168. Bellary

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.7% to 12.9%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.9% between them, down from 92.1% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 13.5% to 49.3%.

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