Project Description:

The Online Voting for Awards & Polls system is a secure, interactive web-based platform designed to allow users to vote in various contests, awards, elections, or public opinion polls. This platform can be used in schools, colleges, organizations, or public communities to conduct digital voting events efficiently, transparently, and securely.

It features poll creation, real-time vote tracking, user verification, and results visualization in charts or reports.

Key Features:

User Roles:

• Admin: Creates and manages voting events, nominees, users, and results.

• Voter (User): Views ongoing polls and casts votes (after authentication/registration).

Modules & Functionality:

1. User Registration & Authentication

• Users register or log in with email or assigned voting IDs.

• Optional OTP/email verification for secure voting.

• Role-based access: Admin and Voter.

2. Poll & Award Event Management (Admin Panel)

• Admin can:

  • Create new poll/voting events with:

    • Title, description, voting date range, and rules.

    • Categories (e.g., Best Actor, Best Student, Employee of the Month).

    • Nominees/candidates under each category.

  • Enable/disable voting for specific events.

  • Prevent multiple votes from the same user (IP/email/ID-based).

3. Voting Interface (User Panel)

• Voters:

  • View active and upcoming polls.

  • See nominees and their bios/images.

  • Cast votes with a simple and user-friendly interface.

  • Get a success message once vote is submitted (cannot vote again).

4. Live Results Display

• After voting ends (or in real-time if enabled), display:

  • Total votes per candidate/nominee.

  • Pie charts or bar graphs showing percentage distribution.

• Admin can control when results become visible.

5. Security Measures

• One person, one vote policy.

• Captcha/OTP for user verification (optional).

• Audit log for admin actions and vote logs (without storing actual vote identity for privacy).

6. Event Archiving & History

• Completed polls are archived.

• Users can view past results and winners.

• Admin can export result reports (PDF/Excel).

7. Responsive Design

• Fully mobile-friendly for voting via smartphones and tablets.

Technology Stack:

 Backend (Choose One):

• PHP (Laravel/Core PHP)

• Java (Spring Boot)

• Node.js (Express.js)

 Frontend:

• HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 4/5

• JavaScript (with optional jQuery)

• Chart.js or Google Charts for results visualization

 Database:

• MySQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB