36. Junagadh

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.1% to 0.6%.

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 9.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 45.1% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 90.8% of the vote between them, up from 76.3% — a tighter two-way contest.

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