Gujarat election results 2022: Key constituencies to watch out for

The Gujarat Assembly elections results for 182 seats will be announced on December 8 Voter turnout stood at 6433 per cent in the recently concluded elections which were held in two phases on December 1 and 5 across 33 districts While Gujarat has been a BJPruled state the major contest in Gujarat elections is between BJP and Congress and Aam Aadmi Party AAP political partiesKey constituenciesJamnagar NorthIn the Jamnagar North constituency the battle is between BJPs Rivaba Jadeja cricketer Ravindra Jadejas wife Congress Bipendrasinh Jadeja and AAPs Karsan KarmurThe BJP dropped the sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Merubha who won the seat by defeating Congress in the 2017 Assembly elections The seat came to the limelight after a political tussle between two members of the same family came to the fore with Rivaba who is making her electoral debutMorbiAfter the recent tragic suspension bridge collapse incident Morbi constituency became into a highlight The BJP has fielded Kantilal Amrutiya who replaced sitting MLA and Cabinet Minister Brijesh Merja Amrutiya is contesting against Congress Jayantilal Jerajbhai Patel and AAPs Pankaj RansariyaAlso Read MCD polls Nearly 55 per cent of victorious AAP candidates womenKhambaliaThe AAPs chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi is contesting from the Khambalia seat He is contesting against BJPs Mulu Ayar Bera and Congress Vikram MadamRajkot WestRajkot West is the seat where Prime Minister Narendra Modi previously contested a bypoll in 2002 Former CM Vijay Rupani had also contested the seat in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections The BJP has fielded twotime Deputy Mayor Darshita Shah against AAPs Dinesh Joshi and Congresss MansukhbhaiTalalaThe BJP has fielded Bhagwan Barad from the seat contesting against AAPs Devendra Solanki and Congress Mansinh Dodiya Barad won the seat in the 2017 Assembly polls He had resigned as the Congress MLA from Talala Gir Somnath district and had joined the BJP following which he was given a ticket from the same seat Barad is an influential leader of the Ahir community He won from the Talala constituency in 2007 and 2017Katargam SuratKutiyanaKandhalbhai Jadeja son of late don Santokben Sarmanbhai Jadeja is contesting on the Samajwadi Party ticket He had won the 2017 Assembly elections on the NCP ticket however he quit the party recently after he was denied a ticket He is contesting against BJPs Dheliben Odedra AAPs Bhimabhai Makvana and Congress Nathabhai OdedraGhatlodiaThe Ghatlodia constituency result will determine the poll fate of Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel He contested against Congress Amee Yajnik and AAPs Vijay PatelViramgamViramgam is also considered to be an important constituency where Patidar leader Hardik Patel contested as a BJP candidateLakhabhai Bharwad is the Congress candidate and Kunvarji Thakor is the AAP candidateThe results of the Gujarat Assembly polls will be announced on December 8with inputs from ANI