ELECTIONS(1).C

#include <stdio.h>
int main(){

FILE *ifp;
ifp = fopen("votes.txt","r");

int ROWS,COLS, max=0, stateNumber=1;

fscanf(ifp, "%d", &ROWS);
fscanf(ifp, "%d", &COLS);
	int k;
    int voting[ROWS][COLS],i,j;
	char party[ROWS]; 
	
	printf("Election Results\n");
		printf("---------------------------------------\n");
	
    for(i=0; i<ROWS; i++)
	{ party[i]=65+i;
        for(j=0; j<COLS; j++)
		{
            fscanf(ifp, "%d", &voting[i][j]);
        }
    }
    int statecounters [ROWS];
    for (i=0;i<ROWS;i++)
    {
	 statecounters[i]=0;
	
	}
    for (j=0; j<COLS;j++) {
    	
		for (i=0; i<ROWS; i++){
			if (voting[i][j] > max){
    			max = voting[i][j];
    			k = i;
			}
		
		
    	}
		max=0;
		statecounters[k]+=1;
		printf("State%d was won by party %c\n", j, party[k]);
	
		
	}
	printf("Election Results\n");
printf("---------------------------------------\n");
printf("Party                      #states won\n");
	
	int h,p=0;
	int states_won;
	max=0;
	for (h=0; h<=ROWS-1; h++){
		if(statecounters[h]>max){
		p=h;	
		max = statecounters[h];
		}
        printf("%c                             %d\n", party[h], statecounters[h]);
        }
	    printf("Party %c has won the election, winning %d states\n",party[p],statecounters[p]);

fclose(ifp);
system("pause");
return 0;
}