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		<Title>SECURE VIRTUAL VOTING SYSTEM USING FACIAL AUTHENTICATION AND BLOCKCHAIN </Title>
		<Author>1Mrs. NANDINI SREE, 2GATTIGORLA DEEKSHITHA, 3CHERLAKOLA SRIJA, 4MUPPARAPU SAI UDAY, 5MANUKONDA NAVEEN</Author>
		<Volume>03</Volume>
		<Issue>05</Issue>
		<Abstract>The rapid evolution of digital technologies hassignificantly influenced the transformation oftraditional systems into more efficient and securedigital platforms Voting being a fundamentaldemocratic process still relies largely onconventional methods such as ballot papers andelectronic voting machines which suffer fromissues like security vulnerabilities voterimpersonation and limited accessibility Thisproject presents a secure virtual voting system thatintegrates facial authentication and blockchaintechnology to address these challenges The systemintroduces a multilevel authentication mechanismthat includes unique identification verificationvoter credentials and realtime facial recognition toensure that only authorized individuals can castvotes Facial recognition powered by machinelearning algorithms enhances identity verificationaccuracy and prevents fraudulent activitiesBlockchain technology is employed to store votesin a decentralized and tamperproof ledgerensuring transparency immutability and trust inthe voting process The proposed system enablesremote voting eliminating the need for physicalpresence at polling stations thereby increasingvoter participation and convenience Additionallythe system provides realtime vote recording andresult generation while maintaining data integrityand security By combining biometricauthentication with blockchain the systemsignificantly improves reliability reduces humanintervention and minimizes operational costs Thisapproach modernizes the electoral process andoffers a scalable efficient and secure solutionsuitable for future digital governance systems</Abstract>
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<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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