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In an Election for a Panchayat, there were two candidates. A total of 9820 votes were polled. 110 votes were declared invalid. The successful candidate got 6 votes for every 4 votes his opponent had. The margin did the successful candidate win

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1900
  2. 1930
  3. 1942
  4. 1950

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1942

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C. 1942 šŸ“š Explanation: Total valid votes are 9820 - 110 = 9710. The successful candidate got 6 out of every 10 votes (6/10 of the total), while the opponent got 4 out of 10. The winning margin is the difference in their shares, which is 2/10 of 9710. Calculation: 9710 divided by 5 equals exactly 1942 votes.