Devika Ratheesh, a college student in Kerala, is an inter-state trucker in her spare time, who drives during holidays and college breaks. Her family owns a fleet of trucks and runs the popular Puthettu travel vlog.

Name: Devika Ratheesh

Age: 20

Occupation: BCom second year student, Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Sciences, Ernakulam

Place: Etumanoor, Kottayam

Constituency: Kottayam

Will you vote & why?: Yes; for social development and increase in employment opportunities

What the new govt should do: Once out of campus, students are making a beeline for foreign universities. But once there, they realise the lack of adequate and decent job opportunities. Since only a few manage good campus placements, my request as a voter is to generate more employment opportunities so that young talents don’t have
to try untested waters in foreign shores.

As I have been trucking around, I know how incomplete the Swachh Bharat toilets are. Some are very well built, but not maintained at all. I know this as a woman and a spare-time trucker.

What the new govt shouldn’t do: The government shouldn’t do anything that would spoil social and communal harmony among the people.

Kerala votes on April 26