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Development of Android/ IOS Based Application to Access Aadhar Database For Utilization In General Elections - Aadhar Based Electoral Application *
C. Kavitha,
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P. Kanaka Raju,
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G. Ramesh,
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K. Narendra Swaroop
* Dept. of Physics, GIT, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA, 530 045 # Dept. of Electronics and Physics, GIS, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA, 530 045 ! Research scholar, Dept. of Electronics and Physics, GIS, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA, 530 045 Corresponding author’s email: p.kanakaraju@rediffmail.com
Abstract: Based on the latest technology called - IoT (Internet of Things), now a day‟s, IoT becomes an essential and emerging technology. And by utilizing the aadhar database, we would like to propose an android/iOS based application named as “Aadhar Based Electoral Application”. This application is proposed to be base on aadhar database to elect the contestant in a particular constitution. Since aadhar is fulfilled with all the requirements and having complete database of each and every person. A prototype application was developed and tested. And this application with some modifications can also be useful for surveys and for online process. Keywords:
IoT, Aadhar database, Voter ID card, Finger print scanner and 3G/4G connected
smart phone Introduction:
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Internet of Things (IoT) is an ecosystem of connected physical objects that are accessible through the internet [1]. The „thing‟ in IoT could be an automobile or any other thing with builtin-sensors, i.e. objects that have been assigned an IP address and have the ability to collect and transfer data over a network [2]. An article by Ashton published in the RFID Journal in 1999 said, “If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things - using data they gathered without any help from us - we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost [5]. We need to empower computers with their own means of gathering information, so they can see, hear and smell the world for themselves, in all its random glory.” Internet of Things can connect embedded devices in various systems to the internet [3]. When devices/objects can represent themselves digitally, they can be controlled from anywhere. The connectivity then helps us capture more data from more places, ensuring more ways of increasing efficiency and improving safety and IoT security [4, 7]. IoT platforms can help organizations reduce cost through improved process efficiency, asset utilization and productivity [6]. With improved tracking of devices/objects using sensors and connectivity, they can benefit from real-time insights and analytics, which would help them, make smarter decisions. construction:
Hardware
Hardware block diagram
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Requirements [10] 1.
Mobile phone with android/ apple operating system
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Mobile with latest features along with 2GB RAM
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Finger print scanner
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Mobile should have 3G/4G connectivity
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Webcam/ camera
Install the “Aadhar Based Electoral application” in the smart phone which having the above said requirements along with inbuilt/ external keyboard, then run the application after connecting the finger print scanner through OTG (On The Go) cable [8]. Functional Procedure: 1. Install the above said “Aadhar Based Electoral application” in the smart phone 2. Open the application and select the option for Election 3. Then the application starts authenticating the user by asking the following details a.
State in the country
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District
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Constituency
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Voter ID
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Aadhar card number
4. Once the application found that the above details are matched with aadhar database and those are correct, then it will ask for the finger print option for further verification [9] 5. Once the finger print was matched then the application will fetch the contestant‟s details along with their details
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6. Now the user will elect any one from the contestants list and then the application will prompt for OTP (One Time Password), which was received by his/her registered mobile number 7. If the entered OTP was correct, the vote has been registered, it will be added to count application in the server 8. After the election time was elapsed, the counting team can be able to retrieve the database from the server for counting purpose By using this application we can declare the results within one hour of time, after voting completed. Advantages of this application: 1.
Election results will be announced on the same day
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It can reduce the expenditures for elections
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People can be vote from anywhere in the world
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Can reduce fake votes by OTP security
Flow chart:
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Flow-chart for the application software Results: Screenshots of the results
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Step 1: constituency details entry
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Step 2: entered details verification
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Step 3: finger print for scanning
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Step 4: scanning in progress
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Step 6: acquiring aadhar details
Step 7: access granted for vote
Step 8: access denined for vote
Conclusions: Based on IoT and by utilizing the aadhar database, here we proposed an android/iOS based application named as “Aadhar Based Electoral Application�. This application is proposed to be base on aadhar database to elect the contestant in a particular constitution. Since aadhar is fulfilled with all the requirements and having complete database of each and every person. A prototype mobile phone application was developed and tested. Above screenshots from step 1 through step 8 are the evidences for the proper functionality of the application, and this application with some modifications can also be useful for surveys and for any other online processed is also a low-cost process [11].
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