83. Devicolam

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.1% to 0.2%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerKerala Congress (KEC) finished second with 48.8% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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