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Enabling voting rights for migrants

  Relevance GS Paper 2: Electoral reforms, Rights of Migrant Employees   Context In states like Bihar, with excessive out-migration, voter turnout stays low because of migrant disenfranchisement. Instance: Bihar’s turnout in 2024 LS elections was 56%, beneath the nationwide common (66%). Migration Developments in India Migration fee (2021): 28.9% Majority for marriage (particularly girls)