Blockchain-Based Secure Voting System for Transparent Digital Elections in India

A widespread mistrust toward traditional voting systems in India has made digital transformation in elections increasingly crucial. Existing digital systems often lack transparency, scalability, and security, leading to voter disengagement. This paper proposes a blockchain-based voting system tailored to Indian elections. The framework ensures voter privacy, decentralization, and verifiable results using cryptographic techniques, smart contracts, and a decentralized app (dApp). The proposed system eliminates the need for physical polling stations, simplifies vote validation, and prevents tampering or fraud. It supports flexible consensus algorithms to improve performance and avoid 51% attacks. This paper discusses system architecture, layered design, implementation methodology, and the potential of blockchain to transform Indian elections.