457. Jhansi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.6% to 14.7%.

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 4.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 25.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.4% between them, down from 85.2% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 4.2% to 50.8%.

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