Ravindra Jadeja's Wife Rivaba gets BJP ticket from Jamnagar seat - All about her | Gujarat Assembly Election 2022, BJP Candidate Full List

Ravindra Jadeja Wife Rivaba, BJP Candidate List 2022 Gujarat, Jamnagar Constituency, Jamnagar Assembly Constituency Candidates List, Jamnagar Election Date, Jamnagar Gujarat Election Result Date: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced the first list of candidates for the 182-member Gujarat Assembly Polls. The list has the names of 160 candidates. While there are some prominent names on the list - like Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Patidar leader Hardik Patel - the one name that surprised many is Ravindrasinh Jadeja's wife Rivaba Jadeja. The ruling party has fielded Rivaba from the Jamnagar North Assembly seat. 

Interestingly, Rivaba has been given the ticket by dropping sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh M Jadeja. Dharmendrasinh is among 38 sitting legislators who have been replaced with new candidates. 

Who is Rivaba Jadeja?

Rivaba Jadeja, who joined the BJP in 2019, comes from a political background as she is the niece of Congress politician Hari Singh Solanki.

She has done her Mechanical Engineering from the Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science in Gujarat's Rajkot. 

Before joining the BJP, Rivaba Jadeja was chief of the Karni Sena's women's wing. She got married to Ravindra Jadeja on April 17, 2017.

Ever since she joined the BJP, speculations were rife that she might contest the Assembly elections. Rivaba has been building support for the party by touring villages for months.

Rivaba Jadeja Wanted To Join Defence Services

In an interview with the news agency IANS, Rivaba had once said that she wanted to join the defence services before marriage. However, things changed after marriage and late she started Matrushakti Charitable Trust to fulfill her dreams of serving the nation. 

I also prepared for the civil services exam. I always wanted to make a personal contribution to the country. I even appeared in the exams to join the Indian Air Force. But then the marriage took place and life moved in another direction. So, I set up the Matrushakti Charitable Trust to fulfill my dream of serving the country through social service," she was quoted as saying by IANS.

Rivaba Jadeja Has Donated Her Eyes

In 2020, Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba decided to extend a helping hand to the visually-challenged people by donating her eyes to give sight to the blind and restore their vision.

"With God's grace, I have every essential organ that a human body needs and may be that's why I cannot feel the pain of a blind person. But if in any way I can help them, it will be an honour for me," she had said.

Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: 5 Ministers Denied Ticket

Five Gujarat ministers including the MLA from Morbi are among 38 sitting BJP members of the Assembly who have been denied ticket by the party for the upcoming state elections.

Those from the previous cabinet who have not been considered this time include ex-chief minister Rupani, former deputy CM Nitin Patel and former ministers RC Faldu, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Saurabh Patel, Kaushik Patel, Vasan Ahir and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja.

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Gujarat Assembly Elections, Jamnagar Constituency Result Date

It is to be noted that the Gujarat Assembly elections will be held in two phases - the first phase on December 1 and the second phase on December 5. While voting will be held on 89 seats in the first phase, the remaining 93 seats will go to polls in the second phase. The first list of candidates issued by the BJP covers 84 seats in the first phase and 76 for the second phase.