232. Dhanbad

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 37.5% to 24.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).

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