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‘Vanished by next day’: After marker row, SEC to revert to bottled indelible ink; quotations invited from manufacturers | Pune News

PUNE: The State Election Commission (SEC) will return to traditional bottled indelible ink for the upcoming zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections on Feb 5, following controversy over marker pens used in recent municipal corporation polls, which allegedly left erasable marks, sparking concerns of bogus voting.“We will use indelible ink bottles instead of marker pens…

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Indelible ink row: Rahul Gandhi accuses EC of ‘gaslighting’ voters – What does it mean? | India News

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the alleged fading of indelible ink used during Maharashtra’s civic body elections, using a Gen Z term to accuse the Election Commission of undermining public trust.Amid mounting complaints from voters and opposition parties that the ink applied to mark fingers during Thursday’s polls…

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Maharashtra civic polls: Erasing indelible ink won’t allow re-voting, says state election panel; SEC warns voters | Mumbai News

The clarification came amid allegations of irregularities in the ongoing local body elections across 29 municipal corporations. (ANI) MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday clarified that any attempt to erase the indelible ink applied on a voter’s finger and creating confusion during polling amounts to an electoral malpractice.The clarification came amid allegations…

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