Blockchain and Aadhaar based Electronic Voting System
Amit Kumar Tyagi, Terrance Frederick Fernandez, S Aswathy
Abstract
The frequency of election has been increased in multiple parts of the country. Being the largest democracy, India takes several months for accomplishing elections. Additionally, the elections demand government works, development, cost, tenure, etc. Since 1999, Electronic Voting Machine [EVM]have deployed widely to ensure that the voting can also be made tamper-proof. India has introduced Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) way back in 2004 for its parliamentary election with 380 million networked voters. EVM, being an electronic system was used to record votes. Only Bharat Electronics Limited and Electronics Corporation of India Limited conduct EVM and VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) checks. The sole solution to the issue is introduction of Aadhaar; a unique identification number. The proposed research work introduces a novel concept that provides tamperless and paperless election in India. In summary, this work provides a simple, reliable concept using Blockchain technology and Aadhaar for deploying paperless electronic voting in India.