221. Ambasamudram

The seat changed hands: NCO (NCO) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 2.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• CPM vote shareCPM went from 12.2% to 35.3% of the vote here (+23.2%).
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 32.6% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.0% between them, down from 87.8% — the field split more ways.

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