65. Akhnoor

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 42.6% to 18.0%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1967 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 22.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 57.4% between them, down from 78.3% — the field split more ways.

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