In an election between two candidates, a candidate who gets 76% of the total votes polled is elected by a majority of 1480 votes. What is the total number of votes polled? (Consider integral part only)
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Let us assume that 100% of votes are polled
Since, the winning candidate gets = 76% votes of polled votes
Hence, the other candidate gets = 24% votes of the polled votes.
⇒ Difference = (76 - 24) = 52% of polled votes.
Now, According to the question winning candidate got the majority of votes = 1480
52% of polled votes = 1480
100% polled votes = \(\frac{1480}{52}\) × 100 = 2846.15
Hence, the number of votes polled = 2846