51. Noksen

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 38.8% to 12.3%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerNaga Peoples Front (NPF) finished second with 43.8% — it did not contest here in 1998.

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