24. Lingsugur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 14.8% to 39.9%.

• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 30.0% — it did not contest here in 1978.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 94.9% — a tighter two-way contest.

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