Question

two candidates contested an election.83,457votes were polled in all .49,682 votes were polled in favor of candidate A and 2,974 votes were found invalid.how many votes were polled in favor of candidate B?who won the election and by how many votes?

Answer 1

votes that in favour of B= total votes- (Votes for a + invalid votes)= 83457- (49682+2974) = 83457- 52656= 30801