ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE USING FINGERPRINT SENSOR

INSTITUTE VISION AND MISSION

VISION

To impart quality technical education based on values to the students of draught

prone regions to create technocrats and entrepreneurs to meet needs of industry and
society at large.

MISSION
Our mission is to create an environment in which students will be able to realize
technical and Entrepreneurship potential through students and industry centric
pedagogy.
M-1.To Create conducive environment for effective teaching learning process
M-2.To help students to realize technical and entrepreneurial potential through
effective
Implementation of industry centric curriculum
M-3.To facilitate all round development of students in terms of knowledge skills and
values for societal development

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & TELE-COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

VISION
To amplify the excellence of students from the rural areas in various sectors of
Electronics & Tele-communication engineering thereby creating technocrats &
entrepreneurs able to address the challenges of a new era.

MISSION
To achieve the vision the department will-
 Create an environment of excellence to nurture the spirit of innovation
& creativity among students.
 Enable students to be competent technocrats & entrepreneurs to work
effectively in interdisciplinary sectors.
 Provide ethical & value based education by promoting development activities.

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MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION,

MUMBAI

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Ms. Akshada Dhanaji Babar from Shivaji Polytechnic

College, Sangola having Enrolment No: 2212080098 has completed Capstone

Project Planning Report having title ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE USING

FINGERPRINT SENSOR in a group consisting of 3 Candidates under the

guidance of the MR. A. B. Borkade Faculty Guide.

Name & Signature of Guide Name & Signature of

HOD Mr.A.B.Borkade Mr.A.Y.GAIKWAD

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CONTENT PAGE

1. Chapter 1: Acknowledgement...............................................04
2. Chapter 2: Abstract...............................................................05
3. Chapter 3 : Introduction.......................................................06
4. Chapter 4: Literature Survey...............................................07
5. Chapter 5: Methodology........................................................08
6. Chapter 6: Block diagram.....................................................09
7. Chapter 7: Circuit Diagram..................................................10
8. Chapter 8:Components Required.........................................14
9. Chapter 9: Advantages, Disadvantages, application..........15
10. Chapter 10: Future scope......................................................16
11. Chapter 11: Conclusion.........................................................17
12. Chapter 12: Reference...........................................................18

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We offer our sincere and hearty thanks, with a deep sense of gratitude to our Guide
Mr.A.B.Borkade His valuable direction and guidance to our Project. We are grateful to the
Head of Department Mr. A.Y. Gaikwad. for providing all facilities to carry out this project
work. We are also thankful to our Project Co-Ordinator Mr.R.N.Gayali for their
encouragement towards our Project.
We are also equally indebted to our principal Dr. Deshmukh R.A. For his valuable
helpwhenever needed.
We are extremely thankful to Hon. Mr. B.R. Gaikwad Chairman, Shivaji Polytechnic
College, Sangola, for providing us infrastructural facilities to work.
Finally, we thankful to all the faculties that extended their co-operation towards us when
needed.

Student Name Seat No.

Akshada Dhanaji Babar 242270
Tejal Abasaheb Kashid 242310
Swati Pratap Utale 242302

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ABSTRACT

The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) using a Fingerprint Sensor on Arduino is a

secure and efficient voting system designed to enhance the integrity and accuracy of the
voting process. This project incorporates advanced features such as a buzzer for alerting, a
duplicate vote detection technique, a fingerprint sensor for identity verification, and an
LCD for displaying relevant messages. This Electronic Voting Machine aims to contribute
to the development of a trustworthy and technologically advanced electoral system. By
combining biometric authentication, alerting mechanisms, and duplicate vote detection,
the system ensures a secure and fair voting environment, fostering public trust in the
democratic process.

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INTRODUCTION
In this project, we will show you how to design a simple flame fingerprint sensor
based electronic voting Machine using Arduino and Processing. Recently creating a
secure and user-friendly voting system using Arduino, along with an R307 fingerprint
sensor, a 16×2 LCD display, and a push button. By integrating biometric fingerprint
recognition, clear visual feedback, and a simple user interface, we can develop an efficient
and reliable voting system. Democracy thus encourages individual freedom according to
the rule of law, so that people may behave and express themselves as they choose. This
not only gives people a chance to choose their leaders, but also to freely express their
views on issues. The implementation of electronic voting would allow increased access to
the voting process for millions of potential voters. Higher levels of voter participation will
lend greater legitimacy to the electoral process and should help to reverse the trend
towards voter apathy that is fast becoming a feature of many democratic societies. It is
also recognized that more traditional voting methods will exist for some time to come, so
a means is needed to make these more efficient and integrate them with the newer
electronic methods

