270. Wardha

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 43.4% to 11.9%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 23.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.8% between them, down from 92.7% — the field split more ways.

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