118. Masturi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 31.3% to 40.7%.

• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 18.1% — it did not contest here in 1977.
• Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
• Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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