142. Surat

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 41.2% to 49.3%.

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

• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.2% between them, down from 96.2% — the field split more ways.
• Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
• Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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