258. Metpalli

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 18.8% to 43.9%.

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

• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.1% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
• Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
• Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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