281. Mangalkot

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 32.0% to 25.2%.

• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Janata Party (JNP) to Indian National Congress (INC).
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 99.2% of the vote between them, up from 89.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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