there were only two candidates in an election one of the candidates who got 43% of votes defeated by the other candidate by 420 votes find the total number of votes casted in the election
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Given the candidate who received 43% of votes was defeated by 420 votes i.e., the another candidate got 420votes extra than he recieved.
Cand1- 43%
Cand2 - 43%+420
43% of v +(43% of v+420) = Total 100% of votes
100%-86% = 420
14% of v(votes)= 420
14(x)/100 = 420
14x = 420×100
X = 42000/14
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