322. Chamarajanagar

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.5% to 9.9%.

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 11.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 27.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.6% between them, down from 77.4% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 5.7% to 64.3%.

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