46. Gokak I

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 49.8% to 39.4%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 30.3% — it did not contest here in 1957.

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