167. Dharwad

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 47.8% to 12.5%.

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 14.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 41.5% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.5% of the vote between them, up from 89.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

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