To determine by what margin did the successful candidate win the election we have to subtract the Number of secured by his nearest rival from the number of votes secured by a successful candidate.
Margin between them = (5,77,500 – 3, 48,700) = 2,28,800
Hence, the successful candidate won the election by 228800 votes
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