93. Munugode

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.8% to 2.2%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 32.8% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 67.7% between them, down from 86.0% — the field split more ways.

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