Authors: Mr Deshmukh Y.V, Shubham Tagad, Rahul Pisal, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Naveen Kumar
Abstract: India is the world's largest democracy, and the core of any democracy is that people elect their own representatives. However, in today's times, the integrity of the election process faces numerous challenges such as booth capturing, rigging, fake voting, and tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). As responsible engineers, it is our duty to take action to address these issues. Commonly used EVMs conduct voting electronically, eliminating the need for ballot papers, which are time-consuming and prone to intentional or unintentional errors. Currently, verifying voter authenticity is a major concern, and it must be ensured that no individual can vote more than once. This problem can be solved by implementing a biometric voting system that verifies voter identity through fingerprints, ensuring the principle of one person, one genuine vote. In this project, a prototype biometric voting machine based on fingerprint recognition has been developed. It is proposed to integrate a feature linking the Aadhaar database of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Government of India, New Delhi. This integration would allow voters to register automatically on the portal, categorized by regions and constituencies based on their unique fingerprint identification. This would enable the device developed in this research to be applied nationwide during elections, significantly improving the Indian electoral system.
