97. Maddur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.5% to 7.2%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Praja Socialist Party (PSP) to Independent (IND).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 89.9% between them, down from 95.8% — the field split more ways.

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