269. Walva

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 80.2% to 10.7%.

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 46.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 31.2% — it did not contest here in 1972.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 73.2% between them, down from 96.2% — the field split more ways.

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