158. Chamba

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 43.0% to 4.1%.

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 30.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 61.8% between them, down from 84.0% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 14.0% to 48.6%.

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