Develop a Performance based Right-To-Recall e-Voting System in India using Blockchain Technology

Abstract

India’s democracy allows citizens to make representatives accountable during elections, but no immediate mechanism enables them to remove representatives prior to a particular term ending if representatives are seriously underperforming or categorized as nonrepresentative. The Right to Recall (RTR) E-Voting System utilizing Blockchain Technology addresses this lack of an immediate mechanism, providing a safe, transparent, and performance-based recall mechanism that decades of political science literature have deemed necessary. Recalling representatives for statutory reasons is often a slow bureaucratic process that is influenced by political bias when it is allowed at all. Blockchain’s decentralized, immutable, and secure nature helps guarantee that votes are tamper-proof, verifiable, and transparent. The system employs smart contracts to automate much of the recall processes while reducing human intervention and our potential for manipulation. Existing cryptographic techniques such as Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) and Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) guarantee a high level of security and voter anonymity in our proposed system. This paper describes the design, architecture, implementation challenges, and the impact of a blockchain technology-enabled RTR voting platform in the context of India.