MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133077 A) filed by C. Amuthadevi; Dr. Balaji Vaijinath Biradar; Amruta Deshpande; M. Geetha; Dr. Shrivatsa D Perur; K. Swaminathan; Aarthi D; and Dr Hemantkumar, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 29, 2025, for 'a secure cashless voting system using blockchain technology.'

Inventor(s) include C. Amuthadevi; Dr. Balaji Vaijinath Biradar; Amruta Deshpande; M. Geetha; Dr. Shrivatsa D Perur; K. Swaminathan; Aarthi D; and Dr Hemantkumar.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The remote voting system is a Blockchain-based distributed platform designed to allow migrants and other in-service voters stationed at various locations to cast their votes from their workplaces (Host Constituency) without travelling to their Parent constituencies, thus conserving time and resources while facilitating increased voter participation. A Proof of Concept (PoC) was created in accordance with the directives of the Election Commission of India and subsequently displayed. Online voting is an emerging trend in contemporary culture. It possesses significant potential to reduce organisational expenses and enhance voter participation. It obviates the necessity of printing ballot papers or establishing polling stations-voters can cast their votes from any location with Internet access. Notwithstanding these advantages, internet voting systems are approached with some apprehension due to the emergence of new risks. A solitary weakness may result in extensive vote manipulations. Electronic voting systems must be valid, precise, secure, and user-friendly when employed for elections. However, the adoption may be constrained by certain issues related to electronic voting systems. For a sustainable blockchain-based electronic voting system, the security of distant participation must be feasible, and transaction speed must be considered for scalability. In light of these problems, it was concluded that the current frameworks require enhancement for application in voting systems."

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