Gujarat election: Rupani to Mewani, watch out for these candidates today

The announcement of results to the Gujarat Assembly election after counting of votes today will be crucial for all the 1,828 candidates in the fray, but all focus will be on these key candidates

The final results to the Gujarat Assembly election 2017 will be announced on Monday after counting of votes cast in the two phases on December 9 and 14. A total of 1,828 candidates from across parties were in the fray for the 182 seats in the state Assembly. These included the 182 candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 179 of the Congress party.
 
While the outcome will be known today, this Assembly election has been seen as a prestige issue for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in whose home state his party is seeking a sixth straight term. Similarly, it is also a litmus test for Rahul Gandhi, who recently took over as the Congress Party’s president from his month Sonia Gandhi.

 
Here are some of the key candidates from the BJP and Congress whose victory or defeat will be closely watched today:

Candidate	Constituency	Party
Acharya Dr Nimaben Bhaveshbhai	Bhuj	BJP
Alpesh Thakore	Radhanpur	Congress
Arjunbhai Modhvadiya	Porbandar	Congress
Ashok Jirawala	Kamrej	Congress
Babubhai Jamnadas Patel	Daskroi	BJP
Bhavnaben Patel	Navsari	Congress
Bhuriya Maheshbhai Somjibhai	Jhalod	BJP
Dhirubhai Gajera	Varccha Road	Congress
Dineshbhai Kacchadiya	Surat North	Congress
Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava	Mangrol	BJP
Indranil Rajyaguru	Rajkot West	Congress
Jaish Patel	Bharuch	Congress
Jawahar Chavda	Manavdar	Congress
Jay Narayan Vyas	Sidhpur	BJP
Jignesh Mewani	Vadgam (SC)	Independent
Maheshwari Malti Kishor	Gandhidham	BJP
Meraman Goriya	Dwarka	Congress
Nitinbhai Patel	Mahesana	BJP
Pankaj Anopchand Mehta	Rapar, Kachchh	BJP
Praveen Maru	Gadhada (SC)	Congress
Shaktisinh Gohil	Mandvi	Congress
Shankar Chaudhary	Vav	BJP
Shweta Brahmabhatt	Maninagar	Congress
Somabhai Patel	Limbdi	Congress
Tarunkumar Vaghela	Bardoli (SC)	Congress
Tusharbhai Chaudhary	Mahuva (ST)	Congress
Vallabhbhai Kakadiya	Thakkarbapa Nagar	BJP
Vijay Rupani	Rajkot West	BJP