MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641078615 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Chennai on June 25, 2026, for Electronic Voting System (evs) And Method Of Implementation Thereof.
Inventors include Pavithra S; and Shailendra Kumar C S.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an Electronic Voting System (EVS) (100) and a method (200) that includes an input acquisition unit (102) to acquire a unique identifier from an input means (102-1) and verify user eligibility using a voter registry database. A plurality of switches (104) enables selection of a candidate or a political party. A controller (106) receives vote input, generates vote data, and encrypts the vote data to obtain encrypted vote data. The controller (106) executes a dual-channel verification mechanism (108) including a first verification channel (108-1) for validation of switch actuation and session integrity, and a second verification channel (108-2) for hash generation, timestamp association, blockchain block formation, and block hash validation. The controller (106) records a finalized vote upon successful completion of both verification channels.
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