Shimla, May 16 -- The Himachal Pradesh State Election Commission on Friday issued special instructions to election authorities across the state to facilitate voting by advocates who already bear indelible ink marks from the recently conducted Bar Council elections.

In an official communication, the Commission directed all District Election Officers, Sub-Divisional Officers and Block Development Officers to ensure that eligible advocate-voters are not denied their franchise during the ongoing electoral process.

The Commission noted that several advocates have indelible ink applied on their left forefinger owing to their participation in the Bar Council polls. To avoid confusion during voter verification, polling officials have been instr...