105. Saria

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 41.1% to 19.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 34.3% — it did not contest here in 1977.

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