Question: For all the four constituencies taken together, what was the approximate number of votes polled by all the candidates who lost their security deposit expressed as a percentage of the total valid votes from these four constituencies?
Explanation:
For constituency A : Votes polled by candidates who lost their deposits = 45,000 (Refer the solution to first question of this set.)
For constituency B : 3,25,000 – 48,750 = 2,76.250
For constituency C : No one lost deposit.
For constituency D : 35% of 1,75,000 = 61,250
Total votes polled by candidates who lost security deposit = 45,000 + 2,76,250 + 0 + 61,250 =
Total valid votes polled = 5,00,000 + 3,25,000 + 6,00,030 + 1,75,000 = 16,00,030
∴ Approximate number of votes polled by all the candidates who lost their security deposit expressed as a percentage of the total valid votes from these four constituencies = 3,62,500/16,00,030 × 100 = 23.91%
Hence, option (c).