Students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), here, have conducted a student council election using blockchain technology, which is claimed to be the first of its kind to be used in the poll process, an official said on Thursday. Students of Webops and Blockchain Club from the Centre for Innovation (CFI), IIT-Madras, developed the software to conduct the election through blockchain technology.
A blockchain is an unchangeable, distributed digital ledger. The transactions or records on the ledger which are stored individually are referred to as a 'block' and the information in a block is usually linked to the information in a previous block. This, over time, forms a chain of transactions, which is what the word blockchain refers to.
In view of the conduct of the election, the India Book of Records presented IIT-Madras students with a record of "Blockchain Software for Students Body Election."
"This student-led project has the transformative potential to positively...
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