162. Durg City

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 51.9% to 13.7%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 20.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 38.2% — it did not contest here in 1985.

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