153. Lakkireddipalli

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 57.4% to 17.3%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Swatantra Party (SWA) to Independent (IND).
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 85.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.