45. Hiriyur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.0% to 6.5%.

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 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Praja Socialist Party (PSP) to Independent (IND).
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.8% of the vote between them, up from 79.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

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