99. Gaya

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.7% to 16.6%.

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 8.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSamyukta Socialist Party (SSP) finished second with 18.1% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 52.8% between them, down from 75.3% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 5.5% to 42.2%.

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