8. Soreong

Samyukta Socialist Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 83.8% to 6.4%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 39.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSikkim Democratic Front (SDF) finished second with 45.5% — it did not contest here in 1989.

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