158. Mandla

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 57.7% to 19.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 34.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Praja Socialist Party (PSP) to Independent (IND).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 54.8% between them, down from 85.7% — the field split more ways.

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