256. Sangli

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 61.5% to 8.5%.

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 18.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 45.7% — it polled just 2.0% in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 83.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

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