Voting Applicaion Backend

This is a simple web application for conducting online voting. Users can sign up, log in, view a list of candidates, vote for a candidate, change their password, and view the live vote counts of candidates. Additionally, there is an admin interface for managing the candidates.

Routes

User Authentication

• POST /signup: Create a new user account.
• POST /login: Log in to an existing account using Aadhar card number and password.

Voting

• GET /candidates: Get the list of candidates.
• POST /vote/:candidateId: Vote for a specific candidate.

Vote Counts

• GET /vote/counts: Get the number of candidates sorted by their vote counts.

User Profile

• GET /profile: Get the user's profile information.
• PUT /profile/password: Change the user's password.
• Admin Candidate Management
• POST /candidates: Create a new candidate.
• PUT /candidates/:candidateId: Update an existing candidate.
• DELETE /candidates/:candidateId: Delete a candidate.

Functionality

• Users can sign up using their Aadhar card number and password.
• Users can log in using their Aadhar card number and password.
• Users can view the list of candidates.
• Users can vote for a specific candidate.
• Users can change their password.
• Users' data includes their unique government ID proof, i.e.,
• Aadhar card number.
• Admin maintains the table of candidates but cannot vote.
• Admins cannot vote.
• Live vote counts of candidates are available sorted by their vote counts.

Usage

To use this application, follow these steps:

• Sign up for a new account using /signup.
• Log in to your account using /login.
• View the list of candidates using /candidates.
• Vote for a candidate using /vote/:candidateId.
• Change your password using /profile/password.
• Admins can manage candidates using /candidates routes.