14. Vijayawada

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 43.3% to 26.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 26.4% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.1% between them, down from 96.5% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 6.6% to 70.3%.

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