Lalrinpuii (born 5 March 1962) is an Indian politician in the state of

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

. She is a member of the

Mizoram Legislative Assembly The Mizoram Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Mizoram in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Aizawl, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly is composed of 40 members, who are directly elected ...

from Lunglei East constituency of

Lunglei Lunglei (, locally ), formerly rendered Lungleh, is the second-largest town in Mizoram, Northeast India, northeastern India, situated in the south-central part of the state. The town served as the capital of British rule in the Lushai Hills, Br ...

district. 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.

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 Aerial view of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Campus Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state collegiate university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered un ...

, Kanpur. She married Sapthanga Khawlhring and together they have three children. She runs hostels for students of North East studying in Bengaluru.

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. She is elected as an MLA representing

Zoram People's Movement The Zoram People's Movement (Abbreviation, abbreviated: ZPM) is an alliance of six regional parties formed under the leadership of Member of Legislative Assembly, MLA and former Indian Police Service, IPS Officer Lalduhoma. The party advocates for ...

party in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections. She defeated Joseph Lalhimpuia of

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by a margin of 1646 votes. She is one of the three woman MLAs elected in the 2024 Assembly election. In 2018, she contested as an independent candidate but lost to Lawmawma Tochhawng of the Mizo National Front, by a margin of 72 votes. 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. In May 2025, she inaugurated an 'International Conference on Substance Use Disorder' and said that drug abuse impedes Mizo community's progress.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lalrinpuii Living people Mizo people 1962 births Mizoram MLAs 2023–2028 People from Lunglei district Zoram People's Movement politicians Women members of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly