In a club election the number of contestants is one more than the number of maximum candidates for which a voter can vote. If the total number of ways in which a voter can vote be $62,$ then the number of candidates is :-

  • A

    $7$

  • B

    $5$

  • C

    $6$

  • D

    None of these

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