26. Muddebihal

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 2.9% to 2.5%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2008 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 47.5% between them, down from 69.9% — the field split more ways.

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