40. Bandra

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 43.6% to 12.0%.

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 24.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerPraja Socialist Party (PSP) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.0% between them, down from 85.0% — the field split more ways.

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