173. Chhindwara

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.0% to 3.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 26.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 50.8% between them, down from 80.3% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 32.0% to 66.5%.

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