9. Chayang Tajo

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.1% to 0.3%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 49.9% — it did not contest here in 1984.

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