India, April 8 -- Ahead of Canada's 45th federal election on April 28, four Gujarati-origin candidates are contesting parliamentary seats for the first time. All of them are mostly first-generation immigrants. The four candidates are Jayesh Brahmbhatt, Sunjiv Raval, Ashok Patel and Minesh Patel.

Brahmbhatt is a civil engineer-turned-real estate developer who arrived in Canada from Gujarat in 2001. He is now contesting on a People's Party ticket, running for parliament in a country he calls home, according to the Times Of India. "We stand for freedom, responsibility, fairness and respect for all, and somewhere it resonates with me," he said in the past. "I speak to a lot of people, and they seek change from this election."

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