55. Farakka

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 5.4% to 3.5%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2006 and 2011 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 35.3% — it did not contest here in 2006.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.1% between them, down from 92.7% — the field split more ways.

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