Online Voting System

Abstract

1. Introduction

The Online Voting System, built with Java using Spring MVC, is a web-based software that allows administrators to manage elections and enables voters to participate in polls.

2. Objective

Online Voting System using Spring MVC, Hibernate, and MySQL

This project demonstrates how Java, MySQL can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• JDK 11 or later
• Maven / Gradle
• IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse or Android Studio
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/UmerrAli/OnlineVotingSystem.git
cd OnlineVotingSystem

1. IDE (Eclipse or NetBeans or IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate)
2. Tomcat 10

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by UmerrAli and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.