Mukesh Agnihotri

Indian politician

Mukesh Agnihotri

1st Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh

Incumbent

Assumed office
11 December 2022
Governor| Rajendra Arlekar
Chief Minister| Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Ministry and Departments|

* Jal Shakti
* Transport
* Language, Arts and Culture

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

Incumbent

Assumed office
4 November 2003
Preceded by| Constituency established
Constituency| Haroli
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 61)
Sangrur, Punjab, India
Political party|  Indian National Congress
Spouse| 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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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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