{"id":90189,"date":"2025-06-01T10:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90189"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:22:34","slug":"in-an-election-which-was-contested-by-two-candidates-x-and-y-4000-vo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-an-election-which-was-contested-by-two-candidates-x-and-y-4000-vo\/","title":{"rendered":"In an election which was contested by two candidates, X and Y, 4000 vo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an election which was contested by two candidates, X and Y, 4000 votes were polled. Suppose that every vote was polled in favour of either of the two candidates. Candidate Y got 40% of vote polled and was defeated. What was the margin of defeat ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;500 votes&#8221; option2=&#8221;800 votes&#8221; option3=&#8221;1200 votes&#8221; option4=&#8221;1600 votes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nTotal votes polled = 4000.<br \/>\nCandidate Y received 40% of the total votes.<br \/>\nVotes for Y = 40% of 4000 = (40\/100) * 4000 = 0.40 * 4000 = 1600 votes.<br \/>\nSince only two candidates contested and every vote was polled for one of them, the remaining votes must be for candidate X.<br \/>\nVotes for X = Total votes &#8211; Votes for Y = 4000 &#8211; 1600 = 2400 votes.<br \/>\nY was defeated by X, meaning X received more votes than Y.<br \/>\nThe margin of defeat for Y (or margin of victory for X) is the difference in the votes received by the two candidates.<br \/>\nMargin of defeat = Votes for X &#8211; Votes for Y = 2400 &#8211; 1600 = 800 votes.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nCalculate the votes for the defeated candidate, then calculate the votes for the winning candidate, and find the difference to determine the margin of defeat.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe question states that Y was defeated, confirming that X received more votes. The margin of defeat is the absolute difference between the votes of the winner and the loser.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an election which was contested by two candidates, X and Y, 4000 votes were polled. Suppose that every vote was polled in favour of either of the two candidates. Candidate Y got 40% of vote polled and was defeated. What was the margin of defeat ? 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Candidate Y received 40% of the total votes. Votes for Y = 40% of 4000 = (40\/100) * 4000 = 0.40 * 4000 = 1600 votes. Since only two candidates contested and every vote was polled for one of them, the remaining votes must be for candidate X. Votes for X = Total votes - Votes for Y = 4000 - 1600 = 2400 votes. Y was defeated by X, meaning X received more votes than Y. The margin of defeat for Y (or margin of victory for X) is the difference in the votes received by the two candidates. Margin of defeat = Votes for X - Votes for Y = 2400 - 1600 = 800 votes. 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Candidate Y received 40% of the total votes. Votes for Y = 40% of 4000 = (40\/100) * 4000 = 0.40 * 4000 = 1600 votes. Since only two candidates contested and every vote was polled for one of them, the remaining votes must be for candidate X. Votes for X = Total votes - Votes for Y = 4000 - 1600 = 2400 votes. Y was defeated by X, meaning X received more votes than Y. The margin of defeat for Y (or margin of victory for X) is the difference in the votes received by the two candidates. Margin of defeat = Votes for X - Votes for Y = 2400 - 1600 = 800 votes. 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