159. Mandi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.6% to 28.3%.

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 11.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Swatantra Party (SWA) to Independent (IND).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.0% between them, down from 91.5% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 36.5% to 42.7%.

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