216. Arrah

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.5% to 13.8%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 19.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from JNPSC (JNPSC) to Janata Party (JNP).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 56.4% between them, down from 74.1% — the field split more ways.

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