57. Sirsi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 49.0% to 28.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 19.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.7% between them, down from 96.3% — the field split more ways.

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