81. Godda

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 10.6% to 10.2%.

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 4.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.2% between them, down from 74.7% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 5.4% to 41.2%.

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