270. Bhiwandi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.8% to 16.1%.

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 3.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerPWP (PWP) finished second with 27.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.8% between them, down from 75.9% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 8.3% to 61.9%.

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