40. Khammam

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.7% to 29.5%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 23.6% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.7% between them, down from 95.9% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 2.8% to 75.8%.

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