Mysore Paints and Varnish

Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL)
Founder(s)	Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV
Established	1937
Mission	Preparation of Indelible ink for the Elections in India and in some foreign countries.
Owner	Government of Karnataka
Formerly called	Mysore Lac and Paints Limited
Location	Mysore, Karnataka, India
Website	mysorepaints.karnataka.gov.in/english
	The company also manufactures other products such as chemical-resistant paints, enamels, primers, distempers, sealing wax, postage stamp cancellation, and polishes.

Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited, formerly Mysore Lac and Paints Limited, is a company located in the southern Indian city of Mysore, Karnataka. It is the only company in India authorised to produce indelible ink, which is used in elections to prevent people from voting multiple times.^[1]^[2]^[3] The company is currently owned and operated by the Government of Karnataka.

^ Cite error: The named reference hind was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "An 'indelible' contribution". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
^ Sunil Raman (12 October 2004). "India link to Afghan ink stink". Online webpage of the BBC,dated 2004-10-12. Retrieved 17 September 2007.

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[ink-2] "An 'indelible' contribution". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2007.

[bbc-3] Sunil Raman (12 October 2004). "India link to Afghan ink stink". Online webpage of the BBC,dated 2004-10-12. Retrieved 17 September 2007.

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