R-voting implies ranked based voting system. This would simplify the entire voting process of India. But applying the r-voting in India is only possible when e-voting is applied. Today world around us is also highly dependent on electronic means and Governments also have realized the benefits that this process of voting has in comparison to the traditional methods. In the current voting system there are numerous flaws which could be solved by implementing e-voting system. This will not only increase voter participation, but it will also increase the efficiency of the results of the process.
Advantages of applying r-voting system
Through e-voting process all the legitimate voters can cast their vote from wherever they please using their mobile devices. Whereas in the current election process the voters have to appear at the polling station. Such a system would alleviate the hassle of long queues at poll-sites. The vote counting process also become transparent and instant through this process and along with that implementation of r-voting system will enable the voters to vote for different ranks in the democracy at one go. Mobile Voting Systems offer multiple advantages over traditional ballot paper-based voting systems some of those advantages are discussed below:
- Huge amount of costs gets reduced as the cost of the materials required for printing and distributing the ballots is reduced which could be further used for other activities.
- Through internet voting more and more people can participate at a time without the incurring the cost of polling station and security officials for managing those polling booths.
- The speed of calculating and tallying the votes will also increase and along with that it will minimizes the number of miscast votes. The time spent in tallying votes and delivering results get reduced and along with that accuracy in results is maintained.
- It is beneficial for citizens with disabilities especially the visually impaired to vote independently and privately.
These advantages tell us how e-voting and r-voting is necessary for our country. Only when this system applied successfully India can expect fair and genuine election. Once the voting ends the results are immediately tabulated which prevents various malpractices that were practiced earlier. This is the process in which online voting could be done in a completely safe, secure, reliable and efficient way.
