Monitoring Desk
Mizoram, India: Baryl Vanneihsangi, 32, became the youngest woman MLA to be elected to the Mizoram Assembly.
She was elected to the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), from the Aizawl South-III constituency, and won the elections by 1,414 votes.
Who is Baryl Vanneihsangi?
Vanneihsangi has pursued her master’s of arts from the North Eastern Hill University in Shillong. Previously a radio jockey and a television presenter, she is quite popular on Instagram and has over 252k followers.
The newly elected ZPM MLA, Baryl Vanneihsangi has been vocal about gender equality and her support for the cause.
Vanneihsangi argued: “I just want to tell all the women out there that our gender doesn’t stop us from doing anything that we like and wish to pursue. It doesn’t prevent us from taking up something that we are passionate about. My message to them is that regardless of which community or social strata they belong to, if they want to take up something they should just go for it,” she told Indian news agency ANI.
Mizoram Assembly election results
This time only three women candidates won in the Mizoram Assembly elections, the results of which were declared by the Election Commission of India on Monday.
Out of the 174 candidates in the fray, only 16 were women. Of them, two contested in two constituencies each, making it 18 seats having women candidates fighting the Assembly elections.
The Mizoram Assembly has 40 members.
