137. Matar

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 42.1% to 40.3%.

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 8.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 20.4% — it did not contest here in 1975.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.0% between them, down from 95.5% — the field split more ways.

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