23. Taliha

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 16.9% to 6.0%.

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 4.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerAll India Trinamool Congress (AITC) finished second with 47.0% — it did not contest here in 2004.

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