36. Suar Tanda

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 10.5% to 8.1%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 29.7% — it did not contest here in 1974.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 67.4% between them, down from 74.7% — the field split more ways.

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