345. Bhanjanagar

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 72.1% to 2.2%.

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 53.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 30.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 62.1% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 30.8% to 42.5%.

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