5. Ambala City

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 45.0% to 27.0%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2005 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 25.8% — it did not contest here in 2005.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.5% between them, down from 84.0% — the field split more ways.

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