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{{Short description|Indian politician (1960–2025)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Lalrintluanga Sailo.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1960|06|13}}
| birth_place = [[Aizawl]], Assam, India<br/>(now [[Mizoram]], India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2025|07|21|1960|06|13}}
| death_place = [[Delhi]], India
| occupation =
| constituency_AM = [[Dampa Assembly constituency|Dampa]]
| assembly = Mizoram Legislative
| term_start = 2018
| term_end = 21 July 2025
| predecessor = Lalrobika
| successor = [[R. Lalthangliana]]
| alma_mater = Ch. Chhunga High School, Chawlhhmun, Aizawl
| party = [[Mizo National Front]]
}}

'''Lalrintluanga Sailo''' (13 June 1960 – 21 July 2025) was an Indian politician from [[Mizoram]]. He was a two–time member of [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dampa Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] community, in [[Mamit district]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Dampa constituency assembly election results 2023: Will MNF's Lalrintluanga Sailo retain his seat by defeating Congress's Lalrobiaka and BJP's Lalrimawia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dampa-constituency-assembly-election-results-2023-will-mnfs-lalrintluanga-sailo-retain-his-seat-by-defeating-congresss-lalrobiaka-and-bjps-lalrimawia/articleshow/105706864.cms |access-date=2024-10-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He was re-elected in the [[2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election]], representing the Mizo National Front.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Lalrintluanga Sailo, MNF Candidate from Dampa Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/assembly/mizoram/lalrintluanga-sailo-s16aed2008a002e2023c002/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Dampa Election Result 2023 Live: Mnf Candidate Lalrintluanga Sailo Wins From Dampa |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/dampa-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-bjp-congress-mnf-mizoram-assembly-election-results-news-1647621 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sailo was born on 13 June 1960 in [[Aizawl]],<ref name=":2" /> and resided at Luangmual, Aizawl District, Mizoram. He was the son of Lalnguauva Sailo. He married Lalbiakthuami and they had five children.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Mizoram Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.mizoramassembly.in/members/details/15 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.mizoramassembly.in}}</ref> He completed his Class 8 in 1975 at Ch. Chhunga High School, Chawlhhmun, Aizawl, Mizoram and later discontinued his studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lalrintluanga Sailo(MNF):Constituency- DAMPA (ST)(MAMIT) − Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Mizoram2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=54 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

He joined the underground movement during the [[Mizo National Front uprising]] at the age of 16. He came overground after the [[Mizoram Peace Accord]] was signed in 1986. Subsequently, he served as the personal driver of Pu [[Laldenga]]. He was elected to the Luangmual village council four times consecutively holding the office for 12 years. He had previously held various positions such as president and financial secretary in the [[Young Mizo Association|YMA]], Luangmual branch. He was an executive member of [[Mizoram Football Association]] for two terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WirqUjueIow|title=LALRINTLUANGA SAILO (Dampa Bialtu MLA) KAWMNA ZONET LAMKAL|date=2023-07-13|language=lus|publisher=Zonet|access-date=2025-03-23|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interview Lalrintluanga Sailo |url=https://theaizawlpost.org/interview-lalrintluanga-sailo/ |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=theaizawlpost.org |publisher=The Aizawl Post |language=lus}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sailo won from Dampa Assembly constituency representing the [[Mizo National Front]] in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election. He polled 6,218 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Vanlalsailova of the [[Zoram People's Movement]], by a margin of 292 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dampa Constituency Election Results 2023: Dampa Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/mizoram/constituency-show/dampa |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He first became an MLA winning the [[2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election]], when he defeated his nearest rival, Lalrobiaka of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 1,657 votes.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
Sailo died of complicated ailments, including [[scrub typhus]], at a private hospital in Delhi, on 21 July 2025. He was 65.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2025-07-21 |title=Mizoram MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo dies in Delhi, body likely to be brought to Aizawl on Tuesday |url=https://theprint.in/india/mizoram-mla-lalrintluanga-sailo-dies-in-delhi-body-likely-to-be-brought-to-aizawl-on-tuesday/2697813/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=2025-07-22 |title=Mizoram MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo passes away in Delhi at 65 |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/mizoram/mizoram-mla-lalrintluanga-sailo-passes-away-in-delhi-at-65.html |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=NorthEast Now |language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[Category:1960 births]]
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[[Category:Mizo National Front politicians]]
[[Category:Mizoram MLAs 2018–2023]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Aizawl]]
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