184. Mandya

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 42.4% to 1.3%.

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 22.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 47.1% — it did not contest here in 1971.

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