SSC MTS Model Paper 5

Question : 28 of 148

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In an election two candidates participated and 10% of the voters did not vote and out of total votes polled, 2000 votes were declared invalid. The winner gets 52% of the total votes on voting list and wins by 13,200 votes. Find the no. of votes polled in favour of losing candidate?

30400
32600
28400
26200

Validate

Solution:

Let the total votes be 100
ATQ,

14 unit = (13200 − 2000)

= { 11200 } /{ 14 } = 800

Votes polled for losing candidate = 800 × 38 − 2000 (invalid votes)= 28400 votes

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