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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name =C. H. Vijayashankar
| image =
| caption = C. H. Vijayashankar filing his nomination papers for [[15th Lok Sabha]] elections for [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore Lok Sabha constituency]] in [[Mysore]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1956|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Makanur ([[Ranebennuru]], [[Karnataka]])
| residence =[[Mysore]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = [[Cabinet Minister]]<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start1 = 23 September 2010
| term_end1 = 4 August 2011
| 1blankname1 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata1 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname1 = Minister of Forest
| 2namedata1 = 23 September 2010 - 4 August 2011
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]]<br/>[[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency2 = [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore]]
| 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 = [[Hunasuru (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Hunsur]]
|otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]](2017 - 2019)<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/jul/27/siddaramaiah-supports-c-h-vijayashankar-1849263.html Siddaramaiah supports C H Vijayashankar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728125808/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/jul/27/siddaramaiah-supports-c-h-vijayashankar-1849263.html |date=28 July 2018 }}</ref>
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse =
| children = 1 son and 2 daughter
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 23 September |
| year = 2006 |
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3946
}}

'''Chandrashekhar H. Vijayashankar''' (born 21 October 1956) was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He represented the [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|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)|Mysore Lok Sabha constituency]].

He was re-elected to [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 <ref>[http://kla.kar.nic.in/cabm.htm Council of Ministers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619201924/http://kla.kar.nic.in/cabm.htm |date=19 June 2010}}</ref>

He unsuccessfully contested for [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hassan constituency]] in 2014 as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate against [[Prime Minister of India|Former Prime Minister]] [[H. D. Deve Gowda]].

He was the Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council|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<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/former-minister-ch-vijayshankar-resigns-from-bjp/article19938926.ece Former Minister C.H. Vijayshankar resigns from BJP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118032112/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/former-minister-ch-vijayshankar-resigns-from-bjp/article19938926.ece |date=18 November 2017 }}</ref> He rejoined [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] in November 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Setback for Karnataka Congress as senior leader CH Vijayashankar returns to BJP |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/setback-karnataka-congress-senior-leader-ch-vijayashankar-returns-bjp-111804 |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=www.thenewsminute.com |date=6 November 2019}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of members of the 14th Lok Sabha (by state)]]

==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20071119160147/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3946 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website]

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:12th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Politicians from Mysore]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Haveri]]
[[Category:National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]

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