12. Jarmundi

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 1.8% to 1.9%.

• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 62.5% of the vote between them, up from 55.9% — a tighter two-way contest.

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