296. Pandharpur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.8% to 0.3%.

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 3.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerRPI (RPI) finished second with 49.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 86.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 14.1% to 65.3%.

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