Quantum Computing in Cybersecurity

5Secure E-Voting Scheme Using Blockchain

Shrimoyee Banerjee and Umesh Bodkhe*

CSE Department, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Gujarat, India

Abstract

Casting a vote is an indispensable act which can be helpful in terms of picking the right person for elective office. An effective leader can bring flourishing development to a nation and furthermore can lead the country to success and growth. However, the electoral system is faced with a lot of security issues such as forgery, third-party involvement, privacy breaches etc. Essentially, third-party contribution might prompt a great deal of security breaches and illegal casting of ballots. Additionally, when arriving to vote, an individual must stand in a long line, making voting an extremely tedious process. So, every country requires a system that ensures authentic citizen enrollment and unmistakable verification. They also ought to likewise encompass an electoral platform that smoothens out and streamlines the method of casting a ballot, maintaining transparency and straightforwardness in the election results.

In the following paper, a decentralized system has been created which ensures that all the protocols are followed and there is no case of third-party involvement or any kind of fraud. This idea uses smart contracts in the system to help reduce security issues, precision, accuracy and electors’ privacy during the vote. This paper creates a system that makes sure only one vote per person can be given, and a legitimate ...