78. Rayagada

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.7% to 4.5%.

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 18.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 36.2% — it did not contest here in 1961.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.8% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

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