First-time voters between the ages of 18 and 19 will be an integral part of the elections and PM Modi has already made an outreach to them. What are the issues that drive them?
Name: Debojit Baishya
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Age: 19
Occupation: Vegetable seller; has studied till Class XII
Place: Vivekananda Colony, Natabari, Cooch Behar
Constituency: Cooch Behar
Did you vote & why?: Yes; for lack of employment, price hike of essential commodities and infrastructural development
What the new govt should do: Focus on job creation. The new govt should expedite industrial investments in our state
What the new govt shouldn’t do: The Centre should also stop religious fanatics from resorting to any act which can affect the country’s peace and amity
Cooch Behar voted on April 19
