89. Shahabad

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 1.5% to 1.5%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 27.2% — it did not contest here in 1980.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 55.8% between them, down from 86.6% — the field split more ways.

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