7. Katlicherra

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 39.9% to 13.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerAUDF (AUDF) finished second with 34.6% — it did not contest here in 2001.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 82.2% of the vote between them, up from 70.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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