Baryl Vanneihsangi has become the youngest woman MLA of Mizoram. The 32-year-old won from Aizawl South-III constituency with 9,370 votes.
She defeated F Lalrammawia of MNF by a margin of 1,414 votes. Soon after her victory, she gave a quick interview to EastMojo. Excerpts:
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