277. Jalna

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.6% to 9.5%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerPWP (PWP) finished second with 45.3% — it did not contest here in 1957.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 7.8% to 40.0%.

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