195. Belgaum

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.8% to 20.1%.

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 5.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 35.9% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 2.3% to 50.6%.

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