71. Nakashipara

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.2% to 11.6%.

• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Janata Party (JNP) to Indian National Congress (INC).
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 94.3% of the vote between them, up from 55.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

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