🗳️ Voting System - Java Swing Desktop Application

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A secure, file-based desktop voting system built with Java Swing, featuring user authentication, admin control, and vote tracking — ideal for academic projects and prototype demonstrations.

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📌 Core Features

👥 Voter Interface

• 🔐 Secure Login (SHA‑256 hashing)
• 🗳️ One‑Vote Guarantee (no double voting)
• 🎨 Polished UI with candidate images, names & symbols
• 📊 Real‑time Vote Tally Display

🛠️ Admin Panel

• 🔑 Login with default credentials
• 📈 View counts: voters, candidates, votes
• ➕ Add / 🗑️ Delete voters & candidates
• 📤 Export data (CSV)
• 🔄 Intuitive sidebar + tab layout

💾 Local Data Persistence

Stored in .txt files for portability:

• candidates.txt → names, votes, symbols
• voters.txt → usernames + hashed passwords
• voted.txt → recorded voters

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🗂️ Project Structure

VotingSystem/
├── src/votingapp/
│   ├── AdminPanel.java
│   ├── VotingPanel.java
│   ├── LoginFrame.java
│   ├── VotingSystemApp.java
│   ├── DataStore.java
│   └── SecurityUtils.java
├── candidates.txt
├── voters.txt
├── voted.txt
└── src/images/
├── icon.png
├── vote.png
├── dashboard.png
├── candidates.png
├── voters.png
├── results.png
└── \[candidate-symbols].png

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🔐 Admin Credentials (Default)

Username: admin
Password: admin123

⚠️ Please update before real-world use.

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▶️ How to Run

🧾 Terminal

cd src
javac votingapp/*.java
java votingapp.VotingSystemApp

💻 IntelliJ / Eclipse

1. Import as Java project
2. Mark src as source root
3. Run VotingSystemApp.java

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📤 CSV Export Output

Filename	Contents
candidates.csv	Candidate name, votes, symbol
voters.csv	Username, hashed password
votedusers.csv	List of users who voted

Compatible with Excel & Sheets.

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🧪 Sample Data

candidates.txt

Abrar,0,brain
John,0,star

voters.txt

alice,ef92b778ba...
bob,5e88489da4...

voted.txt

alice

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💼 Tech Stack

• Java SE 17+
• Swing (GUI)
• File I/O
• SHA‑256 hashing
• PrintWriter (CSV export)

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📸 Screenshots (Recommended)

(Add images of login, voting, and admin panels for visual impact.)

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📎 Notes

• Place symbol images in /src/images/, e.g. brain.png, star.png
• Fully offline and portable
• Future-ready: can add DB, charts, PDF export

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🧑‍🎓 Use Cases

• Academic semester projects
• Demo prototypes for offline voting
• Java GUI programming learning tool

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📜 License

This is for educational/demo purposes. Modify and share with proper credit.

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Built professionally, coded confidently. ☕💻