C. H. Vijayashankar
C. 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.
C. H. Vijayashankar | |
|---|---|
| Forest Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 22 September 2010 - 31 July 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Yogeshwar |
| Constituency | Mysore, MLC |
| Member of Legislative Council of karnataka | |
| In office 15 June 2010 - 5 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Mysore |
| MP | |
| In office 1998-1999, 2004-2009 | |
| Preceded by | Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar |
| Succeeded by | H. Vishwanath |
| Constituency | Mysore |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Chikkamadu S |
| Succeeded by | V Papanna |
| Constituency | Hunsur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1956 Ranebennuru, Karnataka |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress(2017 - 2019)[1] |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughter |
| Residence | Mysore |
| As of 23 September, 2006 Source: | |
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]
References
- Siddaramaiah supports C H Vijayashankar Archived 28 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Council of Ministers Archived 19 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Former Minister C.H. Vijayshankar resigns from BJP Archived 18 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- "Setback for Karnataka Congress as senior leader CH Vijayashankar returns to BJP". www.thenewsminute.com. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.