AAP announces candidates and star campaigners for Gujarat Assembly bypolls

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced its candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly bye-elections on two seats -- Kadi and Visavadar -- scheduled to be held on June 19.
Gujarat AAP chief Isudan Gadhavi announced that Jagdish Chavda will contest from Kadi Assembly constituency in Mehsana -- a seat reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates. Chavda, a young face, is the chairman of the Gujarat AAP's Scheduled Caste wing.
Gopal Italia, former Gujarat AAP president, will contest the bye-election from the Visavadar assembly constituency.
AAP Gujarat chief Gadhvi expressed confidence in the party's prospects, saying that the people of Kadi and Visavadar will support AAP and that the party will fight strongly and win both seats.
AAP has also released a list of 40 star campaigners for the bypolls. Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Party tops the list, followed by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Delhi ministers Atishi and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
Other prominent leaders named as star campaigners include Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai, Gujarat AAP chief Isudan Gadhavi, Raghav Chadha, Imran Hussain, Durgesh Pathak, Gulab Singh Yadav, Hemant Khava, Umesh Makavana, Sudhir Vaghani, Mahraj Malik, and Pravin Ram, among others.
The Kadi bye-election was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA Karsanbhai Punjabhai Solanki in February this year. The Visavadar seat fell vacant after Bhayani Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai resigned.
According to the Election Commission, the last date for filing nominations is June 2, 2025. The date for the scrutiny of nominations is June 3. The last date for the withdrawal of candidatures is June 5. The bypolls are scheduled to be held on June 19, and votes will be counted on June 23.
The EC has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-election in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available, and all steps have been taken to ensure that the poll is conducted smoothly with the help of these machines. (ANI)