20. Tali

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 30.4% to 8.8%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 45.6% — it did not contest here in 1999.

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