9. Limbdi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 22.6% to 11.0%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1975 and 1980 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 30.5% — it did not contest here in 1975.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.9% between them, down from 94.3% — the field split more ways.

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