In an election, there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 30% of the votes and was defeated by the other candidate by 3,65,104 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Given:
Votes for the first candidate = 30%
Votes for the second candidate = 70%
Difference in votes = 365,104
According to the formula:
Difference = (70% − 30%) × Total Votes
40% × Total Votes = 365,104
Total Votes