In an election only two candidates contested. 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his lone opponent and he secured 41% votes of the total vote on the voter list. Find the percentage of votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes cast?

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In an election only two candidates contested. 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his lone opponent and he secured 41% votes of the total vote on the voter list. Find the percentage of votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes cast?