Cricket Ravindra Jadeja’s wife, Rivaba, has won the Jamnagar North constituency in the Gujarat Assembly elections with over 57 per cent vote share. Rivaba initially trailed behind AAP’s Karshanbhai Kamrur and Congress’ Bipendrasinh Jadeja. However, the debutant quickly gained ground to overtake her rivals and jump to the top spot.
Rivaba got 88,835 votes while her nearest rival Karshanbhai Karmur of the Aam Aadmi Party polled 35,265 votes. and Congress’ Bipendrasinh Jadeja stood in the third spot with 23, 274 votes, Jamnagar North went into polls on December 1 in phase 1 of the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022.
Who is Rivaba Jadeja?
Rivasinh Hardevsinh Solanki or Rivaba Ravindrasinh Jadeja is a Rajkot native. She studied mechanical engineering at the Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science in Gujarat's Rajkot. She got married to Ravindra Jadeja in 2016.
She is contesting on the BJP’s ticket from the Jamnagar North constituency. Jamnagar is also the hometown of Ravindra Jadeja.
Rivaba is related to veteran Congress leader Hari Singh Solanki. She has served in the community organisation Karni Sena where she was the chief of the women’s wing.
She formally joined the BJP in 2019 ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and has been active in the Jamnagar-Saurashtra region. For the 2022 assembly elections, Rivaba replaced sitting BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja. She has been travelling across villages in the region over the past few months to gain support for voters.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: Dec 8, 2022 1:48 PM IST
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