Lalrinpuii

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 a minister of Mizoram with cabinet rank on 8 December 2024 when she took oath as the Minister for health, social welfare and tribal affairs, women and child development, and tourism portfolios.^[3][4]

Lalrinpuii
Minister of Tourism of Mizoram
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2023
Governor	Kambhampati Hari Babu
Chief Minister	Lalduhoma
Preceded by	Robert Romawia Royte
Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Mizoram
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2023
Governor	Kambhampati Hari Babu
Chief Minister	Lalduhoma
Preceded by	R Lalthangliana
Minister of Social Welfare and Tribal Affairs of Mizoram
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2023
Governor	Kambhampati Hari Babu
Chief Minister	Lalduhoma
Preceded by	Lalrinawma
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2023
Preceded by	Lawmawma Tochhawng
Constituency	Lunglei East Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-15) 15 October 1967 (age 57)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Zoram People's Movement (since 2017)
Spouse	Sapthanga Khawlhring
Education	BA
Alma mater	Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Early life and education

She completed here Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 2002 from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur.^[5] She married Sapthanga Khawlhring.^[5]

Career

Before Lalrinpuii became a minister, Lalhlimpuii Hmar in 1987 and Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu in 2017 were her two predecessors who held the rank of ministers of state.^[6] She is elected as an MLA representing Zoram People's Movement party in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections. She defeated Joseph Lalhimpuia of Congress by a margin of 1646 votes.^[7] She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in the 2024 Assembly election. ^{[8][9][10][11]} In 2018, she lost to MNF's Lawmawma Tochhawng by 72 votes.^{[citation needed]}

References

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