Omkar Dattatray
Come elections and the ordinary indelible ink top the list and has got extra ordinary importance in the list of necessary election material. It has got special importance in elections and for the electors as well. Indelible ink was used first time in the general elections of 1962. Since then it continues to be used in every election, parliamentary, state assemblies, local bodies and panchayat elections.
The indelible ink mark adorns not only the election booth but it basically adorns the electors. No election is complete without the indelible ink mark on the first fingers of left hand of the voter. The mark keep the memory of the election hustle and bustle alive in the minds of voters and it also keeps the memory of having exercised adult franchise. The indelible ink performs miracles and has the power to make and mar the governments in a democracy. Election exercise is incomplete without the indelible ink mark and it has got priority in the election material as well. A polling officer is exclusively entrusted with the duty of marking the first finger of the left hand of the voter and it becomes a proof of having voted and it also makes it certain that the same voter does not cast vote again.
Thus indelible ink mark curbs the menace of duplicating and casting a second vote. Not only this the indelible ink mark charms not only the first time voters but it equally is a source of joy and satisfaction for the party veterans, political leaders and public figures as well. This is amply manifested by the demonstration of the indelible ink mark on the first finger of the left hand by voters particularly those voters who matter in the eye of public. All party veterans, political leaders and new voters exhibit the finger having the mark of the indelible ink and it gives pleasure and satisfaction to them and also is the proof of having voted. The indelible ink has got special importance for the first time voters who take pride in casting their vote and also takes pleasure and joy in showing the finger with indelible ink mark to people. The first time voters make merry and take great satisfaction and pleasure in getting their left hand finger marked with the indelible ink and it also serves as a proof of having voted. Not only the first timers, the old voters and the political figures, big wings and party veterans also take pleasure and satisfaction in getting the left hand finger marked with indelible ink. They also take pleasure in exhibiting the first finger of the left hand with indelible ink to public. It also serves as the proof of having voted and of having embraced the voting right and performed the duty of casting vote.
Thus in adult franchise indelible ink which otherwise is an ordinary item has got a special importance as election and voting is incomplete without this invention of man. Both the old timers and the new voters take pleasure in getting their fingers marked with indelible ink and they afterwards showcase it to the people and take pride in exercising their constitutional duty and right of voting. Not only this, the indelible ink marking performs miracles and wonders and it has the silent power to elect the representatives and form the governments and indirectly the sovereign-the people in a democracy rule the country and this ordinary indelible ink has thus the miraculous power of making or marring the government.
Thus, in election season the inedible ink has got a special importance as no election or voting is complete without the indelible ink mark. Switch on the TV channels or turn the pages of newspapers one finds the pictures of the party veterans, big wings, heroes and also those who matter in the public eye showing and exhibiting their finger with the indelible ink mark to public and taking pride in having voted and in performing the duty of democratic exercise for which the maha festival of democracy is all about. Therefore, come elections and this indelible ink occupies a central place in the electioneering and election booth and all the voters take pleasure and joy in getting their left hand first finger marked with the indelible ink.
In the election hustle and bustle the indelible ink has got its own place and it cannot be dispensed with. Till some new invention takes place, the indelible ink mark will remain to rule the roost and will continue to perform miracles and wonders. Till that time let us be content with the indelible ink mark as it has extra ordinary importance in voting and it performs miracles silently. All voters except those who believe in machiavellian ways and machinations welcome indelible ink and it performs wonders in our democratic exercise of adult franchise. Indelible ink mark is the token and proof of having voted and during the election season there is great demand for the indelible ink which otherwise has slack demand and so indelible ink has got extra ordinary importance in voting and elections both for the election administrative machinery and the electors as well.
