98. Bapatla

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 3.4% to 0.2%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 46.7% — it did not contest here in 1972.
• Knife-edgeDecided by 189 votes (0.22%) — among the closest results anywhere.
• Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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