248. Raniganj

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 12.6% to 52.3%.

• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 85.5% between them, down from 96.0% — the field split more ways.
• Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
• Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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