Rivaba Jadeja

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Rivaba Jadeja
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byJadeja Dharmendrasinh Merubha
ConstituencyJamnagar North Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 33)
Rajkot, Gujarat
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Ravindra Jadeja
(
m. 2016)
Children1 daughter
Parent(s)
  • Hardev Singh Solanki (father)
EducationMechanical Engineering
OccupationPolitician

Rivaba Jadeja (née Salonki) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Gujarat and the member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Jamnagar North Assembly constituency. She contested 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election and won from the Jamnagar North seat, beating Aam Aadmi Party's Karsan Karmur by a margin of more than 50,456 votes.

Early life[edit]

Jadeja was born on 2 September 1990 in Rajkot, Gujarat to Hardev Singh Solanki and Prafullaba Solanki. Her father is a businessman, and mother is a former employee of the Indian Railways.[1] She studied Mechanical Engineering from Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science.[2] She married Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja in 2016 and the couple has a daughter.[3]

Career[edit]

Jadeja started her career as a social worker in Gujarat, where she often advocated for the rights of women. She was appointed as the chief of the women's wing of Karni Sena, a right-wing organization of the Kshatriya community, in 2018.[4] In the same year, she began working as a party worker for the Bhartiya Janta Party in Gujarat. Jadeja was given the ticket to contest from Jamnagar North, which she won by a margin of around 50,456 votes.[5]

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022:Jamnagar North Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rivaba Ravindrasinh Jadeja [6] 84,336 57.28 -1.67
AAP Karshanbhai Karmur 33,880 23.01 +23.01
INC Bipendrasinh Chatursinh Jadeja 22,822 15.5 -14.81

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Meet Rivaba, Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's Wife, Who Led BJP to Victory in This Gujarat Seat | In Pics". News18.
  2. ↑ "Who is Rivaba Jadeja?". Business Standard India.
  3. ↑ "Jamnagar North Election Result 2022: BJP's Rivaba Jadeja Takes Lead, Counting Underway". Jagran English. 6 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "5 Points On Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's Wife Rivaba, BJP's Face For Jamnagar". NDTV.com.
  5. ↑ "Jamnagar Election Result 2022 Live Updates: BJP's Rivaba Jadeja claims victory". India Today.
  6. ↑ "BJP selects Rivaba Jadeja for Gujarat Assembly polls in Jamnagar North". The Week. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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