72. Darbhanga

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 31.2% to 16.0%.

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 12.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSamyukta Socialist Party (SSP) finished second with 27.2% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.4% between them, down from 79.5% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 16.7% to 56.4%.

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