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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Let Total number of votes = 100x
Votes of Looser candidate = 35% of 100x = 35x
Votes of winner candidate = ( 100x - 35x) = 65x
According to Question ,
65x - 35x = 30x
30x = 1296
x = \(\frac{1296}{30}\) = 43.2
100x = 4320
So , Total number of Votes = 100 × 43.2 = 4320