158. Kottayam

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.8% to 8.2%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 43.5% — it did not contest here in 1951.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 4.8% to 75.7%.

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