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 byC. P. Yogeshwar
ConstituencyMysore, MLC
Member of Legislative Council of karnataka
In office
15 June 2010 - 5 January 2016
ConstituencyMysore
MP
In office
1998-1999, 2004-2009
Preceded bySrikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar
Succeeded byH. Vishwanath
ConstituencyMysore
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–1998
Preceded byChikkamadu S
Succeeded byV Papanna
ConstituencyHunsur
Personal details
Born (1956-10-21) 21 October 1956
Ranebennuru, Karnataka
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress(2017 - 2019)[1]
Children1 son and 2 daughter
ResidenceMysore
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]

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