177. Chikmagalur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 32.2% to 25.3%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 14.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.8% between them, down from 91.4% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 3.6% to 67.8%.

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