363. Hoshiarpur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 3.3% to 0.5%.

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 12.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 28.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 58.0% between them, down from 80.2% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 2.6% to 66.3%.

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