Mumbai, November 21: The Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 is all set to see a tough fight between the ruling BJP party, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) party. The grand old party recently released its full list of candidates for the 179 seats that it will contest in the Gujarat Assembly Elections. Notably, the party has left three seats which include Umreth, Naroda, and Devgadh Baria for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as part of their pre-poll alliance.
The Congress is all set to take on the ruling BJP party, which as per the exit polls is likely to win the elections with record breaking seats in almost two decades. Last week, the Congress party released its final list of 37 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Gujarat. In its final list, Congress announced candidates for prominent seats such as Gandhinagar South, Sanand, Vadodara City, Dahod and Godhra among others. Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Full List of BJP Candidates and Their Constituency Names.
Full List of Congress Candidates for Gujarat Assembly Elections:
Constituency | Candidate’s Name |
Abdasa | Mammadbhai jung Jat |
Mandvi | Rajendrasingh Jadeja |
Bhuj | Arjanbhai bhudia |
Anjar | Rameshbhai Dangar |
Gandhidham (SC) | Bharat V. Solanki |
Deesa | Sanjaybhai Govabhai Rabari |
Kheralu | Mukeshbhai M Desai |
Kadi (SC) | Parmar Pravinbhai Ganpatbhai |
Himmatnagar | Kamleshkumar Jayantibhai Patel |
Idar (SC) | Ramanbhai Virchandbhai Solanki |
Gandhinagar South | Dr Himanshu V Patel |
Ghatlodia | Ms Ameeben Yagnik |
Eelisbridge | Bhiku Dave |
Amraiwadi | Dharmendra Shahntilal Patel |
Daskroi | Umedi budhaji Zala |
Dasada (SC) | Naushad Solanki |
Limbdi | Ms. Kalpana Karambhai Makwana |
Chotila | Rutvikbhai Lavjibhai Makwana |
Tankara | Lalit Kagathara |
Wankaner | Mohammad Javed Pirzada |
Rajkot South | Hiteshbhai M Vora |
Rajkot Rural (SC) | Sureshbhai Karshanbhai Bathvar |
Jasdan | Bholabhai bhikhabhai Gohil |
Gondal | Yatish Desai |
Jetpur | Deepakbhai Keshavlal Vekariya |
Dhoraji | Lalit Vasoya |
Kalavad (SC) | Pravin Muchhadiya |
Jamnagar North | Bipendrasinh Chatursinh Jadeja |
Jamnagar South | Manoj Kathiria |
Jamjodhpur | Chirag Kalariya |
Khambhalia | Vikram Arjanbhai Madam |
Porbandar | Arjun modhwadiya |
Kutiyana | Nathabhai Bhurabhai Odedara |
Manavadar | Arvindbhai Jinabhai Ladani |
Junagadh | Bhikhbhai Galabhai Joshi |
Visavadar | Karasanbhai Narainbhai Vaddoriay |
Keshod | Hirabhai Arjanbhai Jotava |
Mangrol | Babubhai Vaja |
Somnath | Vimal Chudasma |
Una | Punjabhai Vansh |
Amreli | Paresh Dhanani |
Lathi | Virjibhai Thummar |
Savarkundala | Pratap Dhudhat |
Rajula | Amberish Der |
Mahuva | Kanubhai Kalsariya |
Talaja | Kanubhai Baraiya |
Palitana | Rathod Pravinbhai Jinabhai |
Bhavnagar West | kishorsinh Kumbhaji Gohil |
Gadhada (SC) | Jagdishbhai Motibhai Chavda |
Nadiad | Dhruval Sadhubhai Patel |
Morva Hadaf (ST) | Ms Snehalataben Govindbhai Khant |
Fatepura – ST | Raghu Ditabhai Machar |
Jhalod (ST) | Dr Mitesh k Garasiya |
Limkheda (ST) | Ramesh Kumar Gondaliya |
Sankheda (ST) | Bhil Dhirubhai Chunilal |
SayajiGunj | Ms Amee Ravat |
Akota | Rutvik Joshi |
Raopura | Sanjay Patel (SP) |
Manjalpur | Tashvin Singh |
Dediapada (ST) | Jeramben Sukhlal Vasava |
Vagra | Sulemanbhai Musabhai Patel |
Jhagadia -ST | Fatehsingh Amanbhai Vasava |
Ankleshwar | Vijaysinh Thakurbhai Patel |
Olpad | Darshankumar Amrutlal Nayak |
Mangrol (ST) | Anilbhai Sumanbhai Chaudhari |
Mandvi (ST) | Anandbhai Chaudhari |
Kamrej | Nileshkumar Masnsukhbhai Kumbhani |
Surat East | Aslam Cyclewala |
Surat North | Ashokbhai V Patel ( Adhevada) |
Varachha Road | Prafulbhai Chhaganbhai Togadiya |
Karanj | Bharti Prakash Patel |
Limbayat | Gopalbhai Devidas Patil |
Udhana | Dhansukh B Rajput |
Majura | Balwant Shantilal Jain |
Katargam | Kalpeshbhai Harjivanbhai Variya |
Surat West | Sanjay Rameshchnadra Patwa |
Choryasi | Kantilal Nanubhai Patel |
Bardoli (SC) | Ms. Pannaben Anilbhai Patel |
Mahuva (ST) | Ms Hemangini Dipakkumar Garasiya |
Vyara (ST) | Punabhai Dhedabhai Gamit |
Nizar (ST) | Sunilbhai Ratanjibhai Gamit |
Dang (ST) | Mukeshbhai Chandarbhai Patel |
Jalalpore | Ranjitbhai Dahyabhai Panchal |
