The 32-year-old member of the Muria tribe hails from Farsegarh village in Bijapur and is currently staying in a rented house in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, due to elections.

The region is predominantly inhabited by various tribal communities, including the Gond, Maria, and Muria tribes. The economy of Konta constituency is primarily agrarian, with agriculture being ...

Mandavi, a member of the Gond Muria tribe, is a native of Maoist-affected Narayanpur district, about 400 km south of Raipur. Hemchand Manjhi, 70, who has been a traditional medicine practitioner ...