Aam Aadmi Party's Karshanbhai Karmur, with 23 per cent votes, was her closest competitor, and Bipendrasinh Chatursinh Jadeja from Congress came third with 15.5 per cent votes.
As Gujarat voted today in the first round of a two-part election, BJP candidate Rivaba Jadeja, wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, said she saw "no difficulty" in contrasting ideologies within her family.
Gujarat elections 2022: Seven leaders who fought on Congress ticket last time are on the list BJP's first list of candidates, covering 160 of 182 seats