197. Mahasamund

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.2% to 9.2%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.4% of the vote between them, up from 73.3% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 5.2% to 32.5%.

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