Correct Answer - Option 1 : 3,00,000
Given:
The winning candidate secured 57% of the total votes
The winner wins by a majority of 42,000 votes
Calculation:
Let the total votes case be 'x'.
Majority of votes = Number of votes got by winner - number of votes got by the other contestant
Percentage o votes got by the other contestant = 100 - 57% = 43%
Majority votes = 57% of x - 43% of x = 14% of x
42000 = 14% of x
Then, x = 3,00,000
∴ The number of voters are 3,00,000.