C. H. Vijayashankar Explained

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]

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  1. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/jul/27/siddaramaiah-supports-c-h-vijayashankar-1849263.html Siddaramaiah supports C H Vijayashankar
  2. http://kla.kar.nic.in/cabm.htm Council of Ministers
  3. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/former-minister-ch-vijayshankar-resigns-from-bjp/article19938926.ece Former Minister C.H. Vijayshankar resigns from BJP
  4. News: Setback for Karnataka Congress as senior leader CH Vijayashankar returns to BJP . 8 November 2019 . www.thenewsminute.com . 6 November 2019.
  5. News: Mallick . Ashesh . 28 July 2024 . President appoints 6 new Governors including Om Prakash Mathur, Santosh Gangwar, reshuffles 3 others . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728050455/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/president-murmu-appoints-new-governors-gangwar-goes-to-jharkhand-gulab-chand-kataria-to-punjab-manipur-telangana-maharashtra-latest-updates-2024-07-28-944002 . 28 July 2024 . India TV News . 28 July 2024.