150. Karkal

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 16.6% to 11.7%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 40.2% — it did not contest here in 1978.

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