298. Kopargaon

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 29.2% to 5.0%.

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 7.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 41.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 87.6% of the vote between them, up from 77.8% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 5.3% to 63.1%.

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