In an election between two candidates one of the candidates secured 35 of the votes cast and was def...........

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In an election between two candidates, one of the candidates secured 35% of the votes cast and was defeated by the other

candidate by 1296 votes. If there were no invalid votes, then the total number of votes polled was:

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SSC CHSL 2nd June 2022 Shift-2

4320

4230

4456

4546

Let’s break down the question:

- There are two candidates. One gets 35% of the votes.

- The other gets the rest, so 65%.

- The difference between them is 65% – 35% = 30% of the votes.

- This 30% difference equals 1296 votes.

Now, let’s figure out the total votes:

- 30% of total votes = 1296

- So, Total votes = 1296 / 0.3 = 4320

Now let’s look at the options:

1. 4320 – This is exactly what we calculated.

2. 4230 – Off by 90 votes.

3. 4456 – Not matching the math.

4. 4546 – Doesn’t fit either.

So, option 1 is absolutely correct.

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