Authors: Assistant Professor M.Sai Manasa, B. Swapna
Abstract: With the fast evolution of digital technology, it is more critical than ever to ensure that election procedures are secure, transparent, and accessible. Traditional voting procedures, which include paper ballots and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), have high operating expenses, need a large number of workers, cause votes to be counted later than expected, and are difficult for some voters, such Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), to access. Presented here is a secure blockchain-enabled online voting framework that, in response to these issues, combines cutting-edge web technologies with sophisticated authentication procedures to provide a trustworthy and impenetrable voting space. To guarantee voter authentication, session integrity, and safe vote recording, the proposed system integrates Aadhaar-based OTP verification, MTCNN-based facial recognition, MobileNetV2-powered real-time face monitoring, and smart contracts based on the blockchain. In order for the system to identify suspicious activity and immediately reject compromised voting sessions, it is constantly monitored. This monitoring includes live session validation and screen surveillance. Using end-to-end encryption enhances the security of votes and keeps data intact all the way through the election. The results of the experiments show that the suggested digital voting system improves upon traditional voting methods in terms of accessibility, security, and transparency. An estimated 5% increase with the introduction of online voting is anticipated as a result of the implementation, bringing the participation of NRI voters to about 72%. The assessed statistical significance is 0.049. A digital voting infrastructure that is scalable, safe, and efficient may be built using Blockchain, MobileNetV2, and TensorFlow. This infrastructure will be able to support future democratic processes and encourage inclusive electoral participation.
