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]
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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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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
editAgnihotri 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]
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.[8] He won Haroli again in 2022 and currently is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mukesh Agnihotri To Be Himachal Congress Legislature Party Leader". NDTV. Retrieved 2 August 2022.