A P2P Digital Voting System for Elections in India
Asha Joseph, Shiju George, Robert K Samuel · 2022 International Conference on Computing, Communication, Security and Intelligent Systems (IC3SIS) · 2022
Elections are necessary for a democratic government to function. The people elect their country’s rulers through an election process. India, being one of the world’s largest democracies, organizes elections as a mega-event which extends over many days. Over 900 million people are eligible to vote, there are over 1.2 million electronic voting devices in use, and over 38 billion dollars has been spent. In India, elections are more complicated than most people realize. This paper analyses the flaws in the current EVM-based voting system and suggests a method of voting that uses a peer-to-peer network that is less vulnerable to hacking and manipulation while also being significantly more efficient. The proposed solution is divided into 3 phases and the entire process is transparent and tamper proof. The implementation costs are low, and the votes can be counted in real time. Another benefit is that, the results can be released the same day as the voting. We perform the above-mentioned digital elections using peer-to-peer technology, which makes the entire voting process more secure and reliable. This paper explains why electronic voting machines (EVMs) are not suited for conducting a tamper-proof, corruption-free election and proposes a new method of voting based on peer-to-peer technology and cryptography.