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. Here’s how to do it step by step:
### Step-by-Step Solution:
1. **Identify the number of votes for each candidate:**
- 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:
\[
\text{Margin} = \text{Votes of Successful Candidate} - \text{Votes of Nearest Rival}
\]
\[
\text{Margin} = 5,77,500 - 3,48,700
\]
3. **Perform the subtraction:**
- Align the numbers for subtraction:
```
5,77,500
- 3,48,700
______________
```
- Start subtracting from the rightmost digit:
- 0 - 0 = 0
- 0 - 0 = 0
- 5 - 7: Since we cannot subtract 7 from 5, we borrow 1 from the next column.
- 15 - 7 = 8
- Now, we have 6 (after borrowing) - 8: Again, we need to borrow.
- 16 - 8 = 8
- 7 - 4 = 3
- 5 - 3 = 2
- Therefore, the result of the subtraction is:
\[
\text{Margin} = 2,28,800
\]
4. **Conclusion:**
- The successful candidate won the election by a margin of **2,28,800 votes**.
