Traditional Indelible Ink:
Maharashtra’s State Election Commission has decided to revert to traditional indelible ink for zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections after complaints that marker-pen ink used in municipal polls could be wiped off.Indelible ink is a permanent marking ink applied on a voter’s finger after voting to indicate that the person has already exercised their franchise and cannot vote again.India began using indelible ink in 1962 (Third General Election) as a simple, low-cost and effective method to prevent impersonation and repeat voting.The ink is manufactured exclusively by Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited, a Karnataka government undertaking, using a closely guarded formula developed by India’s National Physical Laboratory. Aim is to prevent multiple voting,to ensure the integrity and credibility of elections, especially in large-scale polls with millions of voters.
