84. Phulbari

Biju Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.0% to 8.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 14.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 28.2% — it did not contest here in 2004.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.8% between them, down from 87.1% — the field split more ways.

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