An Indian polling officer applies indelible ink mark on voter’s finger

An Indian Muslim woman arrives with her child at a polling station to caste her vote in Bangalore, India, Sunday, May 5, 2013. The southern Indian state of Karnataka which has 41.8 million voters including 21.3 million women headed to the polls Sunday. There are 2948 candidates contesting for 224 seats where about 65,000 electronic voting machines will be used to cast votes, Indian election commission said.

An Indian polling officer applies an indelible ink mark on the finger of a voter at a polling station in Bangalore, India, Sunday, May 5, 2013. <AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi>