291. Jalna

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 9.5% to 19.1%.

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 6.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 29.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.6% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 6.7% to 46.8%.

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