119. Simri-Bakhtiarpur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 37.0% to 21.6%.

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 13.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 25.0% — it polled just 1.1% in 1972.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.6% between them, down from 83.5% — the field split more ways.

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