Ahmedabad, Nov 23: The NCP today announced its first list of 69 candidates for the December 12 Gujarat Assembly elections. The list includes names of 14 candidates from reserved constituencies, five former MLAs besides some senior party leaders, a party release said here.
Dinesh Vakta will contest from Ellisbridge seat and K G Patel from Dariapur-Kajipur, both in Ahmedabad, the release said.
The party, which is aiming to garner support from the tribal regions of the state, has chosen candidates from Sabarkantha, Banaskanth, Dangs and other tribal dominated regions, it said.

Besides, Kalikumar will contest from Godhra Assembly constituency and J M Shah from Rajkot-2, from where Narendra Modi was elected to the state assembly. Bureau Report