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Indelible Ink: Ensuring Fair Elections

Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), a Karnataka government undertaking, has been the sole authorized supplier of indelible ink to India since 1962. The indelible ink is applied to voters' fingers on election day to prevent fraudulent voting. It remains visible for months and cannot be removed by chemicals or other substances. MPVL works with the Election Commission of India and other organizations to produce the special ink. It has exported the indelible ink to over 28 countries since 1976.

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Indelible Ink: Ensuring Fair Elections

Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), a Karnataka government undertaking, has been the sole authorized supplier of indelible ink to India since 1962. The indelible ink is applied to voters' fingers on election day to prevent fraudulent voting. It remains visible for months and cannot be removed by chemicals or other substances. MPVL works with the Election Commission of India and other organizations to produce the special ink. It has exported the indelible ink to over 28 countries since 1976.

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Government of India
Special Service and Features
27-February-2014 18:00 IST
Indelible Ink: Mark on Finger, A Moment of Pride

Special Feature – 5
General Elections-2014

Indelible
Ink is popularly known as Voter's Ink to mark on voter’s finger
during elections to avoid fraudulent, multiple voting &
malpractices. It is not an ordinary ink, once it is applied on the
finger it remains for few months.
The credibility of producing the special ink goes to the Mysore
Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL) the Government of
Karnataka undertaking, which is supplying this ink to India and
various foreign countries.

In India it has been a great challenge for the


government and the election commission to hold and complete the process of general elections. In achieving
this and to eliminate the fake voting, the election commission has introduced a measure, i.e. using Indelible Ink
which is put on the left hand finger nail of the voter. The Indelible Ink cannot be removed by any chemical,
detergents or oil, it remains for few months.

Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL) specialized in manufacturing and supply of quality
Indelible Ink, in association with the Election Commission of India, National Physical Laboratory, and
National Research Development Corporation. It is the sole authorized supplier of this type of foolproof
Indelible Ink in India having exclusive license granted by National Research Development Corporation
(NRDC), New Delhi since 1962.

Mysore Paints & Varnish Ltd., was established during 1937 by late Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar,
Then the Maharaja of Mysore province under the nomenclature “Mysore Lac & Paint Works Ltd”. During
1989, it was renamed as “Mysore Paints & Varnish Ltd In 1962, the Election Commission in collaboration
with Union Law Ministry, The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and National Research Development
Corporation (NRDC) made an agreement with Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd., for supplying this ink for the
Parliament, Assembly and other general elections to all the states in India. Beginning with 1962 general
elections it has been supplying indelible ink for Elections in India.

Apart from supplying indelible ink to Indian elections, Mysore Paints & Varnish Ltd has been
exporting the Ink to 28 countries across the world since 1976, to name some few countries are: Turkey,
South Africa, Nigeria, Nepal, Ghana, Papua-New Guinea, Burkina Faso, Canada, Togo, Sierra Leone,
Malaysia, Cambodia etc.

(PIB Features.)
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*Inputs from PIB Election Cell team.
SS-181/SF-181/27-02-2014
RTS/HSN

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