414. Hardoi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 12.5% to 6.8%.

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 7.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 24.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 56.4% between them, down from 64.6% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 9.4% to 50.7%.

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