If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that
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(a)the polling was very poor
(b)the election was for a multimember constituency
(c)the elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
(d)a very large number of candidates contested the election
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