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In the First Past the Post system, that candidate is declared winner who
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Explanation
Option (C) is correct because the provided text states that in the First Past the Post (FPTP) system, the candidate who gets 'more votes than all other candidates' is declared elected. The winning candidate is simply the one who is ahead of others in the electoral race. Option (D) is incorrect because the text explicitly mentions that 'The winning candidate need not secure a majority of the votes' (more than 50%).