76. Gunupur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.9% to 12.7%.

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 5.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 34.3% — it did not contest here in 1961.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 81.3% of the vote between them, up from 71.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

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