219. Chaurai

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.0% to 8.9%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 24.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.8% between them, down from 91.4% — the field split more ways.

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