52. Bahadurganj

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 11.7% to 3.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2000 and 2010 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerJanata Dal (United) (JDU) finished second with 23.8% — it did not contest here in 2000.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 51.0% between them, down from 68.5% — the field split more ways.

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