Tawnluia

Tawnluia is the Mizo National Front candidate from Tuichang (Scheduled Tribe) constituency in Khawzawl district of Mizoram in the 2023 Assembly elections. His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Politician. Tawnluia's educational qualifications are: 12th Pass and is of 80 years of age. His total declared assets are Rs 1.8 crore which includes Rs 1 crore in moveable assets and Rs 73 lakh as immovable assets. The total declared income is Rs 0 of which Rs 0 is self income. Tawnluia has total liabilities of Rs 24.2 lakh. This MNF candidate, in the election affidavit mentioned 0 criminal cases registered against him.

Tawnluia was the former commander-in-chief of the disbanded Mizo National Army (MNA) for over 20 years. He joined the Mizo National Front in 1963 and has been elected to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly on an MNF ticket in the years 1987, 1989, 1998 and 2003. He again won the Tuichang assembly seat in the year 2018. He is the current deputy chief minister of Mizoram and the senior vice-president of the Mizo National Front party. He has also been the home minister in the previous MNF cabinet in 1998 and 2003.