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LITERATURE SURVEY

The Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) delivered a prototype of a

simple electronic voting machine to the Election Commission of India (ECI).Vishal Vilas
Natu proposed the voting system is completely depending on the paper works and
electronic machine. There is more paper work to save the information of voter and voter
and must go to ballet box by carrying voter ID for aunthentication. Once authentication is
done by election executive then voter donate their vote by using Electronic machine. The
machine consist of list of candidate and presents multiple buttons in front of their
particular name by Pushing the button over can donate their vote to candidate. To
overcome this tradional election system there has to studied of digital technology and their
security. When the election period ends, all these boxes are opened and votes are counted
manually is presence of the certified offiacalls.In this process there can be error in
counting of votes or in some faces voters find ways to vote more than once. Sometimes
votes are even maupulated to distort the results of an election in favour of certain
candidates the proposed electronic voting system can be implemented along with the
traditional election system. The Balloting Unit will be kept inside the voting compartment.
Primarily, the voter needs to get his voter ID checked and verified with the list. If he is
eligible, then he will be permitted to vote. The voter then can make his choice by pressing
the switch on the balloting unit to a particular party. Illegal voting can be done as one
candidate can poll the vote of other members in the electoral list.

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METHODOLOGY

The system aims at developing a fingerprint based advanced Electronic Voting

Machine (EVM) which helps in free and fair way of conducting elections which are
basis for democratic country like India. This project consists of following units a Voting
system, fingerprint module and Arduino controller Unit. The voter first puts his finger
on the fingerprint module which checks for the authentication of the user. If the voter is
the authenticated one, he will now poll his vote in the voting system by simply pressing
button against his favorite leader through a button. The control unit consists of a
Arduino controller, push button for different operations of EVM. The votes casted for
particular candidate in that particular section of constituency is shown through an LCD
display. To perform this task. The achieves our objective of ensuring a secured method
of validating voters before they are allowed to cast their votes. Voters will
authenticated by verifying unique identity details password by them.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM:

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

Fig. Circuit diagram of Electronic voting Machine using Arduino

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CONTROL SECTION :

Arduino UNO :

Fig: Arduino UNO

The Arduino Uno can be powered via the USB connection or with an external power supply.The
power source is selected automatically. External (non-USB) power can come either from an AC-to-DC
adapter (wall-wart) or battery. The adapter can be connected by plugging a 2.1mm center-positive plug
into the board's power jack. Leads from a battery can be inserted in the Gnd and Vin pin headers of the
POWER connector. The board can operate on an external supply of 6 to 20 volts. If supplied with less
than 7V, however, the 5V pin may supply less than five volts and the board may be unstable. If using
more than 12V, the voltage regulator may overheat and damage the board. The recommended range is
7 to 12 volts. Rather than requiring a physical press of the reset button before an upload, the Arduino
Uno is designed in a way that allows it to be reset by software running on a connected computer. One
of the hardware flow control lines (DTR) of the ATmega8U2 is connected to the reset line of the
ATmega328 via a 100 nano faraday capacitor. When this line is asserted (taken low), the reset
line drop enough to reset the chip. The Arduino software uses this capability to allow you to upload
code by simplypressing the upload button in the Arduino environment. This means that the bootloader
can have a shorter timeout, as the lowering of DTR can be well- coordinated with the start of the
upload. The Uno contains a trace that can be cut to disable the auto-reset. The pads on either side of the
trace can be soldered together to re-enable it. It's labeled "RESET-EN".
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 Lcd display:

Fig: LCD DISPLAY

A display is made up of millions of pixels. The quality of a display commonly refers to the number
of pixels; for example, a 4K display is made up of 3840 x2160 or 4096x2160 pixels. A pixel is made
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up of three subpixels; a red, blue and green—commonly called RGB. When the subpixels in a pixel
change colour combination, a different colour can be produced. With all the pixels on a display
working together, the display can make millions of different colours.

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 Buzzer

Basically, the sound source of a piezoelectric sound component is a piezoelectric diaphragm. A

piezoelectric diaphragm consists of a piezoelectric ceramic plate which has electrodes on both sides
and a metal plate (brass or stainless steel, etc.). A piezoelectric ceramic plate is attached to a metal
plate with adhesives. Applying D.C. voltage between electrodes of a piezoelectric diaphragm causes
mechanical distortion due to the piezoelectric effect. For a misshaped piezoelectric element, the
distortion of the piezoelectric element expands in a radial direction. To interface a buzzer the standard
transistor interfacing circuit is used. Note that if a different power supply is used for the buzzer, the 0V
rails of each power supply must be connected to provide a common reference.To switch on buzzer -
high 1

Fig: Buzzer

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 Fingerprint Module:
Fingerprint Identification module defined as TTL UART interface that offers direct connections to
microcontroller UART or to PC through MAX232 / USB-Serial adapter. This sensor stores the user’s
fingerprint data and configures it in 1:1 or 1: N mode for identifying the person. This module operates
in a wide range of applications such as building electric safes, home automation projects, attendance
related projects, etc Fingerprint module processing consists of two parts; Fingerprint Enrollment and
Fingerprint Matching (the matching can be 1:1 or 1:N). During the enrolling process, the user needs to
enter the fingerprint two times. And the system will process finger images twice. Thus generates a
template of the finger based on processing results and thus store the template. During matching, the
user enters the finger through an optical sensor and the system will generate a template of the finger.
This template is compared with the template in the finger library. For 1:1 matching, the live finger is
compared with a specific template designated in the Module. Whereas for 1:N matching, the system
will search the whole finger library for the matching finger.

