Jayesh Radadiya, who was the Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs till September 2021 and is the sitting MLA from Jetpur in Rajkot, is the son of the late Vitthalbhai Radadiya. Vitthalbhai was a prominent politician and an MP from Gujarat's Porbandar. Jayesh was born on December 20, 1981, and started his political career with Congress in 2009 and became MLA from the Dhoraji constituency. In 2012 polls, Jayesh won the Jetpur constituency by defeating BJP's Jashuben Savjibhai Korat. In 2017, Jayesh won the same constituency as BJP's candidate by defeating Congress party's Ravibhai Jamanadas Ambaliya. Now, he is again contesting on the BJP's ticket against Congress candidate Deepakbhai Vekaria and AAP's Rohitbhai Vinubhai Bhuva.