Query.ts

import { ethers } from "hardhat";
import { Ballot__factory } from "../typechain-types";
import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
dotenv.config()

async function main() {
    const contractAddress = process.argv[2];
    const provider = ethers.getDefaultProvider("goerli", {alchemy: process.env.ALCHEMY_API_KEY});
    const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.MNEMONIC ?? "");
    const signer = wallet.connect(provider);
    const ballotContractFactory = new Ballot__factory(signer);
    const ballotContract = ballotContractFactory.attach(contractAddress);
    const tx = await ballotContract.winnerName(); 
    const tx1 = await ballotContract.winningProposal();
    console.log("The winning proposal is:");
    console.log(ethers.utils.parseBytes32String(tx));
}

main().catch((error) => {
  console.error(error);
  process.exitCode = 1;
});