238. Mahasamund

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 5.1% to 1.1%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.7% between them, down from 92.6% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 13.1% to 59.4%.

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