141. Bow Bazar

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.3% to 1.7%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 48.3% — it did not contest here in 1951.

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