Prudhvi raj K
Computer science and engineering
Institute of aeronautical research and engineering
Hyderabad, India
prudhvitej.banti@gmail.com
prudhvi948@gmail.com
Abstract— Online national polling presentation deals with II. ASPECTS OF ONLINE POLLING
the present polling scenario in the country and how online • Offer of free convenience to voter from going to
polling helps for making more voters to take part in the any polling station.
voting .It also amplifies the pro’s and con’s of the system of • In the rural areas the influential people keep their
online national polling. men at the polling booths to threaten the common
man to vote for them.
Keywords-polling;database; election; malpractice; insert (key • There are many portions of the country like the
words) North – East where there is locally sponsored
terrorism, at such places the conditions are also not
I. INTRODUCTION very bright, so naturally people are afraid to come
out of their houses and to go to vote.
The Online national polling has a purpose and scope. These • Net savvy new generation want hassle free voting
deal with the most important basis of the online voting system. Also the people in metros want a system
system and their need in present day elections. through which they can vote for their territory
A. Purpose without travelling.
• Keeping these above points in mind and to improve
• The purpose of this system is to build a online
the state of democracy in the country the online
polling scenario where more and more voters are
polling system is developed.
able to cast their votes in case they are not able to
• For the purpose of anonymity the identity is strictly
reach the polling stations. It ensures that even the
separated during the whole communication ( the
voters who are far away from their polling zone,
voting register knows the identity, the Ballot Box
still can vote from that place.
does not)
• It can also help people cast their vote online even
when they are not in the country.
A. The five main voting legislation principles for publicly
regulated elections are:
B. Scope
Universality (everyone has the same rights to vote)
• Online National polling provides hassle free
environment to voters for practicing their right to Directness (everyone has to vote by himself
vote just by casting their votes online. Voting is without deputies)
one of or the fundamental duties as a responsible Freedom (everyone should vote without impact
citizen of the country but it is seen that nowhere of any kind)
around the world 100% people come to vote during Equality (everyone's vote has the same weight)
the elections in their territory. The candidates who Secrecy (everyone must cast his vote
are competing in the elections try to bring as many unobserved)
as possible voters under their influence by hook or B. Furthermore there are several auxiliary principles for
by crook. the voting act like:
B. Non-functional Requirements
• More easy and quick management: The data is
stored at single place and security firewalls can be
provided so that its management is easy.
• General awareness: Through this we can also
create general awareness among the people and also
tell them why they MUST exercise their right to
vote for the welfare of the country. This can be
done by displaying the videos, spreading
information about the causes and effects of people
practicing their votes. It also awares the general
public on measures that have to be taken while
choosing a candidate to be their representative in
the legislative assembly.
• Security: The data including the candidate list and
voter registration are kept secret by efficient
management provided by DB2 Express-C.
• Availability: The system is designed in such a way
that it provides 24 * 7 availability to the users.
IV. USER CHARECTERISTICS
• The user should be aware of the normal internet
usage and comfortable with the browser interface.
• He should be aware of the general voting trend of
the country .The user need not to know about the
internet structure of the java environment and
working.
V. CONSTRAINTS
• Elections CAN exist on more than one day
• All citizens of India who are above 18 years of age
as on 1st January of the year for which the electoral
roll is prepared are entitled to be registered as a
voter in the constituency where he or she ordinarily
resides.
C. Percentage of polling in last elections
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