57. Khandpara

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 50.5% to 20.3%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1961 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 33.9% — it did not contest here in 1961.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.1% of the vote between them, up from 81.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

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