Authors : Dikshay Kumar; Arziya Shakeel

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25may945

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Abstract : Electronic voting has emerged as a viable alternative to traditional paper-based voting, offering advantages such as increased efficiency, transparency, and security. However, existing e-voting systems face significant challenges, including vote duplication, lack of real-time verification, and security vulnerabilities. To address these issues, this research proposes a blockchain-based e-voting framework with distributed election booths, where each booth functions as an independent yet interconnected node within the blockchain network. In the proposed approach, election booths will be deployed across different constituencies, allowing voters to cast their votes at designated locations. Each vote is immediately recorded in a local ledger and then synchronized with the main blockchain network in real time, ensuring that no voter can cast multiple votes from different locations. Smart contracts are used to validate voter identities, verify vote authenticity, and prevent unauthorized modificationsto the voting data. By leveraging blockchain’s decentralization, immutability, and cryptographic security mechanisms, the system ensures that all votes remain transparent, tamper- proof, and verifiable by election authorities and voters alike. This method enhances the credibility of electronic voting by eliminating vote duplication, enabling real-time monitoring, and ensuring the integrity of the election process. The proposed system is designed to be scalable, adaptable to different electoral scenarios, and capable of providing secure, verifiable election results. Future research will focus on optimizing transaction speeds, addressing network congestion, and enhancing the userfriendliness of the voting interface to ensure widespread adoption and accessibility.

Keywords : Blockchain, E-Voting, Votes, Ballot.

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