215. Pollachi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.2% to 32.0%.

• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 24.4% — it did not contest here in 1957.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.8% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 10.2% to 69.8%.

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