In an election there were five constituencies S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 with 20 voters each all of whom voted. Three parties A, B and C contested the elections.
The party that gets maximum number of votes in a constituency wins that seat. In every constituency there was a clear winner. The following additional information is available:
- Total number of votes obtained by A, B and C across all constituencies are 49, 35 and 16 respectively.
- S2 and S3 were won by C while A won only S1.
- Number of votes obtained by B in S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 are distinct natural numbers in increasing order.
Question 1
The constituency in which B got lower number of votes compared to A and C is
Assume that A and C had formed an alliance and any voter who voted for either A or C would have voted for this alliance. Then the number of seats this alliance would have won is