198. Chikkodi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 62.9% to 36.7%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1967.

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