Mukesh Agnihotri
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Assumed office
11 December 2022
GovernorRajendra Arlekar
Chief MinisterSukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Departments
  • Jal Shakti
  • Transport
  • Language, Arts and Culture
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
4 November 2003
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyHaroli
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
Sangrur, Punjab, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
SpouseSimmi Agnihotri
Website

Mukesh Agnihotri (born 9 October 1962) is an Indian politician from 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]

After winning the Haroli Constituency in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections in 2003, 2007, 2012 and 2017, he was inducted into the Cabinet as Industries Minister with additional charge of Labour & Employment, Parliamentary Affairs, Information & 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]

The Minister of Industry, Himachal Pradesh, Shri Mukesh Agnihotri meeting the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, in New Delhi on February 04, 2013

Political 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 4th January, 2018.[5] He won Haroli again in 2022 and currently is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.

Personal life

Agnihotri was born in Sangrur, Punjab. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations & Advertisement and M.Sc. in Mathematics. He is married to Prof. Simmi Agnihotri and has one daughter.[6]

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. ↑ "Mukesh Agnihotri To Be Himachal Congress Legislature Party Leader". NDTV. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hon'ble Member Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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