49. Dhubri

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 57.4% to 0.2%.

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 23.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 45.5% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 91.2% of the vote between them, up from 80.8% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 5.8% to 65.8%.

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