As many as 63,100 vials of indelible ink have been supplied to distribution centres across the State for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections.
Each small bottle contains ten millilitres of ink, sufficient to mark the index fingers of approximately 700 voters, said Sanjay Kaul, Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala, on Friday.
The second polling officer is responsible for applying the ink on the left index finger of the voter, once the first polling officer has established his/her identity. Before applying the ink, the second officer must ensure that the finger is clean of ink marks. The officer must ‘stain’ it from fingertip to first joint with a brush.
