98. Jangaon

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.9% to 0.2%.

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 15.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly TRS) (BRS) finished second with 40.3% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.8% between them, down from 90.8% — the field split more ways.

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