186. Mysore

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 50.7% to 11.4%.

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 20.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 42.2% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 4.1% to 61.1%.

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