Title: Designing a biometric fingerprint scanner-based, secure and low-cost electronic voting machine for India

Authors: Shubhranil Chakraborty; Debabrata Bej; Dootam Roy; Sekh Arif Mahammad

Addresses: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, 735102, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India ' Department of Information Technology, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, 735102, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, 735102, India

Abstract: A reliable electronic voting machine (EVM) is proposed and implemented in this study, which is integrated with a biometric fingerprint scanner to ensure a secure election process. This biometric EVM includes features such as an interactive user interface, hack-free design and master lock. The EVM system has the capability of registering user data and storing it in a database through proper authentication. Moreover, the system proposed lowers the requirement for human resources. This paper provides a detailed description of the systematic development of the hardware and software used. The software part includes algorithm development and implementation. A thorough and in-depth understanding of the data and the communication protocols along with the pathways used for storage of data in the devices is provided. Additionally, the cost of the system is 62.82% less than the officially existing EVM machines in India.

Keywords: EVM; electronic voting machine; biometric fingerprint authentication; embedded systems applications; electronic voting technology; user-friendly environment; system oriented approach.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSE.2022.127986

International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, 2022 Vol.12 No.4, pp.354 - 370

Received: 10 Nov 2021
Accepted: 16 Mar 2022

Published online: 03 Jan 2023 *

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