57. Bagaha

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 9.4% to 26.8%.

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

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSamyukta Socialist Party (SSP) finished second with 22.4% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.5% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 7.7% to 39.6%.

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