In an election, a candidate secures 42% of the votes polled but is defeated by his only opponent by a majority of 3080 votes, because of 1400 invalid votes. The percentage of invalid votes is _______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Votes of looser candidate = 42% of valid votes
So , Votes of winner candidate = ( 100 - 42 )% of valid votes
= 58% of valid votes
According to question ,
58% - 42% - 1400 = 3080
16% of valid votes = 4480
100% of valid votes = \(\frac{4480}{16}\) × 100 = 28000
Now , Percentage of invalid votes = \(\frac{1400}{28000}\) × 100 = 5%