FACE RECOGNITION IN VOTING SYSTEM USING PYTHON
SOURCE CODE:
PROJECT STRUCTURE
face_voting_system
dataset # Stores registered user face images
db/votes.db # SQLite database
register.py # Register new voter
Vote.py # Voting logic with face recognition
Result.py # Admin view to see vote counts
train_encodings.py # Create face encodings from dataset
Requirements.txt
INSTALLING PACKAGES:
pip install opencv-python face_recognition numpy sqlite3
USER REGISTRATION (register.py)
import cv2 import os
name = input("Enter your name: ").strip() folder = f'dataset/{name}' os.makedirs(folder, exist_ok=True)
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
print("Capturing face... Press 'q' to quit.")
count = 0
while True:
ret, frame = cap.read()
if not ret:
break cv2.imshow("Register - Press 's' to Save", frame)
k = cv2.waitKey(1)
if k % 256 == ord('s'):
img_path = f"{folder}/{name}_{count}.jpg"
cv2.imwrite(img_path, frame)
print(f"[INFO] Image saved: {img_path}")
count += 1 elif k % 256 == ord('q') or count >= 5:
break
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
GENERATE ENCODINGS (TRAIN_ENCODINGS.PY)
import face_recognition
import os
import pickle
encodings = []
names = []
for user_folder in os.listdir("dataset"):
user_path = os.path.join("dataset", user_folder)
for img_file in os.listdir(user_path):
img_path = os.path.join(user_path, img_file)
image = face_recognition.load_image_file(img_path)
face_locations = face_recognition.face_locations(image)
if face_locations:
face_encoding = face_recognition.face_encodings(image, face_locations)[0]
encodings.append(face_encoding)
names.append(user_folder)
data = {"encodings": encodings, "names": names}
with open("encodings.pkl", "wb") as f:
pickle.dump(data, f)
print("[INFO] Face encodings saved.")
VOTING SYSTEM (VOTE.PY)
import cv2
import face_recognition
import pickle
import sqlite3 from datetime
import datetime
with open("encodings.pkl", "rb") as f:
data = pickle.load(f)
conn = sqlite3.connect('db/votes.db')
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS votes (name TEXT, time TEXT)")
conn.commit()
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
print("[INFO] Scanning face...")
while True:
ret, frame = cap.read()
rgb = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
boxes = face_recognition.face_locations(rgb)
encodings = face_recognition.face_encodings(rgb, boxes)
for encoding in encodings:
matches = face_recognition.compare_faces(data["encodings"],
encoding)
name = "Unknown"
if True in matches:
matchedIdx = matches.index(True)
name = data["names"][matchedIdx]
cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM votes WHERE name=?", (name,))
result = cursor.fetchone()
if result:
print(f"[WARN] {name} has already voted.")
else:
print(f"[SUCCESS] Vote recorded for {name}")
cursor.execute("INSERT INTO votes VALUES (?, ?)", (name,
datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")))
conn.commit()
cv2.imshow("Voting - Press 'q' to quit", frame)
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
break
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
conn.close()
VIEW RESULTS (RESULT.PY)
import sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect('db/votes.db')
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT name, COUNT(*) as count FROM votes GROUP BY name")
results = cursor.fetchall()
print("=== Voting Results ===")
for name, count in results:
print(f"{name}: {count} vote(s)")
SAMPLE OUTPUT:
1. During Registration
Enter your name: Muhasina
Output:
• webcam opens and shows a live preview.
• press "S" to save face images (at least 5 recommended).
• Press "Q" to finish.
Console Output:
[INFO] Image saved: dataset/Muhasina/Muhasina_0.jpg
[INFO] Image saved: dataset/Muhasina/Muhasina_1.jpg
What Happens:
• Folder dataset/Muhasina/ is created.
• 5 images of your face are saved.
2.Generating Face Encodings (train_encodings.py)
[INFO] Face encodings saved.
What Happens:
• A file named encodings.pkl is created.
• It stores face embeddings and names.
3. Voting (vote.py)
Output Behavior:
• Webcam starts.
• It scans your face live.
If you are recognized and haven’t voted yet
[SUCCESS] Vote recorded for Alice.
If you already voted:
[WARN] Alice has already voted.
If you’re not recognized:
[INFO] Unknown person detected. Vote not counted.
GUI Window:
A live webcam feed with your face, showing a box if detected.
• Press Q to exit.
4. Viewing Results (result.py)
OUTPUT:
=== Voting Results ===
Alice: 1 vote(s)
Bob: 1 vote(s)
This pulls data from votes.db and counts the votes per person.
