273. Malegaon

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 29.7% to 3.4%.

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 challengerRPI (RPI) finished second with 48.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 80.4% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 3.6% to 59.8%.

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