174. Durg

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.2% to 21.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerPraja Socialist Party (PSP) finished second with 28.4% — it did not contest here in 1951.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 6.7% to 41.3%.

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