Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, who has the responsibility of holding a free and fair voting in Karnataka on May 12, has placed an order for 1,32,000 vials of indelible ink with city-based Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL). The indelible ink will be applied on the forefinger of the left hand to prevent people from voting multiple times.
The order was placed last month and the MPVL is ready to supply the vials to the Election Commission whenever it is asked for. Speaking to SOM this morning, MPVL Chairman H.A. Venkatesh said, “The Chief Electoral Officer had ordered for 1,32,000 vials of 10 ml each of indelible ink and 20,000 packets of sealing wax. We are ready to supply it at any moment.”
