Gujarat election: BJP’s first list has seven big faces, including 49 sitting MLAs, no Muslim in list
Ahmedabad . For the Gujarat Assembly elections, BJP has declared the names of 70 candidates in the first list. Among them are 7 big faces, including the current CM Vijay Rupani, Deputy CM Nitinbhai Patel. Apart from this, 49 existing MLAs have been given tickets. Voting will take place in two phases on December 9 and 14 in Gujarat and on December 18, Gujarat will also get results with Himachal.
Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, BJP First List
1) Big faces
| Vijaybhai Rupani | Current CM |
| Nitinbhai patel | Deputy CM |
| Jitubhai waghani | BJP state president |
| Shankarbhai Chaudhary | Health minister |
| Bhupendrasinh Chudasama | Senior leader |
| Jayeshbhai Radadiya | 2012 Jatpur seat won on Congress ticket. In 2013, the same seat won on BJP ticket. |
| Vibhavi Been Dave | Current legislator |
2) SC and ST seats
| Seat | Category | Candidate |
| Khed Brahma | ST | Rameelaben Beatrabhai Barra |
| Bheloda | ST | Pc burn |
| Jetpur | ST | Jayantibhai Rathwa |
| Dadiadapa | ST | Modibhai P Vasava |
| Shaver | ST | Ravjeebhai Vasava |
| Mangrol | ST | Ganpat Bhai Vasava |
| Vansada | ST | Ganpatbhai Uluk Bhai Mahala |
| Nandod | ST | The word refugee brother tadvi |
| Nijhar | ST | Kantibhai Gamit |
| Dang | ST | Vijaybhai Patel |
| Umargam | ST | Ramanbhai Nanubhai Patkar |
| Clod | SC | Ashramabhai parmar |
| Vadodara City | SC | Manishaben khilil |
| Bardoli | SC | Ishwarbhai Ramanbhai Parmar |
3) Special things
List of 70 Candidates released
49 sitting MLAs
15 Patidar
18 OBC
5 Congress rebels
4 women
0 Muslims
4) 70 Candidates List
| 1 | Rajkot West | Vijaybhai Rupani |
| 2 | Maheshana | Nitinbhai patel |
| 3 | Bhavnagar Vest | Jitubhai Waghani |
| 4 | Anjar | Vasanbhai Ahir |
| 5 | Wave | Shankarbhai Chaudhary |
| 6 | Thurad | Parbatbhai Patel |
| 7 | Dioder | Kesha Chauhan |
| 8 | Chanasma | Dilipji Veerji Thakor |
| 9 | Kaharalu | Bharat Singh Dabhi |
| 10 | Himatnagar | Rajendra Kumar Chavda |
| 11 | Khed Brahma | Ramilaben twelve |
| 12 | Bheloda | Pc burn |
| 13 | Modasa | Bhikhosinh Parmar |
| 14 | Tenor | Babubhai patel |
| 15 | Dholka | Bhupendra Singh Chudasama |
| 16 | Lamdi | Kiritsingh rana |
| 17 | Vardhana | Dhanibhai Patel |
| 18 | Jadson | Bharatbhai bogra |
| 19 | Jetpur | Jayeshbhai Radadiya |
| 20 | Jamnagar Rural | Raghavbhai Patel |
| 21 | Jamnagar North | Dharmendra Singh Jadeja |
| 22 | Jamjodpur | Chimanbhai Sakriya |
| 23 | Khandhelia | Kalubhai Chavda |
| 24 | Dwarka | Pabuda Virambo Manek |
| 25 | Mangrol | Lord jiabhai karagatia |
| 26 | Junagadh | Mahendrabhai Masheru |
| 27 | Somnath | Jashabhai bard |
| 28 | Lock | Govindbhai Parmar |
| 29 | Stripe | Dilipbhai Sanghani |
| 30 | Amreli | Bavakubhai lazy |
| 31 | Rajula | Hirabhai Solanki |
| 32 | Mahua | Raghavjibhai earning |
| 33 | Bhagvanagar Rural | Parashottam bhai solanki |
| 34 | Bhavnagar east | Divisional dave |
| 35 | Clod | Ashramabhai parmar |
| 36 | Umreth | Govindbhai Parmar |
| 37 | Sojetra | Vipul bhai patel |
| 38 | Mayhemadabad | Arjun Singh Chauhan |
| 39 | Thaasara | Ram Singh Parmar |
| 40 | Balancinor | Mansingh Chauhan |
| 41 | Godhra | Ck raoulji |
| 42 | Shaheera | Jethabhai ahir |
| 43 | Halol | Jaideath Singh Parmar |
| 44 | Deogarh Bhatia | Childish |
| 45 | Shadow | Ketanbhai Inamdar |
| 46 | Jetpur | Jayantibhai Rathwa |
| 47 | Vadodara City | Manishaben advocate |
| 48 | Rauppura | Rajendra Bhai Trivedi |
| 49 | Manjalpur | Yogeshbhai Patel |
| 50 | Strong | Dineshbhai patel |
| 51 | To make | Satishbhai Patel |
| 52 | Nandod | Verbatim tadvi |
| 53 | Dadiadapa | Motibhai Vasava |
| 54 | Wajra | Arunasinh Rana |
| 55 | Shaver | Ravjeebhai Vasava |
| 56 | Ankleshwar | Ishwar Singh Patel |
| 57 | Halpad | Mukeshbhai Patel |
| 58 | Mangrol | Ganpat Bhai Vasava |
| 59 | Varachha Road | Kumarbhai Kanani |
| 60 | Limayet | Sangeetaben patil |
| 61 | Majra | Harsh Sanghvi |
| 62 | Surat West | Purneshbhai Ishwald Modi |
| 63 | Bardoli | Ishwarbhai Ramanbhai Parmar |
| 64 | Nijhar | Kantibhai Gamit |
| 65 | Dang | Vijbhai Patel |
| 66 | Jalalpur | Rameshbhai Chhotubhai Patel |
| 67 | Vansada | Ganpatbhai Uluk Bhai Mahala |
| 68 | Valsad | Bharatbhai patel |
| 69 | Pardi | Kanubai Desai |
| 70 | Umargam | Ramanbhai Nanubhai Patkar |
