71. Samastipur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.7% to 10.8%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.1% between them, down from 81.4% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 3.6% to 51.8%.

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