Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Advanced Voting Machine System Enhanced Using Low-Cost IoT Embedded Device and Cloud Platform

Abstract

The traditional voting system is basically of two major types. One is voting through ballot paper and another one is voting through electronic voting machine (EVM). Voting system through ballot paper requires so much resources as well as security. There will be maximum possibility of malfunctioning in case of ballot paper-based voting machine. Electronic voting machine-based voting system is better than ballot paper-based system, but it is not authenticated. This paper describes the design of smart and secure electronic voting machine based on the IoT platform. The suggested system is more efficient than both traditional systems, as both traditional systems are time consuming and also not authenticated. The proposed system functions into two specific phases. One is user authentication, and another is user voting. Authentication process can be done using fingerprint authentication. Fingerprint database of all the voters is stored in the system initially as prerequisites. If any person wants to vote to any party, the authentication of respective person is to be done by fingerprint matching process. Once the fingerprint matches successfully, the person can vote to any specific party. Data analysis can be done in form statistics of the percentage voting of individual party and is to be uploaded on the web server as well as Google spreadsheet. Due to the fingerprint authentication method, malfunctioning like fake voting and repeat vote can be avoided. As the system is based on the fingerprint authentication, in future it can be linked with the Aadhaar Card of the respective person.