63. Maharajganj

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.2% to 6.4%.

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 9.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 29.1% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.6% between them, down from 81.3% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 6.9% to 47.9%.

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