430. Basti

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.3% to 8.2%.

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 5.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 30.6% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.5% between them, down from 79.9% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 2.6% to 46.5%.

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