104. Shimoga

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 29.9% to 16.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerPraja Socialist Party (PSP) finished second with 28.4% — it did not contest here in 1957.

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