262. Wai

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 80.9% to 32.4%.

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 30.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 23.6% — it did not contest here in 1972.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.6% between them, down from 92.6% — the field split more ways.

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