305. Sangli

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 67.4% to 17.2%.

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 19.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 41.4% — it did not contest here in 1971.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 88.9% — a tighter two-way contest.

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