Project Description:

Online Polling with Result Visualization is a web application that allows users to create, participate in, and analyze polls through engaging and interactive visual dashboards. The platform supports single-choice and multiple-choice polls, displays real-time voting updates, and visualizes results using charts like bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs.

It’s ideal for educational institutes, companies, event organizers, and content creators who want to gather public opinion and present it attractively.

Key Features:

1. Poll Creation:

   • Users can create polls with customizable questions.

   • Set single-choice or multiple-choice options.

   • Define voting deadlines or time limits.

   • Option to make poll public or private.

2. User Participation:

   • Allow guest or registered user voting.

   • Restrict multiple votes using IP, session, or login.

   • Anonymous or identified voting.

3. Result Visualization:

   • Real-time updates of poll results.

   • Visualize data using:

     • Pie charts

     • Bar graphs

     • Line charts

   • Display total votes, percentages, and trend analysis.

4. Poll Sharing & Embedding:

   • Generate sharable links for each poll.

   • Embed polls on websites or blogs.

5. Admin Dashboard:

   • Manage existing polls.

   • See participant list, votes count, and time logs.

   • Option to close poll early or delete it.

6. Security & Validation:

   • Prevent double voting using session/IP/email restriction.

   • CAPTCHA or OTP-based verification (optional).

Tech Stack Suggestions:

• Frontend:

  • HTML, CSS, Bootstrap

  • JavaScript (Chart.js or Google Charts for result visualization)

• Backend (choose one):

  • PHP (Laravel/Core PHP)

  • Java (Spring Boot)

  • Node.js (Express)

• Database:

  • MySQL or MongoDB (to store polls, votes, users)