In an election held in a town, there were three candidates Arjun, Bhavesh, and Charan. Out of the total registered voters, 18% did not cast their votes. During counting, it was found that 6% of the…
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In an election held in a town, there were three candidates Arjun, Bhavesh, and Charan. Out of the total registered voters, 18% did not cast their votes. During counting, it was found that 6% of the votes polled were declared invalid. Among the valid votes, Arjun received 40% of the votes, while Bhavesh and Charan received the remaining valid votes in the ratio of 7 : 5, respectively. If Arjun won the election by 1,44,525 votes over Charan, then find the total number of registered voters in the town.
- 12,50,000
- 12,00,000
- 15,00,000
- 14,40,000
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - 12,50,000
Valid votes = 0.82 x 0.94 N = 0.7708N. Arjun gets 40% of these and Charan gets (5/12) x 60% = 25%. The margin is 15% of 0.7708N = 0.11562N = 144525, so N = 12,50,000.
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