39. Babra

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.3% to 26.8%.

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.
• New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 26.9% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.7% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

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