Baryl Vanneihsangi

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TV presenter, radio jockey, politician
Baryl Vanneihsangi
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Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
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8 December 2023
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Baryl Vanneihsangi Tlau (born 28 February 1991) is an Indian TV presenter, radio jockey and politician. She is a member of 9th Mizoram Assembly in India and represents the South 3 constituency of the Aizawl district as a member of the Zoram People's Movement Party. She also serves as an elected corporator in Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC).

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Early life and education

Baryl was born on 28 February 1991 as Baryl Vanneihsangi Tlau to Vanrochhuanga in Aizawl. In 2014, she earned a Master of Arts degree in history from North Eastern Hill University in Shillong. [1] [2] [3] Before starting her political career, she was a TV presenter and radio jockey. [4]

Political career

In the 2021 Aizawl Municipal Corporation elections, Vanneihsangi was elected as a councillor from Ward Number XIX, representing the Zoram People's Movement. [5] [6]

In the 2023 9th Mizoram Assembly elections, she secured a seat as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mizoram, representing the Aizawl South 3 Assembly constituency as a candidate for the Zoram People's Party. [3] She was the youngest member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly elected in 2023. [7]

Vanneihsangi became the first woman speaker to preside over the 40-member Mizoram Legislative Assembly on 7 March 2024. [8]

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References

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