Mukesh Agnihotri

Mukesh Agnihotri (born 9 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh representing Indian National Congress.He is the current 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.

In 2025, Harsh Mahajan, Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly claimed that Mukesh Agnihotri is misleading People of Himachal on Jal Shakti Schemes Funds.

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. He was the leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Himachal Pradesh from 2018 to 2022.

Early life and education Agnihotri 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. Aastha Agnihotri, their daughter, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law, Himachal Pradesh University. thumb

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 4 January 2018. He won Haroli again in 2022 and currently is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.