65. Nangal

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.2% to 10.9%.

• New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 33.9% — it did not contest here in 1980.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 78.8% of the vote between them, up from 58.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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