181. Kanakapura

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 61.1% to 1.1%.

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 32.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 46.0% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 93.2% between them, down from 98.8% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 2.5% to 60.5%.

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