Baryl Vanneihsangi | |
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Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 8 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | F. Lalnunmawia |
Constituency | Aizawl South 3 |
Corporator, Aizawl Municipal Corporation | |
Assumed office 18 February 2021 | |
Preceded by | C. Lalthansanga |
Constituency | Ward no. 19 |
Personal details | |
Born | Baryl Vanneihsangi Tlau February 28, 1991 Aizawl, Mizoram |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Zoram People's Movement |
Alma mater | North-Eastern Hill University |
Occupation | TV presenter, Radio jockey, Politician |
Baryl Vanneihsangi is an Indian TV presenter, radio jockey and politician who is a member of 9th Mizoram Assembly in India. She represents the South 3 constituency of the Aizawl district and is a member of the Zoram People's Movement. She also serves as a corporator in Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC).
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]
In the 2021 Aizawl Municipal Corporation elections, she 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 Assembly on 7 March 2024. [8]