Election ink

<p>Electoral ink, indelible ink, electoral stain or phosphoric ink is a semi-permanent <a href="/facts/Ink/Y7Wj0YQS">ink</a> or <a href="/facts/Dye/a1NSlcsG">dye</a> that is applied to the <a href="/facts/Forefinger/y2MjrVLJ">forefinger</a> (usually) of <a href="/facts/Voters/jPVTljTJ">voters</a> during <a href="/facts/Elections/oS1sLBlf">elections</a> in order to prevent <a href="/facts/Electoral_fraud/Mrud2cLA">electoral fraud</a> such as double voting. It is an effective method for countries where <a href="/facts/Identity_document/YovHMC8K">identification documents</a> for citizens are not always standardised or institutionalised. One of the more common election ink compositions is based on <a href="/facts/Silver_nitrate/U5w4A3DN">silver nitrate</a>, which can produce a stain lasting several weeks. It was first used during the <a href="/facts/1962_Indian_general_election/B01YuJqB">1962 general election</a> in <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>. The ink was developed by the <a href="/facts/National_Physical_Laboratory_of_India/KkdHbeVH">Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL)</a>, a research institute of CSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and manufactured by <a href="/facts/Mysore_Paints_and_Varnish/tUX6sQMz">Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd</a>. It is exported to more than 30 countries.
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Election ink