111. Santrampur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.2% to 8.1%.

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 7.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 25.8% — it did not contest here in 1975.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 59.7% between them, down from 70.1% — the field split more ways.

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