Question 91

In a direct contest one of the candidates has polled 35%of the total votes polled but loses by 540 votes. then the total no,of votes polled is

Let the total number of votes polled be "x". So the candidate got 0.35 x votes. His opponent got 0.65x votes

The difference in votes is 0.3x=540 or x=1800

Hence total votes polled is 1800

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