Correct Answer - Option 1 : 45320
Given
An election between two candidates
one of candidate secure 56% votes polled and won an election by 12360 votes
Calculation
Let total number of votes = 100%
Winning candidates secured 56%
⇒ Losing candidate secured (100 - 56)% = 44% of the votes polled
Now,
⇒ Difference of their votes = 56% - 44%
⇒ Difference of their votes = 12% of the votes polled
Now,
⇒ 12% of votes polled = 12360
⇒ (12/100) × votes polled = 12360
⇒ Total number of votes = (12360 × 100)/12
⇒ Total number of votes = 103000
Now,
⇒ Vote secure by second candidate = 44% of 103000
⇒ Vote secure by second candidate = (44/100) × 103000
⇒ Vote secure by second candidate = 45320
∴ Vote secure by second candidate = 45320
Alternative Method
Let total number of votes = 100
⇒ The number of votes by which the winning candidates has won the election = 56 - 44
⇒ Election won by 12360 votes.
⇒ The total number of votes polled = (100/12) × 12360
⇒ The total number of votes polled = 103000
Now,
⇒ Vote secure by second candidate = 44% of 103000
⇒ Vote secure by second candidate = (44/100) × 103000
⇒ Vote secure by second candidate = 45320
∴ Vote secure by second candidate = 45320