9. Barfung

Sikkim Democratic Front held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 44.8% to 30.5%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerSikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) finished second with 33.2% — it did not contest here in 2009.

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