Lalrinpuii Explained

Lalrinpuii
Office:Minister of Tourism of Mizoram
Term Start:8 December 2023
Governor:Kambhampati Hari Babu
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Lalduhoma
Predecessor:Robert Romawia Royte
Office1:Minister of Health and
Family Welfare of Mizoram
Term Start1:8 December 2023
Governor1:Kambhampati Hari Babu
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Lalduhoma
Predecessor1:R Lalthangliana
Office2:Minister of Social Welfare and
Tribal Affairs of Mizoram
Term Start2:8 December 2023
Governor2:Kambhampati Hari Babu
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
Predecessor2:Lalrinawma
Office3:Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:December 2023
Predecessor3:Lawmawma Tochhawng
Constituency3:Lunglei East Assembly constituency
Birth Date:15 October 1967
Nationality:Indian
Party:Zoram People's Movement (since 2017)
Spouse:Sapthanga Khawlhring
Education:BA
Alma Mater:Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
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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]

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.

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.

Notes and References

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