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]
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| 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 11 December 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Governor | Rajendra Arlekar Shiv Pratap Shukla | ||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||
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| Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 October 1962 Sangrur, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Indian | ||||||||||||
| Political party |  Indian National Congress | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Prof Simmi Agnihotri | ||||||||||||
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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]
Political career
editElected 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
editEducation
editAgnihotri was born in Sangrur, Punjab. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations & Advertisement and M.Sc. in Mathematics.
Marriage
editHe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (12th Vidhan Sabha)". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. eVidhan, Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Directorate of Industries Udyog Bhawan, Bemloe, Shimla-171001, Himachal Pradesh". himachal.nic.in. Govt. Of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh 2012". myneta.info. Webrosoft. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Mukesh Agnihotri is new CLP leader in Himachal Pradesh". indianexpress.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Mukesh Agnihotri To Be Himachal Congress Legislature Party Leader". NDTV. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister's Wife Dies Of Heart Attack. She Was 56". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Hon'ble Member Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Aastha Agnihotri: उपमुख्यमंत्री मुकेश अग्निहोत्री की बेटी बनीं असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर, HPU में संभाला पदभार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 October 2024.