187. Mangalore

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 38.1% to 20.2%.

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 4.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 39.9% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 91.1% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 6.7% to 69.9%.

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