) Daskroi : Babubhai Patel

15) Dholka : Bhupendra Chudasma

16) Limdi : Kiritsinh Rana

17) Vadhwan : Dhanjibhai Patel

18) Jasadn : Bharat Boghra

19) Jetpur : Jayesh Radadiya

20) Jamnagar rural : Raghavji Patel

21) Jamnagar North : Dharmendrasinh jadeja

22) Jamjodhpur : Chimanbhai Sapariya

23) Khambhaliya : Kalubhai Chavda

24) Dwarka : Pabubha Manek

25) Mangrol : Bhagwanbhai Kargatiya

26) Junagadh : Mahendrabhai Mashru

27) Somnath : Jashabhai Barad

28) Talala : Govindbhai Parmar

29) Dhari : Dilip Sanghani

30) Amreli : Bavku Udhad

31) Rajula : Hirabhai Solanki

32) Mahuva : Raghavji Makwana

33) Bhavnagar Rural : Parshottam Solanki

34) Bhavnagar East : Vibhavari Dave

35) Gadhda : Atmaram Parmar

36) Umreth : Govindbhai Parmar

37) Sojitra : Vipulbhai Patel

38) Mahemdavad : Arjunsinh Chauhan

39) Thasra : Ramsinh Parmar

40) Balasinor : Mansinh Chauhan

41) Godhra : C.K. Rulji

42) Shehra : Jetha Ahir

43) Halol : Jaydrathsinh Parmar

44) Devgadhbariya : Bhachubhai Khabad

45) Savli : Ketanbhai Inamdar

46) Jetpur : Jatantibhai Rathwa

47) Vadodara City : Manishaben Vakil

48) Ravpura : Rajendra Trivedi

49) Manjalpur : Yogsh Patel

50) Padra : Dineshbhai Patel

51) Karjan : Satish Patel

52) Nandod : Shabdasharan Tadvi

53) Dediyapada : Moti Vasava

54) Vagra : Arunsinh Rana

55) Jhagadiya : Ravjibhai Vasava

56) Ankleshwar : Ishwar Patel

57) Olpad : Mukesh Patel

58) Mangrol : Ganpatbhai Vasava

59) Varachha : Kumarbhai Kanani

60) Limbayat : Sangitaben Patel

61) Majura : Harsh Sanghvi

62) Surat West : Purnesh Modi

63) Bardoli : Ishwarbhai Parmar

64) Nizar : Kantibhai Gamit

65) Dang : Vijay Patel

66) Jalalpore :Rameshbhai patel

67) Vansada : Ganpatbhai Mahla

68) Valsad : Bharatbhai patel

69) Pardi : Kanu Desai

70) Umargaam : Ramanbhai Patkar

 

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