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Indelible black ink was initially manufactured by the company to meet the needs of the Indian elections. It is usually applied on the finger nail of the voter and leaves an indelible mark which is not easy to erase. The mark stays on the finger for nearly 20 days. This prevents the voter from
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which places orders based on the number of voters involved in the election. The ink is then supplied to Chief
Electoral Officers who further distribute it to individual voting centres. It is estimated that around 300 million people have had this ink applied over a period of 45 years.
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The company's business is highly dependent on the Indian general election (held once in five years) and in a year when the elections are held, significant increase in the revenue is observed. In the financial year 2006–2007, the company earned profits of
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exercising the franchise again and hence checks fraud. The indelible ink is supplied in vials having volumes of 5 ml, 7.5 ml, 20 ml, 50 ml and 80 ml. A 5 ml vial can be used for about 300 voters.
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