225. Seoni-Malwa

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 12.9% to 7.7%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 41.9% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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