17. Pipra

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 39.9% to 12.0%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 40.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 91.9% of the vote between them, up from 86.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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