208. Mukundapuram

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.6% to 0.9%.

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 9.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 47.6% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 12.1% to 82.5%.

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