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Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya aka,”Saurashtra no Sinh” from Jamkandorna, born in Rajkot (8 November 1958 - 29 July 2019) was member of 15th and 16th Lok Sabha Of India. He represented Porbandar of Gujarat and was an member of BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) Political party of India. He was also a Member of Legislative Assembly five times and a Member of Parliament three times.

He was married to Chetnaben. He had 2 sons, named Jayesh Radadiya and Kalpesh Radadiya. Jayesh Radadiya is also an well known Politician and holds portfolio of Gujarat Minister of Tourism and Aviation. Vitthalbhai’s son Kalpesh passed away in the age of 20 year only, due to cardiac arrest. Vitthalbhai plays role of an father to widowed daughter. Kalpesh’s widow Manisha was married off to Kalpesh’s close friend Hardik Chovatiya, by Vitthalbhai.

Vitthalbhai was very strong supporter of the farmers. He had completed B.A. degree and was also an social worker in his college days. He ran few schools through trusts and he was also an chairman at Rajkot district co-operative bank and also an director at IIFCO company.

He was BJP MLA from Dhoraji and then he joined Shankersinh Vaghela’s Rashtriya Janta Party. He later joined congress party from year2002 to 2013. In between year 2009 - 2012, he was Member of Parliament from Porbandar in 15th Lok Sabha. Later on, he was MP from year 2013-2014 and 2014-2019 for BJP from Porbandar.

Sadly, Vitthalbhai Radadiya passed away due to cancer on 29 July 2019.