In an election between two candidates, one candidate secured 58% of the votes polled and won the election by 18,336 votes. Find the total number of votes polled and the votes secured by each candidate.

Given: Winner won by = 18,336 votes Votes secured by one candidate = 58 % Votes secured by other candidate = (100 % - 58 %) = 42 % Let the total number of votes be . Difference in votes of two candidates = 18,336 ⇒ 58% of - 42% of = 18,336 ⇒ (58% - 42%) of = 18,336 ⇒ 16% of = 18,336 ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Votes secured by one candidate = 58 % of total votes = = = 66,468 Votes secured by other candidate = 42 % of total votes = = = 48,132 The total number of votes = 1,14,600, votes secured by one candidates = 66,468 and votes secured by other candidates = 48,132.

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