| C. H. Vijayashankaa | |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Makanur, Ranebennuru, Karnataka |
| Residence: | Mysuru |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 2Blankname: | Deputy Chief Ministers |
| Term Start: | 30 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Phagu Chauhan |
| Term Start1: | 23 September 2010 |
| Term End1: | 4 August 2011 |
| 2Blankname1: | Minister of Forest |
| 2Namedata1: | 23 September 2010 - 4 August 2011 |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament Lok Sabha |
| Term Start2: | 2004 |
| Term End2: | 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar |
| Successor2: | H. Vishwanath |
| Term Start3: | 1998 |
| Term End3: | 1999 |
| Predecessor3: | Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar |
| Successor3: | Srikanta Datta Narsimharaja Wadiyar |
| Office4: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Term Start4: | 15 June 2010 |
| Term End4: | 14 June 2016 |
| Constituency4: | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Office5: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start5: | 1994 |
| Term End5: | 1998 |
| Predecessor5: | Chikkamadu S |
| Successor5: | V Papanna |
| Constituency5: | Hunsur |
| Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (2017–2019)[1] |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–present) |
| Children: | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Date: | 23 September |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Source: | http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3946 |
Chandrashekhar H. Vijayashankar (born 21 October 1956) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 21st Governor of Meghalaya. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He previously served as a cabinet minister in the government of Karnataka holding the Forest, ecology & environment department from 2009 to 2011.[2]
He was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India where he represented the Mysore constituency of Karnataka. 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 unsuccessfully contested the 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 a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 15 June 2010 till the end of his tenure in Jan 2016.
He resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party and joined Indian National Congress in October 2017.[3] He rejoined Bharatiya Janta Party in November 2019.[4]
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Vijayashankar as Governor of Meghalaya on 27 June 2024.[5]