198. Arkalgud

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 6.2% to 5.2%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.9% between them, down from 87.7% — the field split more ways.

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