Ethereum based electronic voting system

Abstract

Voting is the fundamental characteristics of every democratic country. E-Voting or electronic voting is a means for the election process to be conducted without the use of traditional paper ballots. An election, which takes place in the form of voting, is a process that involves members in mutual competition. Voting is the activity of choosing someone or something in an election. Blockchain technology is providing various opportunities for developing the new and existing digital services by providing the blockchain characteristics such as immutability, integrity, transparency, anonymity, etc. Blockchain is distributed ledger technology which provides decentralization. Electronic voting system using blockchain services provides the security, transparency. The working of blockchain will ensure the votes are maintained and the systems are not rigged by any third party. Every vote that is casted will be considered as an individual transaction. These votes will be counted and the voting results and winner of the election will be announced.