Fig: Fingerprint sensor

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Component Required

1. Arduino Uno

2. Buzzer

3. LCD Display(16 X 2 Character)

4. Fingerprint sensor

5. CB Board

6. Switches

7. .Power supply

8. Jumper wires

9. Register 1k ohms

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ADVANTAGES

 It is economical

 Less manpower required

 Time conscious, less time required for voting & counting

 Avoids invalid voting as it prevents unregistered voters from voting.

 Ease of transportation due to its compact size.

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DISADVANTAGES

 Continuous power supply required

 Requirement of high speed internet

 Online voting requires a good share of bandwidth

 A certain level of literacy as well as acquaintance with technology is required

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APPLICATION

 This project can be used as a voting machine to prevent rigging, during the elections in the
polling booths.
 Fast track voting which could be used in small scale elections, like resident welfare
association, “panchayat” level election and other society level elections, where results can be
instantaneous.
 It could also be used to conduct opinion polls during annual shareholders meeting.
 It could also be used to conduct general assembly elections where number of candidates are
less than or equal to eight in the current situation, on a small-scale basis.

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FUTURE SCOPE

Memory of finger print module can be expanded. We can use a 1mb flash memory fingerprint
module for increasing the capacity. External memory can be provided for storing the fingerprint image,
which can be later accessed for comparison. Smart Card reader module is supposed to be introduced with
the existing module for further security, and to reduce the database storage. Audio output can be
introduced to make it user friendly for illiterate voters. Retina scanning can also be developed.

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REFERENCES & SOURCES USED

Web site:

 www.electronicsforu.com

 www.roboshala.com

 www.ardiuno.com

 https://www.ijsrd.com/articles/IJSRDV5I10245.pdf

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CONCLUSION

For over a century, fingerprints have been one of the most highly used methods for human recognition;
automated biometric systems have only been available in recent years. The work successfully
implemented and evaluated. The arrived results were significant and more comparable. It proves the fact
that the fingerprint image enhancement step will certainly improve the verification performance of the
fingerprint-based recognition system. Because fingerprints have a generally broad acceptance with the
general public, law enforcement and the forensic science community, they will continue to be used with
many governments legacy systems and will be utilized in new systems for evolving applications that
require a reliable biometric. This biometric voting system would enable hosting of fair elections in India.
This will preclude the illegal practices like rigging. The citizens can be sure that they alone can choose
their leaders, thus exercising their right in the democracy.

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Evaluation Sheet (ESE) For Capstone Project Planning

Name of Student: Akshada Dhanaji Babar Enrollment No: 2212080098

Name of Program: Shivaji Polytechnic Collage, Sangola . Semester: V
Course Title and Code: Capstone Project Planning. Course Code:22058
Title of the Capstone Project: “Electronic Voting Machine Using Fingerprint.”

A. POs addressed by the Capstone Project (Mention only those predominant POs) :

PO 1 Basic and Discipline specific knowledge: Apply knowledge of basic

mathematics, science and Electronics & Telecommunication engineering
fundamentals, engineering specialization to solve the engineering problems.
PO 2 Problem analysis: Identify and analyses well-defined Electronics &
Telecommunication engineering problems using codified standard methods.
PO 3 Design/ development of solutions: Design solutions for well-defined technical
problems and assist with the design of systems components or processes meet specified needs.
PO 6 Project Management: Use engineering management principles individually, as a team
member or a leader to manage projects and effectively communicate about well-defined
engineering activities.
A. COs addressed by the Capstone Project (Mention only those predominant COs)

a) Write the problem/task specification in existing systems related to the

occupation.
b) Select, collect and use required information/knowledge to solve
theproblem/complete the task.
c) Access the impact of the project on society (if there is any).

d) Communicate effectively and confidently as a team member and leader of team.

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B.Other learning outcomes achieved through this project:

Unit Outcomes (Cognitive Domain)

1. Description of the given function in arduino IDE.

2. State the features of given components.

Practical Outcomes (In Psychomotor Domain)

1. Use the digital meters to measure voltage, current, resistance.

2. Execute specific program using relevant

software. Affective Domain Outcomes

1. Follow safe practices.

2. Demonstrate working as a leader/a team member.

3. Maintain tools and equipment.

PROGRESSIVE ASSESMENT (PA)

SHEET
Sr. Maximum
Criteria Marks Obtained
No. Marks
1 Problem Identification/Project
Planning 10
2 Industrial Survey and Literature
Review
3 Punctuality and overall contribution
4 Project Diary
5 Report writing including 10
documentation
6 Presentation 05
Total 25

Name & Signature of poject guide

(Mr.A.B.Borkade)

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