140. Mahasamund

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.0% to 3.9%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 79.8% of the vote between them, up from 72.3% — a tighter two-way contest.

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