264. Dornakal

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 50.5% to 20.3%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 16.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerTelugu Desam Party (TDP) finished second with 38.7% — it did not contest here in 1983.

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