This candidate from Kerala is a unique candidate. She is fighting elections on a Congress ticket. Her name is Arita. Professionally, she is a milk vendor and goes house to house to distribute milk sachets to the people. Despite the humdrum of election campaigning, Arita, who is contesting from Kayankulam in Alappuza district, distributes milk from 4 am to 6 am and then goes for campaigning.
Even during the elections, she has not stopped this. She has been supplying milk to her customers. She says she is using even this time for campaigning for votes. She says this will give her an idea about the problems of the common man. Arita owns a scooter and has few cows Barely 26, she comes from a traditional Congress family. Her father is an ordinary worker of the Congress Party. In fact, Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi has launched the Congress campaign from Arita’s constituency. Arita says that Rahul Gandhi wants to promote youth in a big way in the party
However, Kayankulam constituency is a Left citadel. The CPM has been winning this seat for the last three consecutive terms. Sitting MLA Pratibha of CPM has been renominated. So, it’s a battle between two woman. Let’s wait and see who will win – Arita or Pratibha.