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 & Stationary 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 & Stationary in Government of Gujarat[1]
In office
8 August 2016 – Present
ConstituencyJetpur, Gujarat
Minister of State for Water Supply (excluding Kalpasar) and Tourism in Government of Gujarat[1]
In office
19 November 2014 – August, 2016
ConstituencyJetpur, Gujarat
Minister of State for Tourism & Civil Aviation in Government of Gujarat[2]
In office
1 November 2013 – November, 2014
ConstituencyJetpur, Gujarat
MLA of Gujarat
In office
2009–2012
ConstituencyDhoraji, Gujarat[3]
MLA of Gujarat
Assumed office
2012-2017. 2017-Present
ConstituencyJetpur, Gujarat[3]
Chaiman of Shri Rajkot District Co-Operative Bank[3]
Assumed office
2018-Present
Personal details
Born
Jayesh Vitthalbhai Radadiya

(1981-12-20) 20 December 1981[4]
Jam Kandorna, Gujarat, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Mitalben[4]
Children2
ParentsVitthalbhai Radadiya (father)
Chetna Ben (mother)[5]
ResidenceJam Kandorna, Gujarat
Alma materM.S. University (BE Civil)[4]
Websitewww.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 to Mitalben 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.

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References
  1. "List of Ministers of Gujarat" (PDF). www.gujaratassembly.gov.in.
  2. "Six new minister inducted in Narendra Modi cabinet". Business Standard. 1 November 2013.
  3. "કોણ છે જયેશ રાદડિયા ?". Divya Bhaskar. 18 February 2015.
  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.
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