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{{Short description|Indian TV presenter, radio jockey and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Baryl V.jpg
| birth_name = Baryl Vanneihsangi Tlau
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|28 February 1991}}
| occupation = {{flatlist| [[TV presenter]], [[radio jockey]], [[politician]] }}
| education = Master of Arts (history)
| alma_mater = [[North-Eastern Hill University]]
| constituency1 = [[Aizawl South 3 Assembly constituency|Aizawl South 3]]
| office1 = Member of the {{No break|[[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]}}
| term_start1 = 8 December 2023
| office2 = [[Councillor|Corporator]], [[Aizawl Municipal Corporation]]
| term_start2 = 18 February 2021
| party = [[Zoram People's Movement]]
| predecessor1 = [[F. Lalnunmawia]]
| predecessor2 = C. Lalthansanga
| birth_place = [[Aizawl]], Mizoram
| year = 2021–present
| constituency2 = Ward no. 19
| signature = Baryl signature.jpg
}}

'''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 [[Aizawl South 3 Assembly constituency| South 3 constituency]] of the Aizawl district as a member of the Zoram People's Movement Party. She also serves as an elected [[Councillor|corporator]] in Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC).

She became the first woman to preside the [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]].

== Early life and education ==
Baryl Vanneihsangi Tlau was born on 28 February 1991 to Vanrochhuanga in Aizawl. In 2014, she earned a [[Master of Arts]] degree in history from North Eastern Hill University in [[Shillong]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=Know About RJ-Turned-Politician Baryl Vanneihsangi, Who Became Youngest Woman MLA Of Mizoram |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/know-about-rjturnedpolitician-baryl-vanneihsangi-who-became-youngest-woman-mla-of-mizoram-10118413 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Aizawl South III Assembly Election Results 2023: ZPM's Baryl Vanneihsangi Tlau wins from Aizawl South III constituency |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/elections/mizoram-assembly-elections-2023/story/aizawl-south-iii-assembly-election-results-2023-zpms-baryl-vanneihsangi-tlau-wins-from-aizawl-south-iii-constituency-720916-2023-12-04 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.mizoramassembly.in/members/details/56 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=www.mizoramassembly.in}}</ref>

Before starting her political career, she was a TV presenter and radio jockey.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Meet Baryl Vanneihsangi, The Youngest MLA Of Mizoram |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/baryl-vanneihsangi-the-youngest-woman-mla-of-mizoram-4637711 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Councillors {{!}} Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) |url=https://amcmizoram.com/page/list-of-councillors |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=amcmizoram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Elected Candidates – GE to AMC 2021 |url=https://sec.mizoram.gov.in/page/list-of-elected-candidates-ge-to-amc-2021 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=sec.mizoram.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2023 9th Mizoram Assembly elections, she secured a seat as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for Mizoram, representing the Aizawl South 3 Assembly constituency as a candidate for the Zoram People's Party.<ref name=":0" /> She was the youngest member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly elected in 2023.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=Who is Baryl Vanneihsangi, the youngest woman MLA of Mizoram? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-baryl-vanneihsangi-the-youngest-woman-mla-of-mizoram-101701767726724.html |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

Vanneihsangi became the first woman to preside over the 40-member [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]] on 7 March 2024.<ref name="History Made in Mizoram as a Woman MLA Occupies Speaker's Seat for First Time">{{cite news |last1=The Wire |title=History Made in Mizoram as a Woman MLA Occupies Speaker's Seat for First Time |url=https://thewire.in/politics/history-made-in-mizoram-as-a-woman-mla-occupies-speakers-seat-for-first-time |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=8 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311091043/https://thewire.in/politics/history-made-in-mizoram-as-a-woman-mla-occupies-speakers-seat-for-first-time |archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In 2025, Vanneihsangi, received the Women Achievers Award by the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) for her contributions to politics and women's empowerment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=Mizoram’s youngest MLA Baryl Vanneihsangi receives FLO Women Achievers Award 2025 |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/mizoram/story/mizorams-youngest-mla-baryl-vanneihsangi-receives-flo-women-achievers-award-2025-1189137-2025-03-25 |access-date=2026-03-08 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.mizoramassembly.in/members/details/56 Member of Legislative Assembly Profile]{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanneihsangi, Baryl}}
[[Category:Women members of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Aizawl district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Mizo people]]
[[Category:Zoram People's Movement politicians]]
[[Category:Mizoram MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:North-Eastern Hill University alumni]]
[[Category:1991 births]]

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