Junagadh is one of the 26 Lok Sabha Constituencies going to poll on April 23 in the state of Gujarat.
It consists of the following Assembly constituencies – Junagadh, Visavadar, Mangrol, Somnath, Talala, Kodinar which is reserved for members of Scheduled Castes and Una.
This year BJP’s Rajeshbhai Chudasama faces off against Cong’s Punjabhai Bhimbhai Vansh.
In 2014, Rajesbhai had beaten Congress’ Punjabhai Vansh by a margin of 1.35 lakh votes.
In 2009, Dinubhai Boghabhai had beaten Cong’s Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad.
Full list of candidates for 2019:
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Candidate Name
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Party Name
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1
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CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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2
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DEVEN GOVINDBHAI VANVI
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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3
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VANSH PUNJABHAI BHIMABHAI
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Indian National Congress
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4
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BHUT ASHOKBHAI BHIMJIBHAI
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Rashtriya Samajwadi Party (Secular)
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5
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RATHOD NATHABHAI VASHARAMBHAI
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Vyavastha Parivartan Party
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6
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KARIA DHIRENBHAI AMRUTLAL
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Independent
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7
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ZALA MUKESHBHAI BHARAMALBHAI
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Independent
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8
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PANCHABHAI BHAYABHAI DAMANIYA
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Independent
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9
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PRADIPBHAI MAVJIBHAI TANK
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Independent
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10
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MAKWANA DHARMENDRA VAJUBHAI
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Independent
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11
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VALA JAYPALSINH HAJABHAI
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Independent
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12
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HARESH MANUBHAI SARDHARA
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Independent
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The battle for Gujarat
Gujarat is a prestige battle for BJP after being cut down to size in the assembly elections in 2017 by a resurgent Congress. It’s Amit Shah and Narendra Modi’s home state, and all eyes will be on Shah after PM Modi declined to contest from Vadodara as he had done in 2014.
The 26 constituencies going to poll in Gujarat are Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bardoli, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Chhota Udaipur, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mahesana, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara and Valsad
A total of 371 candidates are in the fray for the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, all of which will go to polls in a single phase on April 23.
The maximum number of candidates, 31, are contesting from Surendranagar, followed by 28 in Jamnagar, 26 in Ahmedabad East and 25 in Navsari, it said.
Panchmahal, with six candidates, Kheda and Dahod with seven each, Chhota Udepur with eight and Valsad with nine candidates are the ones with the lowest number of contestants.
While Gujarat traditionally has seen straight fights between the BJP and the Congress, several smaller parties too are in the running this time. All 26 seats from the state were won by the BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. It has dropped 10 sitting MPs for the April-May general polls.
The seats where sitting BJP MPs have been replaced are Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Surendranagar, Porbandar, Anand, Panchmahal and Chhota Udaipur.
The newly formed Hindusthan Nirman Dal of former VHP leader Pravin Togadia has also fielded its candidate, Amrish Patel, from the Gandhinagar seat.
Polling in all 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held on April 23. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
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