200. Chausala

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.7% to 6.6%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerPWP (PWP) finished second with 42.9% — it did not contest here in 1972.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 92.4% of the vote between them, up from 76.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

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