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Migrant workers from various eastern states in Ernakulam say that returning home to vote means job loss and incurring high expenses which many do not want to risk

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The BJP may be keeping political calculations in mind, including the G20 presidency and the all-important 2024 polls, in putting off the crucial exercise.

The opposition parties held a meeting at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in the national capital in which the parties decided to seek answers from the Election Commission of India regarding the efficacy of Remote Electronic Voting Machines in the elections.

Trinamool Congress skipped the meeting despite the invitation by the NCP chief.

ECI's solution for migrant workers vote rejected by Opposition Parties

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh told reporters that the Opposition camp was apprehensive about Remote EVMs, and those concerns would be shared with the poll body.

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NEW DELHI, Dec 29: In a major move to increase voter participation, the Election Commission today said it has developed a prototype of a Remote Electronic Voting Machine (REVM) for domestic migrant voters and has invited political parties for a demonstration on January 16. If implemented after stakeholder consultations, migrant voters do not need to travel to their home district to exercise their franchise. Terming counting of votes cast at remote booths and their transmission to the returning o...

Once the system is implemented, people living far away from their native places will be able to vote