40. Mariyang-Geku

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.9% to 5.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerAC (AC) finished second with 38.2% — it did not contest here in 1995.

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