185. Kanara

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.0% to 6.2%.

• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 29.3% — it did not contest here in 1989.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.8% between them, down from 71.1% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout fell 15.4% to 49.8%.

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