177. Hoshangabad

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.1% to 17.6%.

• New challengerPraja Socialist Party (PSP) finished second with 41.2% — it did not contest here in 1951.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 79.2% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 4.0% to 41.2%.

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