MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621053358 A) filed by Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute Of Technology, Pimpri, Pune - on April 27, 2026, for Civic - Chain: A Private Voting System.
Inventors include Ms. Arti Vilas Sonawane; Omkar Matasagar; Tejas Kolhe; Om Harke; and Abhishek Ghadmode.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: Standard and digital voting systems have inherent weaknesses which create rising threats to democratic trust because they enable fraud and require centralized oversight and fail to provide sufficient monitoring. The Civic-Chain system allows a new way which adds blockchain encryption with biometric verification to make-up better security. The security system achieves better protection through its use of permanent ledger data and active facial identification and multiple security access points. The new system provides better security measures and improved public accessibility and enhanced auditing capabilities than the older systems did. The system operates on restricted blockchains which include Hyperledger Fabric and Polygon’s PoS sidechain to achieve fast processing speeds and restricted network access. The verification process requires two steps for each user because it starts with an instant facial scan to verify unique biological traits and continues with an OTP code verification through email to establish an additional identity verification step. The digital ID system produces two keys for each voter who passes the verification process to enable voting rights while blocking unauthorized voting and multiple submissions. React.js serves as the framework for the application which protects ballots through encryption before recording them on the unchangeable network ledger. The complete process operates via automatic computation rules which do user registration, verification, data protection and result counting with no human interference or bias. To keep things accessible, public files like rules or candidate information goes into a storage called IPFS, so anyone can access them without putting extra load on the main chain. The system protects data through shared networks which combine face scans and robust codes with quick confirmation and network expansion systems that provide data to real users. The system produces an unchangeable vote which gives election integrity which allow voters and officials to verify every part of the process. Civic-Chain establishes a worldwide open safe system through mathematical verification and identity authentication which removes the need for trust-based systems. The system enables remote voting through biometric verification which removes the need for physical voting at voting locations to get security levels similar to traditional in-person voting.
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