Mukesh Agnihotri

Mukesh Agnihotri
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 December 2022
GovernorRajendra Arlekar
Shiv Pratap Shukla
Chief MinisterSukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Preceded byPosition established
Additional ministries
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 December 2022
Ministry and Departments
  • Jal Shakti
  • Transport
  • Language, Arts and Culture
  • Cooperation
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2003
Preceded byJai Kishan Sharma (BJP)
ConstituencyHaroli - Previously Santokhgarh
Leader of Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
5 January 2018 – 8 December 2022
Preceded byPrem Kumar Dhumal
Succeeded byJai Ram Thakur
Chairperson, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
27 December 2017 – 11 December 2022
Preceded byVirbhadra Singh
Succeeded bySukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Personal details
Born (1962-10-09) 9 October 1962 (age 62)
Sangrur, Punjab, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
SpouseProf Simmi Agnihotri
Website

Mukesh Agnihotri (born 9 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh representing Indian National Congress. Since 11 December 2022, he is the first Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He is also a Member of Legislative Assembly in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Haroli Constituency in the Una District of Himachal Pradesh.[1]

He is a five time MLA from the Haroli Assembly constituency winning the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections in 2003, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022. He was inducted into the cabinet as Industries minister with additional charge of Labour and Employment, Parliamentary Affairs, Information and Public Relations from 2012 to 2017.[2][3] He was the leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Himachal Pradesh from 2018 to 2022.[4]

Early life and education

Agnihotri was born in Sangrur, Punjab. He holds a post graduate diploma in public relations and advertisement and an M.Sc. in Mathematics. He married Simmi Agnihotri, a professor at Himachal Pradesh University. She died at the age of 56 due to a cardiac arrest in February 2024.[5] Aastha Agnihotri, their daughter, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law, Himachal Pradesh University.[6][7]

Dy CM Himachal Pradesh Sh Mukesh Agnihotri greeting Smt Priyanka Gandhi at Una on 28th May 2024

Career

Elected to State Legislative Assembly in March, 2003 and got re-elected in 2007 from Santokhgarh Assembly Constituency. In 2012 he won from Haroli Assembly constituency. Before delimitation in 2007, Haroli Assembly segment was known as Santokhgarh. He got re-elected to the thirteenth Vidhan Sabha (4th term) from Haroli in 2017. He was elected as Congress Legislature Party Leader on 4 January 2018.[8] He won Haroli again in 2022 and currently is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (12th Vidhan Sabha)". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. eVidhan, Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Directorate of Industries Udyog Bhawan, Bemloe, Shimla-171001, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Govt. Of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Himachal Pradesh 2012". myneta.info. Webrosoft. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Mukesh Agnihotri is new CLP leader in Himachal Pradesh". indianexpress.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister's Wife Dies Of Heart Attack. She Was 56". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Hon'ble Member Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Aastha Agnihotri: उपमुख्यमंत्री मुकेश अग्निहोत्री की बेटी बनीं असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर, HPU में संभाला पदभार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Mukesh Agnihotri To Be Himachal Congress Legislature Party Leader". NDTV. Retrieved 2 August 2022.