226. Santhanuthalapadu

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.1% to 6.6%.

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 11.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 37.4% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.3% between them, down from 98.3% — the field split more ways.

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