286. Wardha

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 62.9% to 28.1%.

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 22.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.6% between them, down from 88.6% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 4.0% to 68.2%.

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