86. Khagaria

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.7% to 27.8%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 26.0% — it did not contest here in 1957.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 5.4% to 51.0%.

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