174. Hirekerur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.5% to 6.9%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 46.2% — it did not contest here in 1967.

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