In an election contested by two parties, Party B secured 20% of the total votes more than Party C. If party C got 144,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?	Choose the correct choice from the following options
A) 14,000
B) 72,000
C) 78,000
D) 24,000
E) 30,000
72,000 + C = 100 ---- (1)   72,000 - C = 20 ---- (2)   Solving (1) and (2) 72,000 = 60% and R = 40%   40% of Total = 144000   Total = 360000   72,000 = 216000   Difference = 216000 - 144000= 
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72000   Answer: 72,000
<result>B</result>
In an election contested by two parties, Party B secured 20% of the total votes more than Party C. If party C got 144,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?