This presentation talks about a more advanced, secure , reliable method of polling during elections using biometrics.

1. BIOMETRIC VOTING
SYSTEM
BY
P. Aakash chandar
ECE –A (IV Year)

2. BIOMETRICS – A BRIEF IDEA.
Biometrics is thetermgivento theuseof biological traits or behavioral
characteristicsto identifyan individual.
It can be categorized on the basis of Physiological and Behavioural
characteristics.
Traditional means of access control include token-based
identification system such as Driver license, Passport, etc.

3. WHY NOT EVM ?
Allegations of EVM’s favouring one party in recent local body UP
elections.
Vote rigging.
Lack of transparency.
Banned in England, Germany, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland ,etc.

4. WHY BIOMETRICS IN VOTING
SYSTEM ?
 Governed by Corruption, Injustice & Lack of Fairplay
 Democratic Principles becoming unprotected
 Election Integrity can’t be established
 Demoting faith from Citizens
 All these problems have raised the demand for a new accurate,
secured & reliable form of Voting System

5. BIOMETRIC VOTING MACHINE

6. WHOLE OPERATION

7. STEPS INVOLVED
Scanning and processing.
Verification of votes.
Counting.
Formation of Network(Preliminary step)

8. SCANNING & PROCESSING -
FINGERPRINT
 The fingerprint scanner scans the impression of the thumb.
It is digitally processed to form a digital template
which contains all the extracted information.
Stored in the database.

9. VERIFICATION OF VOTES

10. REJECTION OF MULTIPLE VOTES

11. PROCESS AND COUNTING

12. FORMATION OF NETWORK
 The voting machines present in a town are interlinkedintheform of a
highly secureLAN.
 Thisnetwork is formed withthehelpof the telephone lines.
 All thedata collected inthe voting system is firststored inthevoting
machineitself.
 Thenit is sent to theHOST whichwillbe located at headquarters of
thetown.

13. FORMATION OF NETWORK

14. ADVANTAGES
 Secure
Prevents rigging.
Automated and accurate system.
Manipulating figures is difficult.
Accountability.

15. DISADVANTAGES
Illegal usage of private biometric information.
Huge load on the telecom/connectivity.
Huge cost of additional hardware/finger print scanners/iris cameras.
Increases the time to vote for individuals since authenticating will
consume some time.
People with disabilities.

16. CONCLUSION
 Thustheadventofthisbiometricthumb impression voting system would
enable hostingoffairelectionsinIndia.
 Thiswillprecludetheillegalpracticeslike rigging.
 Thecitizenscanbesurethattheyalonecan choose their leaders, thus exercising
their right in thedemocracy.