Bansada (ST) | Anantkumar Hasmukhbhai Patel |
Valsad | Kamlkumar Shantilal Patel |
Pardi | Ms Jaishri Patel |
Kaprada (ST) | Vasantbhai Barjulbhai Patel |
Umbergaon (ST) | Nareshbhai Vajirbhai Valvi |
Rapar | Bacchubhai Arethiya |
Wadhwan | Tarun Gadhvi |
Rajkot East | Indernil Rajguru |
Dhari | Dr Kirti Borisagar |
Nandod (ST) | Haresh Vasava |
Navsari | Deepak Baroth |
Gandevi (ST) | Ashokbhai Lallubhai Patel |
Dwarka | Malubhai Kandoria |
Talala | Mansinh Dodiya |
Kodinar (SC) | Mahesh Makwana |
Bhavnagar Rural | Revatsinh Gohil |
Bhavnagar East | Baldev Majibhai Solanki |
Botad | Manhar Patel |
Jambusar | Sanjay Solanki |
Bharuch | Jaykantbhai B Patel |
Dharampur (ST) | Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel |
Dhrangadhra | Chhattarsinh S Gunjariya |
Morbi | Jayanti Jerajbhai Patel |
Rajkot West | Mansukhbhai Jadavbhai Kalariya |
Jamngar Rural | Jivan Kumbharvadiya |
Gariadhar | Divyesh Manubhai Chavda |
Vav | Ms Geniben Thakor |
Tharad | Gulabsinh Pirabhai Rajput |
Dhanera | Nathabhai Hegolabhai Patel |
Danta (ST) | Kantibhai Kalabhai Kharadi |
Vadgam (SC) | Jignesh Mevani |
Radhanpur | Raghubhai Merajbhai Desai |
Chansama | Dineshbhai Ataji Thakor |
Patan | Dr Kiritkumar Patel |
Sidhpur | Chandanji Thakor |
Vijapur | Dr Chaursinh J Chavda |
Khedbrahma (ST) | Tushar Choudhary |
Modasa | Rajendrasinh Thakor |
Mansa | Thakor Babusinh Mohansinh |
Kalol | Baldevji Thakor |
Vejalpur | Rajendra Natvarlal Patel |
Vatva | Balvant Bhai Gadhavi |
Nikol | Ranjit Barad |
Thakkarbappa Nagar | Vijaykumar C Brahmabhatt |
Bapunagar | Himmatsinh Patel |
Dariapur | Gyasuddin Shaikh |
Jamalpur Khadia | Imran Khedawala |
Danilimda (SC) | Shailesh Parmar |
Sabarmati | Dinesh Mahida |
Borsad | Rajendrasinh Parmar |
Anklav | Amit Chavda |
Anand | Kanti Sodhaparmar |
Sojitra | Punambhai M Parmar |
Mahudha | Indersinh Natvarsinh Parmar |
Garbada (ST) | Ms Chandrikaben Baraiya |
Vaghodia | Satyajitsinh Duleepsinh Gaekwad |
Chhota Udaipur (ST) | Sangramsinh Naranbhai Rathwa |
Jetpur (ST) | Sukhrambhai Rathwa |
Dabhoi | Bal kishan Patel |
Palanpur | Mahesh Patel |
Deodar | Shivaji Bhuriya |
Kankrej | Amrut Motji Thakor |
Unjha | Patel Arvind Amratlal |
Visnagar | Kiriti Bhai Patel |
Becharaji | Bhopaji Thakor |
Mahesana | P K Patel |
Bhiloda (ST) | Raju Parghi |
Bayad | Mahendra Singh Shankar Singh Vaghela |
Prantij | Bahecharsinh Harsinh Rathod |
Dahegam | Vakhatsinh Amarsinh Chauhan |
Gandhinagar North | Virendrasinh Mafatsinh Vaghela |
Viramgam | Lakhabhai Bharwad |
Sanand | Ramesh Koli |
Naranpura | Ms Sonal Ben Patel |
Maninagar | C M Rajput |
Asarwa (SC) | Vipul Mukundlal Parmar |
Dhokla | Ashwin Rathod |
Dhandhuka | Harpal Singh Chudasma |
Khambat | Chirag Arvindbhai Patel |
Petlad | Dr Prakash Parmar |
Matar | Sanjaybhai Patel |
Mehmedabad | Juvansinh Gadabhai |
Thasra | Kantibhai Parmar |
Kapadvanj | Kantibhai Raijibhai Dabhi |
Balasinor | Ajitsinh Parvatsinh Chauhan |
Lunawada | Gulab Singh |
Santrampur (ST) | Gendalbhai Motibhai Damor |
Shehra | Khatubhai Gulabbhai Pagi |
Godhra | Rashmitaben Dushyantsinh Chauhan |
Kalol | Prabhat Singh |
Halol | Anishbhai Bariya |
Dahod (ST) | Harshadbhai Ninama |
Savli | Kuldeep Singh Raulji |
Vadodara city (SC) | Gunvantrai Parmar |
Padra | Jashpalsinh Padhiyar |
Karjan | Pritesh Patel |
While the state has so far witnessed a two way contest between the BJP and the Congress party, the entry of AAP has made things look interesting. And with the AAP announcing Isudhan Gadhvi's as the party’s CM face for Gujarat, the poll has taken an interesting turn with the party trying to make inroads in the coastal state. Who Is Isudan Gadhvi? Here's Everything You Need To Know About AAP’s CM Candidate for Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022.
Gujarat will go to polls in two phases starting December with the first phase to be held on December 1 and the second one on December 5. The counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 will be held on December 8 along with that of Himachal Pradesh. During the last assembly election, the ruling BJP party won 99 seats with the Congress becoming the second largest party by bagging 77 seats.
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