246. Chhindwara

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.2% to 1.0%.

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 8.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 42.8% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 86.6% between them, down from 96.1% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 6.0% to 44.1%.

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