Mukesh Agnihotri

Indian politician

Mukesh Agnihotri

1st Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh

Incumbent

Assumed office
11 December 2022
Governor| Rajendra Arlekar
Shiv Pratap Shukla
Chief Minister| Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Preceded by| Position established

Additional ministries

Incumbent

Assumed office
11 December 2022
Ministry and Departments|

* Jal Shakti
* Transport
* Language, Arts and Culture
* Cooperation

Preceded by| Position established
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
March 2003
Preceded by| Jai Kishan Sharma (BJP)
Constituency| Haroli \- Previously Santokhgarh
Leader of Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
5 January 2018 – 8 December 2022
Preceded by| Prem Kumar Dhumal
Succeeded by| Jai Ram Thakur
Chairperson, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
27 December 2017 – 11 December 2022
Preceded by| Virbhadra Singh
Succeeded by| Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Personal details
Born|  (1962-10-09) 9 October 1962 (age 62)
Sangrur, Punjab, India
Nationality|  Indian
Political party|  Indian National Congress
Spouse| Prof Simmi Agnihotri
Website|

* Official website
* Government 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]

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

## Political career

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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.[5] He won Haroli again in 2022 and currently is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.

## Life

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### Education

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Agnihotri was born in Sangrur, Punjab. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations & Advertisement and M.Sc. in Mathematics.

### Marriage

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He was married to Simmi Agnihotri, who was a professor at Himachal Pradesh University. She died at the age of 56 due to a cardiac arrest in February 2024.[6] Aastha Agnihotri, their daughter, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law, Himachal Pradesh University.[7][8]

## See also

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* Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
* Government of Himachal Pradesh
* Tenth Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh

## References

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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. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister's Wife Dies Of Heart Attack. She Was 56". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
7. ^ "Hon'ble Member Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 2 August 2022.
8. ^ "Aastha Agnihotri: उपमुख्यमंत्री मुकेश अग्निहोत्री की बेटी बनीं असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर, HPU में संभाला पदभार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 October 2024.

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List of current incumbent deputy chief ministers of Indian states and union territories

| Andhra Pradesh|

Pawan Kalyan

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Arunachal Pradesh|

Chowna Mein

Assam|

Vacant

Bihar|

Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Chaudhary

Chhattisgarh|

Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma

Delhi|

Vacant

Goa|

Vacant

Gujarat|

Vacant

Haryana|

Vacant

Himachal Pradesh|

Mukesh Agnihotri

Jammu and Kashmir|

Surinder Kumar Choudhary

| Jharkhand|

Vacant

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Karnataka|

D. K. Shivakumar

Kerala|

Vacant

Madhya Pradesh|

Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda

Maharashtra|

Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar

Manipur|

Vacant

Meghalaya|

Prestone Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar

Mizoram|

Vacant

Nagaland|

Yanthungo Patton and T. R. Zeliang

Odisha|

Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida

Puducherry|

Not established

| Punjab|

Vacant

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Rajasthan|

Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa

Sikkim|

Vacant

Tamil Nadu|

Udhayanidhi Stalin

Telangana|

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Tripura|

Vacant

Uttar Pradesh|

Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak

Uttarakhand|

Not established

West Bengal|

Vacant

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