8. Bameng

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 42.4% to 22.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 38.1% — it did not contest here in 2009.

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