Name: Nitu Bera

Occupation: Preparing for competitive examinations

Age: 28

Education: MA (history)

Annual income: None

Size of family: Parents, elder brother and herself

Seat: Nayagram, Jhargram

Is there any one issue that is deciding how you will vote?

My choice was based on two major issues — bad roads and joblessness.

Will you vote for the same party you voted for in 2016 and why either way?

Yes, I voted for the same party I had supported in 2016. I believe in the ideology of the party I voted for and have seen them work for the people since childhood.

Three things that Mamata Banerjee has done that benefited you.

The schemes of the Mamata Banerjee government did not benefit me in any way.

Three things she has done that hurt you?

One, there has been no recruitment of teachers during her tenure.

Two, the Trinamul-run gram panchayat did not undertake development in our area and her government did not look into it.

Three, only Trinamul cronies have benefited from government schemes like housing projects.

Do you believe Mamata works for the poor or do you see her as part of the elite?

Throughout her 10-year rule, Mamata and her party leaders had nothing but narrow political benefit in mind.

What do you think of the charge that she is only a pishi?

She could be a pishi or mashi of anyone, but to us she is our chief minister.

Three things that Narendra Modi has done at the Centre that benefit you?

There is not one scheme that Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his government has undertaken that has benefited youths like us or the poor.

Three things that Modi has done at the Centre that hurt you?

One, the Centre cares less for farmers and the three farm laws will in the long term harm every citizen

Two, the hike in prices of LPG cylinders, petrol and diesel is affecting us.

Three, the unplanned demonetisation made people suffer.

Does he work for the poor or do you think it is true that he is working for his cronies?

A: Modi has done nothing for the poor and the schemes of his government are nothing but an eyewash. The Modi government has been working to serve his cronies, who are big industrialists.

Has your life got better since 2016 or worse?

It is worse as I did not get appointed as a schoolteacher after passing the School Service Commission exam in 2015.

What do you think about the Left's chances and about its alliance?

I think the Left alliance will not come to power in this election, but I believe they will get more votes than they did in the last polls.

Do Hindus and Muslims live in harmony in your neighbourhood?

There are no Muslim residents in my immediate neighbourhood, but there is harmony elsewhere.