287. Yeotmal

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.5% to 3.9%.

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 10.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 91.3% of the vote between them, up from 82.0% — a tighter two-way contest.

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