302. Bangalore City

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 27.7% to 28.3%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 26.9% — it did not contest here in 1957.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.1% between them, down from 88.8% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 11.1% to 54.4%.

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