Jayesh Radadiya

Jayesh Vitthalbhai Radadiya (born 20 December 1981)^[4] is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and currently serving as the Cabinet Minister of Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs, Cottage Industries, Printing & Stationery in Government of Gujarat.^[5] He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Jetpur constituency in 14th Legislative Assembly of Gujarat.^[6]

Jayesh Radadiya MLA - Gujarat
જયેશ રાદડીયા
Minister of Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs, Cottage Industries, Printing & Stationery in Government of Gujarat[1]
In office 8 August 2016 – Dec 2021
Constituency	Jetpur, Gujarat
Minister of State for Water Supply (excluding Kalpasar) and Tourism in Government of Gujarat[1]
In office 19 November 2014 – August, 2016
Constituency	Jetpur, Gujarat
Minister of State for Tourism & Civil Aviation in Government of Gujarat[2]
In office 1 November 2013 – November, 2014
Constituency	Jetpur, Gujarat
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office 2009–2012
Constituency	Dhoraji[3]
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Constituency	Jetpur[3]
Chairman of Shri Rajkot District Co-Operative Bank[3]
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018-Present
Personal details
Born	Jayesh Vitthalbhai Radadiya (1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 42)[4] Jam Kandorna, Gujarat, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Mitalben[4]
Children	2
Parent(s)	Vitthalbhai Radadiya (father) Chetna Ben (mother)[5]
Residence(s)	Jam Kandorna, Gujarat
Alma mater	M.S. University (BE Civil)[4]
Website	www.jayeshvradadiya.in

Early life and education

Jayesh was born on 20 December 1981 in Jam Kandorna village of Rajkot district in Gujarat state of India to a Gujarati Patidar family, Vitthalbhai Radadiya and Chetna Ben. His parents had 4 sons namely Vaibhav, Jayesh, and Kalpesh - Lalit (Twins) of which Vaibhav and Kalpesh died in young age. Jayesh holds a degree of BE Civil from M.S. University. He married Mital and the couple have a son Mahik and daughter Krishna.^[3][4]

Political career

Jayesh has started his political career since his college days in M.S. University where he was elected as a General Secretary of the M.S. University Students Union, a statutory corporate body of the students in India. In 2009, he was elected as MLA from the Dhoraji constituency and represented the Indian National Congress. In 2012 he won the assembly elections from Jetpur on Congress ticket. But, he and his father then resigned in 2013 from Congress and joined BJP. In 2013, he was re-elected as MLA in a by-poll representing Bharatiya Janata Party from the Jetpur.^[3][4] He won from Jetpur again in 2017 and was made a minister by Chief Minister Rupani.

His father Vitthalbhai (1958-2019) was also a politician and Social Worker who had been elected as a Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the five terms since 1990–2009, and later a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for 2 terms from Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency since 2009.

References

1. "List of Ministers of Gujarat" (PDF). www.gujaratassembly.gov.in.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Six new minister inducted in Narendra Modi cabinet". Business Standard. 1 November 2013.
3. "કોણ છે જયેશ રાદડિયા ?". Divya Bhaskar. 18 February 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Jayeshbhai Radadiya, MLA of BJP wins from Jetpur". Times Now. 18 December 2017.
5. "पिता अस्पताल में, जीत के बाद मां से मिलकर रो पड़े जयेश रादडिया". Dainik Bhaskar. 19 December 2017.
6. "FOURTEENTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - LIST OF MEMBERS" (PDF). www.gujaratassembly.gov.in.^{[permanent dead link‍]}