21. Karnal

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.8% to 3.7%.

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 17.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerHJCBL (HJCBL) finished second with 31.8% — it did not contest here in 2005.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 67.2% between them, down from 72.2% — the field split more ways.

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