After the seat was notified as reserved for ST by the EC and following delimitation, Gond is again in fray. "
"Gond's caste was listed in the SC category in 2005. Hence, he could not fight the subsequent elections. After the seat was notified as reserved for ST by the EC and following delimitation, Gond is again in fray."
Among other local issues, giving rights to use the forest products to the forest dwellers is the prominent one in the polls here.
"Demonetisation is also a major issue in this assembly election. Apart from this, health and education have always been election issues in the district for the past many years," Kesari said.
Interestingly, Gond's son Virendra Pratap Singh is also contesting from the neighbouring Obra constituency on a BSP ticket.
Some of the other candidates in fray from Obra include Ravi Gond of SP and Sanjiv Kumar of the BJP. There are as many as 11 candidates trying their luck from Obra constituency.
Similarly in Duddhi, Vijay Singh Gond is challenged by Anil Kumar Singh of the Congress, Shivkumar Kharwar of RLD and Hariram of Apna Dal (Soneylal). The total number of candidates in fray from Duddhi is eight.
Sonbhadra borders four states -- Madhya Pradesh, Chhattishgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
The district is bound by Mirzapur to the northwest, Chandauli to the north, Kaimur and Rohtas districts of Bihar to the northeast, Garhwa district of Jharkhand to the east, Koriya and Surguja districts of Chhattisgarh to the south, and Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh to the west.
The district headquarters is in the town of Robertsganj.
Sonbhadra is an industrial zone, rich in minerals like bauxite, limestone and coal.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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