74. Pal

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.1% to 18.7%.

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 4.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 32.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 82.6% of the vote between them, up from 77.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

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