282. Ramtek

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 31.9% to 4.7%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerShiv Sena (SHS) finished second with 33.1% — it did not contest here in 1991.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.9% between them, down from 79.3% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 5.8% to 53.1%.

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