C. L. Ruala (born 25 December 1935) is an Indian politician from

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and member of the

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. He was a

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of the

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, the lower house of the

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. He was elected from the only one-seat Mizoram constituency. He won over Robert Romawia, IND candidate, and M. Lalmanzuala,

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candidate, by getting a total vote 210,485 (48.7%). He was also elected member in the previous term during 2009-2014.

Education

After schooling in Mizoram he was educated at

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(under

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) and graduated with B.A. and B.T.

Personal life

Ruala was born in a small village of Chawnhu in southern Mizoram to father Thanzinga and mother Thangpuii. He married Lalhmingthangi on 8 February 1966, and they have five sons.

Career

He became a teacher before he entered politics. Ruala became a successful politician since he was nominated to the Mizo District Council (when Mizoram was under

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) in 1970. After Mizoram became a Union Territory he was elected to member of the

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. He became Cabinet Minister during 1984-1987. His career was interrupted by the

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in 1987 when the ruling Congress Party surrendered their government to make way for settlement between Mizo National Front and Government of India. He won the next Mizoram general election in 1989, and the subsequent elections in 1993. During these two terms he was a Cabinet Minister. From 1998 he took official works in the party office for ten years. In 2009, he was elected as Member of Parliament to the 15th Lok Sabha, and again in 2014 to the 16th Lok Sabha.

References

External links

Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile
in Lok Sahba website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruala, C. L. India MPs 2009–2014 1935 births Living people Mizoram politicians People from Lawngtlai district Mizoram MLAs 1984–1987 India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Mizoram Indian National Congress politicians Mizo people Mizoram MLAs 1978–1979