A winning candidate losing their deposit indicates that despite getting the most votes, they failed to secure the mandatory minimum percentage (1/6th) of the total valid votes, which is typically a result of a highly multi-cornered contest with many candidates splitting the votes.
If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, then it means that
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Answer: D. a very large number of candidates contested in the election
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