Lalrinpuii
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
for Lunglei East Assembly constituency
Assumed office
December 2023
Preceded byLawmawma Tochhawng
Personal details
Born (1967-10-15) 15 October 1967
NationalityIndian
Political partyZoram People's Movement (since 2017)
SpouseSapthanga Khawlhring
EducationBA
Alma materChhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Lalrinpuii (born 1962)[1] is an Indian politician in the state of Mizoram. She is currently serving as an MLA from Lunglei East constituency of Lunglei district.[2]) She is the first woman to become minister of Mizoram with cabinet rank on December 8 when she took oath as the Minister for health, social welfare and tribal affairs, women and child development and tourism portfolios.[3][4] Lalhlimpuii Hmar in 1987 and Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu in 2017 were her two predecessors who held the rank of ministers of state.[5]

She is elected as the MLA representing Zoram People's Movement party defeating Joseph Lalhimpuia of Congress by a margin of 1646 votes.[6] She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections.[7][8][9][10] In 2018, she lost to MNF's Lawmawma Tochhawng by 72 votes.

Education

She completed here Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 2002 from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), Kanpur.[11] She is married to Sapthanga Khawlhring.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Lalrinpuii Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Mizoram Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly". mizoram.nic.in. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Lalduhoma takes oath as CM of Mizoram, 11 mins also swear in". The Times of India. 2023-12-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  4. ↑ author (2023-12-09). "Lalduhoma sworn in as Mizoram CM | The Arunachal Times". Retrieved 2023-12-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Lalduhoma takes oath as CM, gives Mizoram 1st woman cabinet mantri". The Times of India. 2023-12-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  6. ↑ "Lunglei East assembly election results 2023: Lalrinpuii of Zoram People's Movement wins". The Times of India. 2023-12-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  7. ↑ Karmakar, Rahul (2023-12-05). "Mizoram has more than one woman MLA for the first time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  8. ↑ "Mizoram Assembly polls: Three women candidates win elections". The Economic Times. 2023-12-04. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  9. ↑ "Mizoram Assembly polls 3 women candidates win elections". The Week. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  10. ↑ "Mizoram Election Results Usher in New Politics and Developmental Challenges". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  11. 1 2 "Lalrinpuii(Independent(IND)):Constituency- LUNGLEI EAST(LUNGLEI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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