427. Amethi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 72.2% to 50.2%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 16.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 17.2% — it did not contest here in 1984.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.6% between them, down from 95.2% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 14.7% to 44.2%.

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