229. Andole

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 27.4% to 1.2%.

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

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 23.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.9% between them, down from 98.3% — the field split more ways.

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