283. Bhandara

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 15.0% to 16.3%.

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 4.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerRPI (RPI) finished second with 28.1% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.5% between them, down from 82.2% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 3.7% to 64.6%.

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