Proposed Secure and Robust Voting System Using Blockchain Conceptual Framework

Abstract

AbstractGovernance for the people of any country is executed by the democratically elected party through the voting process. Earlier the paper ballot voting system was used manually, which was later substituted by Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in India. This mechanism has been suspected by some people and the possibilities of tampering in process cannot be ruled out. Every citizen of the country gradually expects to introduce the user-friendly, flexible, cost-effective, transparent, accurate, reliable, robust, and secure voting system in the twenty-first century using the latest concepts of emerging Blockchain technology by building Next-Generation Electoral system. It can save time, reduce cost and electoral fraud, increase voter privacy, and remove a lot of hurdles in the voting process on a secured platform, thereby increasing voter involvement and participation. The paper comprises of general evaluation of the current voting mechanism and proposes an effective and viable alternative model using Blockchain technology. This paper also provides a comparison of various pre-qualified criteria comprising of costing, timing, security, transparency, audit of voting process, and risk factors involved.KeywordsAadhaar cardBlockChainBlockchain-enabled voting (BEV) systemElectoral systemElectronic voting machine (EVM)Internet voting