55. Jamsher

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 7.6% to 6.5%.

• New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 35.9% — it did not contest here in 1967.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 78.3% of the vote between them, up from 60.9% — a tighter two-way contest.

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