Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 voting time, documents you should carry and full polling process explainedTamil Nadu Elections 2026 voting guide: Tamil Nadu is gearing up for a four-cornered election on April 23rd, with over 5 crore voters parti...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
Maharashtra civic polls: EC 'gaslighting' citizens: Rahul Gandhi on indelible ink row inConcerns are rising over the indelible ink used in Maharashtra civic polls. Opposition leaders allege the ink can be removed, potentially a...
16 Jan, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Maharashtra Civic Polls: Videos of 'indelible' ink getting wiped off go viral; SEC launches probeMumbai election officials are investigating videos showing voters wiping off indelible ink. State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare war...
15 Jan, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
"Never seen such a shameless govt": Uddhav Thackeray slams Mahayuti's "obsession" for powerUddhav Thackeray has accused the Maharashtra government of irregularities in local body elections. He claims old voting machines and a new ...
15 Jan, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Biggest peacetime movement of men, material in worldThe elections for the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on April 19 followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and Ju...
18 Mar, 2024, 01.54 PM IST
Karnataka assembly election: EC has ordered 1,500 litres of indelible ink for Rs 24 croreMysore- The indelible ink for the first time was used during 1962 general elections. It was Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited’s (MPVL) firs...
26 Apr, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Election Commission allows use of indelible ink for stamping ‘home quarantined’The EC’s sou-moto decision was communicated to the secretary, health ministry, all chief electoral officers across states, and to the sole m
26 Mar, 2020, 07.52 AM IST
Election Commission orders 26 lakh bottles of indelible ink for Lok Sabha pollsIn the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the poll panel had bought 21.5 lakh phials, 4.5 lakh less than this year.
24 Mar, 2019, 05.59 PM IST
Special violet marker pens to be used for presidential votingTill now, MPs and MLAs were allowed to carry their own pens (provided the ink was violet in colour) to number candidates in their order of ...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
In states set for polls, don't ink left-hand fingers: ECAccording to EC officials, it usually takes up to three months for the mark of the indelible ink to go away.
19 Nov, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
Election Commission’s indelible ink to get cosmetic touch; vials, brushes to make way for new marker pensThe ECI has advised Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd, the only Indian company that makes indelible ink, to explore this option.
16 Jun, 2015, 05.28 AM IST
EC directs polling officials to ensure indelible ink mark on voter's forefinger is bigger, bolderThe recent order says that the ink "will be applied on voter's finger from top of the nail to the bottom of the first joint of the left for...
03 Jun, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
More indelible ink can't nail voter fraud!The latest directive of the EC to make indelible ink mark on left forefingers of voters an inch long will not endear them to those who valu...
07 Apr, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
How Election Commission plans to leave its mark on allAs voters gear up for the polls, not many would have spared a thought to how a physically challenged voter will be marked with the ink in t...
07 Apr, 2014, 01.10 PM IST
People who vote will get discount from shopsIn a first of its kind initiative to encourage people to come to vote, shopping malls in Bardhaman district will give special discounts to ...
23 Mar, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
Chhattisgarh polls: Villagers don't want ink mark amid Maoist threatIn view of Maoist threat to boycott polls in Bastar region, the villagers have sought that the indelible ink should not be applied.
01 Nov, 2013, 02.33 PM IST
- Mysore Paints' sales poll-vault 144% in FY09
The company is the only one manufacturing and supplying voter’s ink, the chief ingredient is not known to all, in India.
16 May, 2009, 01.31 AM IST