118. Neduvathur

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.2% to 7.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 44.7% — it did not contest here in 1987.

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