139. Gauribidanur

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.1% to 8.7%.

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 13.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 21.7% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 52.1% between them, down from 80.4% — the field split more ways.

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