53. Dev Nagar

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.9% to 1.1%.

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 6.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 39.6% — it did not contest here in 1972.

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