383. Palani

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 46.1% to 12.9%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 20.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 37.7% — it did not contest here in 1984.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 88.4% between them, down from 96.4% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 10.2% to 60.5%.

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