C. H. Vijayashankar

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C. H. Vijayashankar
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
In office
23 September 2010 – 4 August 2011
Ministry
Term
Minister of Forest23 September 2010 - 4 August 2011
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2009
Preceded bySrikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar
Succeeded byH. Vishwanath
ConstituencyMysore
In office
1998–1999
Preceded bySrikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar
Succeeded bySrikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
15 June 2010 – 14 June 2016
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–1998
Preceded byChikkamadu S
Succeeded byV Papanna
ConstituencyHunsur
Personal details
Born (1956-10-21) 21 October 1956 (age 65)
Makanur (Ranebennuru, Karnataka)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress(2017 - 2019)[1]
Children1 son and 2 daughter
Residence(s)Mysore
As of 23 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Chandrashekhar H. Vijayashankar (born 21 October 1956) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Mysore constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. He was elected member of Karnataka legislative assembly from Hunsur in 1994. In 1998, he was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha from Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.

He was re-elected to Mysore Lok Sabha constituency in 2004 against Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, who was the prince of Mysore Kingdom and head of the Wadiyar dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore between 1399 and 1950.

He served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Karnataka holding portfolios: Forest Department from. Forest, Ecology & Environment Department as well as small Scale Industries from C & I Department [2]

He unsuccessfully contested for 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Hassan constituency in 2014 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate against Former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda.

He was the Member of Legislative Council of karnataka from 15 June 2010 till the end of his tenure in Jan 2016.

He resigned Bharatiya Janata Party and joined Indian National Congress in October 2017[3] He rejoined Bharatiya Janta Party in November 2019.[4]

See also[]

  • List of members of the 14th Lok Sabha (by state)

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Siddaramaiah supports C H Vijayashankar Archived 28 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Council of Ministers Archived 19 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Former Minister C.H. Vijayshankar resigns from BJP Archived 18 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Setback for Karnataka Congress as senior leader CH Vijayashankar returns to BJP". www.thenewsminute.com. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.


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