78. Shirpur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.4% to 11.8%.

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 7.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 42.1% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.9% of the vote between them, up from 88.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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