260. Karad South

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.9% to 8.1%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 67.8% between them, down from 89.8% — the field split more ways.

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