210. Chhindwara

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.6% to 24.9%.

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 3.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 19.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.5% between them, down from 79.1% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 2.6% to 39.1%.

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