347. Patiala

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.7% to 3.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerApna Dal (Kamerawadi) (AD) finished second with 43.6% — it did not contest here in 1957.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 11.9% to 64.0%.

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