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Lalrinpuii

Indian politician (born 1962) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lalrinpuii (born 5 March 1962)[1] is an Indian politician in the state of Mizoram.[2] She is a member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from Lunglei East constituency of Lunglei district.[3] 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.[4][5]

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Early life and education

Lalrinpuii was born in Lunglei, Mizoram. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 2002 at a college affiliated with Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur.[6] She married Sapthanga Khawlhring and together they have three children.[6][1] She runs hostels for students of North East studying in Bengaluru.[7]

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.[7] 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.[8] She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in the 2024 Assembly election. [9][10][11][12] In 2018, she contested as an independent candidate but lost to Lawmawma Tochhawng of the Mizo National Front, by a margin of 72 votes.[13] In 2018, she polled 3,991 votes, against 4063 votes for Tochhawng. She was ahead of Congress candidate Joseph Lalhimpuia, who got 3,836 votes.[13]

In May 2025, she inaugurated an 'International Conference on Substance Use Disorder' and said that drug abuse impedes Mizo community's progress.[14]

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