10 May 2026

Election Commission introduces remote voting for migrant workers

UPSC
Polity

Summary

ECI rolled out Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) pilot for inter-state migrant workers in 5 states. Aims to enable ~30 crore migrant Indians to vote without travelling home.

Why it matters

UPSC GS-2 (Polity, Elections). Connect with One Nation One Election proposals, voter turnout in rural areas, ECI's SVEEP campaign.