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Bhubaneswar: Around three lakh migrant labourers from Balangir, Kalahandi and Nuapada districts are unlikely to cast vote as most of them are contracted to their workplace till June. “The labourers go on their own and they will have to come on their own to cast votes. From Balangir district alone, a little over 1.5 lakh labourers are working in different kilns. So, very few labourers turn up to vote,” he explained.The Balangir district administration is spreading awareness among voters in the migration-prone belt. “The kiln owners are apprehensive of allowing all workers to leave for the election as they feel they may not return..