133. Belthangady

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.1% to 24.9%.

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

• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.3% between them, down from 82.2% — the field split more ways.
• Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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