46. Pithapuram

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.7% to 4.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.9% between them, down from 94.6% — the field split more ways.

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