331. Dharwar North

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 58.6% to 32.3%.

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 9.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 30.2% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 92.7% of the vote between them, up from 84.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 2.7% to 62.4%.

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