C. H. Vijayashankar

C. H. Vijayashankar
Forest Minister of Karnataka
In office
22 September 2010 - 31 July 2011
Succeeded by C. P. Yogeshwar
Member of Legislative Council of karnataka
In office
15 Jun 2010 - 05 Jan 2016
MP
In office
1998-1999, 2004-2009
Preceded by Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar
Succeeded by H. Vishwanath
Constituency Mysore
Personal details
Born (1956-10-21) 21 October 1956
Haveri, Karnataka
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Children 1 son and 2 daughter
Residence Mysore
As of 23 September, 2006
Source:

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.

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 [1]

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

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References

  1. ↑ Council of Ministers Archived 19 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine.


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