The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has released the first list of candidates who will be contesting the Gujarat assembly elections 2022, and cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja has gotten a ticket for the upcoming polls.
According to the official list of candidates, Rivaba Jadeja has been fielded from the Jamnagar North seat of the Gujarat assembly. Jadeja joined the ruling BJP in 2019 and has replaced an existing candidate from the Jamnagar North seat.
The first list of BJP candidates for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections 2022 was announced today by Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Thursday and included as many as 100 names. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will be contesting the elections from the Ghatlodiya constituency.
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Who is Rivaba Jadeja, wife of Ravindra Jadeja?
Rivaba Jadeja is the wife of Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja. The two got married in 2016 and have been together since. Rivaba Jadeja was also known as Riva Solanki before her marriage. She is the daughter of Hardev Singh Solanki and Prafullaba Solanki.
Rivaba Jadeja was born on September 5, 1990, and is aged 32 years. Rivaba joined the Bhartiya Janta Party in 2018 and will be contesting the elections for the first time this year. She is set to contest from the Jamnagar North constituency in the Gujarat assembly elections in 2022.
The BJP leader completed her Mechanical Engineering at the Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science in Gujarat's Rajkot. She is also the niece of Congress politician Hari Singh Solanki.
Before joining the Bhartiya Janta Party in 2019, Rivaba Jadeja was appointed the chief of the women's wing of Karni Sena, a right-wing organization in India.
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