Delhi Police Constable 2012 Paper

Question : 52 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

In an election contested between only two candidates one candidate won the election by 1,440 votes by getting 56% of the total votes polled. What was the total number of votes polled?

10,560
12,000
13,440
24,000

Validate

Solution:

Let the number of votes polled in the election was x
According to the question–
56% of

x -44%

x = 1440

⇒x × {56}/{100}-x ×{44}/{100}=1440

⇒x(56-44)=1440 × 100

⇒x × 12=1440 × 100

⇒x=\;{1440 × 100}/{12}

⇒x=12,000

Hence, total number of vote polled

= 12,000

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