model 9 voters & election Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the valid votes. The total number of voters enrolled in that election was

a) 16800

b) 16000

c) 18000

d) 16400

Question : 2

In an election, three candidates contested. The first candidate got 40% votes and the second got 36% votes. If total number of votes polled were 36000, find the number of votes got by the 3rd candidate.

a) 9360

b) 8040

c) 9640

d) 8640

Question : 3

Two candidates contested in an election. One got 60% of the votes and won by 1600 votes. What is the number of votes polled ?

a) 10000

b) 9000

c) 7500

d) 8000

Question : 4

In an election there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 40% of votes and is defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. The total number of votes polled is

a) 1490

b) 745

c) 1500

d) 1460

Question : 5

In an election between two candidates, the candidate getting 60% of the votes polled, is elected by a majority of 14,000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is

a) 42,000

b) 28,000

c) 46,000

d) 32,000

Question : 6

In an election, a candidate secures 40% of the votes but is defeated by the only other candidate by a majority of 298 votes. Find the total number of votes recorded.

a) 1470

b) 1580

c) 1530

d) 1490