In an election, the successful candidate registered `5,77,500 ` votes and his nearest  rival secured `3,48,700` votes. By what margin did the successful candidate win the election?

Options

A. `2,00,000`
B. `2,00,800`
C. `2,28,800`
D. `3,98,800`

Explanation

To find the margin by which the successful candidate won the election, we need to subtract the number of votes received by the nearest rival from the number of votes received by the successful candidate.

**Step-by-Step Solution:**

1. **Identify the Votes:**
- Successful candidate's votes: `5,77,500`
- Nearest rival's votes: `3,48,700`

2. **Set Up the Subtraction:**
We need to subtract the votes of the nearest rival from the votes of the successful candidate:
\[ 5,77,500 - 3,48,700 \]

3. **Perform the Subtraction:**
Let's subtract the numbers step by step:
- Start from the rightmost digit (units place):
- \(0 - 0 = 0\)
- Next, the tens place:
- \(0 - 0 = 0\)
- Then, the hundreds place:
- \(5 - 7\) (we need to borrow here)
- Borrow 1 from the thousands place, making it \(4\) (thousands) and turning \(5\) into \(15\):
- \(15 - 7 = 8\)
- Now, the thousands place:
- \(4 - 8\) (again we need to borrow)
- Borrow 1 from the ten-thousands place, making it \(5\) (ten-thousands) and turning \(4\) into \(14\):
- \(14 - 8 = 6\)
- Now, the ten-thousands place:
- \(5 - 3 = 2\)
- Finally, the lakhs place:
- \(5 - 0 = 5\)

Putting it all together, we get:
\[ 5,77,500 - 3,48,700 = 2,28,800 \]

4. **Conclusion:**
The margin by which the successful candidate won the election is **`2,28,800` votes**.

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