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@article{176428,
        author = {Thanmayee S and Gagan J and Shankar S},
        title = {Secure vote: Biometric and Blockchain Enabled Online Voting System},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {5236-5243},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=176428},
        abstract = {In today’s world, it is of utmost importance to maintain the integrity, transparency, and inclusiveness of electoral processes as technology continues to transform democratic participation. The present study proposes the idea of bringing a hybrid and highly secure electronic voting system into the modern era with protection against manipulation and fraud by using blockchain technology, biometric authentication, and intrusion detection systems (IDS). Created for application in supervised polling stations, this system authenticates voters biometrically and allows them to vote through secure terminals. The unique solution proposed to tackle the perennial problem of low voter turnout among the youth in India-accrued mainly due to low awareness about elections and the displacement of the youth from their home constituencies for study and work-will avoid the use of insecure web-based voting. Instead, special polling booths will be arranged close to conventional polling stations. The booths cater to voters who reside more than 60 kilometers away from their registered constituencies. Qualified voters will be allowed to pre-register and then assigned to a special booth for casting their vote, where their identity will once again be confirmed biometrically prior to the vote. The votes are stored in a blockchain ledger that guarantees anonymity and data integrity. The vote counting is automatically carried out by the smart contracts, which have the IDS integrated with it, thereby keeping an active scan for any security threats, providing a tamper-proof voting. The application has been built using Python Flask as backend services, SQLite for secure storage of data, and HTML, CSS, Java Script for responsive frontend interface. Such a setup provides a scalable, secure, and transparent system that will enhance electoral turnout and restore people's faith in democratic processes.},
        keywords = {Biometric Authentication, Blockchain, Electronic Voting System, Intrusion Detection System},
        month = {April},
        }