139. Bhadran

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 59.6% to 27.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 35.8% — it did not contest here in 1985.

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