227. Thanjavur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.9% to 8.5%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 14.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.6% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 17.6% to 72.5%.

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