28. Mahe

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.8% to 19.2%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) finished second with 36.5% — it did not contest here in 2001.

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