Economy, Trade & Statecraft
Indelible election ink
1962Mysore Paints and Varnish LtdMysoreKarnataka
1962
Silver-nitrate ink that marks voters' fingers to prevent repeat voting.
- Dated
- 1962
- As scholars put it
- 1962
- Originator
- Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd
- Source text
- Mysore
- Region
- Karnataka
- Discipline
- Economy, Trade & Statecraft
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Formula developed with India's National Physical Laboratory.
Path to modern innovation
A simple, widely copied election safeguard.
1962Indelible election ink
1982Transmission
Exported to many countries' elections.
References
- 1Election Commission of India
Further reading
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