89. Khariar

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 45.3% to 24.8%.

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 17.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 28.1% — it did not contest here in 1961.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.0% between them, down from 96.4% — the field split more ways.

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