29. Jullundur Cantonment

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 32.3% to 4.8%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 16.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 37.8% — it polled just 0.8% in 1992.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.4% between them, down from 85.6% — the field split more ways.

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