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Seven-time SP MLA, tribal leader Vijay Singh Gond passes away in Lucknow

January 8, 2026

Lucknow, Jan 8 (UNI) Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator and prominent tribal leader Vijay Singh Gond, a seven-time MLA from the Duddhi Assembly constituency, passed away on Thursday at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) here. He was 71 and had been undergoing treatment for a prolonged illness. According to SGPGI public relations officer Kusum Yadav, the cause of death was multi-organ failure.

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News of his demise triggered a wave of grief across Sonbhadra district and adjoining regions.
Duddhi, Uttar Pradesh’s 403rd and final Assembly constituency, is reserved for Scheduled Tribes and has a significant tribal population.
Vijay Singh Gond was widely regarded as the patriarch of tribal politics in the region.
A towering figure in the state’s tribal political landscape, Gond represented the Duddhi constituency in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly seven times and was known for raising issues related to tribal rights and welfare on the floor of the House.
In the 2024 by-election, he defeated BJP candidate Shravan Gond by a margin of 3,160 votes.

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Seven-time SP MLA, tribal leader Vijay Singh Gond passes away in Lucknow

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Seven-time SP MLA, tribal leader Vijay Singh Gond passes away in Lucknow

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