235. Poona Cantonment

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.5% to 4.8%.

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 16.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSamyukta Socialist Party (SSP) finished second with 31.7% — it did not contest here in 1962.

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