189. Wayanad

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 39.5% to 33.6%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
• Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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