296. Mangalore

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.3% to 12.1%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 30.1% — it did not contest here in 1957.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.3% between them, down from 91.5% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 4.9% to 62.4%.

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