43. Dharamsala

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 1.6% to 1.9%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 57.4% between them, down from 73.1% — the field split more ways.

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