174. Mangalore

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.7% to 14.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 73.6% between them, down from 99.3% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 4.4% to 67.7%.

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