203. Kumbakonam

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 14.5% to 31.0%.

• New challengerPraja Socialist Party (PSP) finished second with 27.8% — it did not contest here in 1951.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 86.5% of the vote between them, up from 68.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 12.9% to 50.5%.

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