In an election, the successful candidate registered 5,77,500 votes and his nearest rival secured 3,48,700 votes. By what margin did the successful candidate win the election?
To determine by what margin did the successful candidate win the election we have to subtract the Number of secured by his nearest rival from the number of votes secured by a successful candidate Margin between them = (5,77,500 – 3, 48,700) = 2,28,800. Answer Therefore, the successful candidate won by a margin of 2,28,800 votes.
