123. Mathurapur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.7% to 5.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 23.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 61.8% between them, down from 98.0% — the field split more ways.

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