55. Tindivanam

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.9% to 7.8%.

• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Janata Party (JNP) to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 76.9% of the vote between them, up from 56.2% — a tighter two-way contest.

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