286. Wardha

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 11.9% to 8.1%.

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 4.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.7% between them, down from 77.8% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 2.5% to 67.3%.

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