29. Assam-Lingjey

Sikkim Democratic Front held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.6% to 31.1%.

• New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 33.7% — it polled just 1.3% in 1999.
• Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 98.5% of the vote between them, up from 89.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

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