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@article{193349,
        author = {Prasannajeet Mhaiskar and Aman Meshram and Shreyash Badhiye and Tushar Nimburkar and Rushikesh M. Shete and Chetan A. Raut},
        title = {OneNation OneVote: A Cloud-Based Digital Remote Voting System Using Aadhaar-Based Authentication},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {2823-2836},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=193349},
        abstract = {India's traditional voting system depends on voters being physically present at polling stations. This creates real problems for many citizens—elderly people who can't travel easily, those with disabilities, and workers who live far from their registered constituencies. These groups often can't vote, which means lower turnout and weaker democratic participation. Our paper describes OneNation OneVote, a cloud-based voting platform that lets eligible voters cast their ballot remotely using Aadhaar authentication and OTP verification. The system keeps authentication separate from vote recording to protect ballot secrecy and uses AES-256 encryption for storing votes securely. However, we need to be clear about the challenges. The system can't detect if someone's being forced to vote a certain way at home, and it doesn't yet provide a way for voters to independently verify their vote was counted. There are also significant legal hurdles—India's election laws currently require physical presence, and the Supreme Court's Aadhaar privacy rulings add complexity. While our testing shows the technical approach works, actually implementing this nationwide would require solving problems around cybersecurity, digital literacy gaps, and getting constitutional amendments passed. This work contributes to the conversation about whether electronic voting can work in large democracies, while being honest about what we haven't solved yet.},
        keywords = {Cloud computing, remote voting, Aadhaar authentication, OTP verification, e-voting security, ballot secrecy, Digital India},
        month = {March},
        }