197. Ernakulam

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.5% to 27.5%.

• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.4% between them, down from 84.1% — the field split more ways.
• Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
• Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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